Associate Benefits Manager

Job Description Ready to build the ultimate employee experience at The LEGO Group? Bring your passion and expertise to shape benefits, leaves, and accommodations, creating a dynamic work environment that empowers our team and sets us apart as the employer of choice! We are currently on the lookout for an Associate Manager specialising in Benefits to support our leaves, accommodations and benefits programmes. This is an essential role in ensuring our employees receive the support they need to navigate the leaves and accommodations space. Additionally, it supports ensuring our benefits programmes are not only competitive and equitable but also aligned with our overarching organisational goals. The ideal candidate will possess strong experience in leaves and accommodations, benefits administration, and compliance regulations, complemented by strong analytical and communication skills. In this role, you will collaborate closely with PPC peers and engage with employees at all levels throughout the organisation. By focusing on both LOA and benefits administration, you will play a meaningful role in enhancing the overall experience for nearly 5,000 LEGO Group colleagues across the United States, Canada, and Brazil. Your contributions will help foster a workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered. Please Note No relocation assistance is offered for this position. The role is based on our Boston HUB located at 1001 Boylston Street. Our hybrid working model is 3 days office/2 days home weekly. Core Responsibilities Administer employee leaves programme, including FMLA and statutory leaves, ensuring compliance with federal and state regulations. Work directly with employees, third‑party vendors, and internal teams to facilitate workplace accommodation, fostering a supportive environment. Support the administration of health insurance, retirement plans, and wellness initiatives, ensuring seamless delivery and communication. Collaborate with external partners like Aetna, WTW, Fidelity, and Delta Dental to ensure effective service delivery and communication. Identify opportunities to streamline benefits processes and bring forward innovative solutions to enhance efficiency. Assist in the annual Benefits Open Enrollment process, both facilitating the process in Workday and contributing to communication efforts to enhance employee engagement and understanding. Assist in compliance activities related to benefits, ensuring adherence to relevant federal, state, and local regulations. Maintain accurate records and data related to leaves, accommodations and benefits, ensuring confidentiality and compliance. What You Bring Experience in benefits administration, with a focus on employee leave and accommodations. Strong analytical abilities with proficiency in Excel for managing benefits data and identifying process improvements. Knowledge of U.S. laws governing employee benefits and accommodations, with familiarity in Canadian and/or Brazilian benefits as a plus. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with employees, third‑party vendors, and internal teams. Strong problem‑solving skills to navigate complex leave and accommodation cases with empathy and professionalism. Proven organisational skills to prioritise deadlines efficiently. Attention to detail and a results‑oriented mindset to ensure accuracy in benefits administration. Ability to work collaboratively within a team environment and contribute to a positive workplace culture. Compensation The salary for this position ranges from $96,326.00 to $144,488.00 based on anticipated responsibilities, market benchmarks, and organisational constraints. The LEGO Group carefully considers a wide range of compensation factors, including but not limited to prior experience, skills, expertise, location, internal equity, and other considerations permitted by law. The comprehensive remuneration details, inclusive of benefits, will be communicated upon finalisation of the employment offer. What’s in it for you? Family Care Leave – Enhanced paid leave options for important times. Insurances – Life and disability insurance coverage. Wellbeing – Access to Headspace App and local wellbeing initiatives. Colleague Discount – Generous discount available from day one. Bonus – Eligibility for a bonus scheme if goals are reached. Workplace – Hybrid work policy with an average of 3 days per week in the office. The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeks to encourage applicants from all backgrounds (e.g., sex, gender identity or expression, race/ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age, religion, and Veteran status) to apply for roles in our team. We support our employees in being there for the moments that matter in life and celebrate families of all kinds, the loved ones that make us who we are. We are fully committed to Children’s Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer. We conduct drug screening as part of our drug‑free workplace policy and in support of our commitment to the health and safety of our employees. Join the LEGO team today. #J-18808-Ljbffr the LEGO Group