Benefits Administrator - Survivor/Disability

Benefits Administrator - Survivor/Disability

Location:

1901 Chestnut Ave

Glenview, Illinois, 60025

United States

Category:

Customer Service

Date Needed by:

11/30/2026

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

Are you looking for a change of pace? A welcoming workplace? A rewarding career with flexible benefits? If you enjoy doing meaningful work that makes a difference, you belong at Wespath.

Wespath recognized as a 2026 Chicago's Best and Brightest Companies to Work For and a 2026 National Best and Brightest Companies to Work For, is now hiring for our Survivor and Disability Benefits team.

As a Benefits Administrator you'll play an important part in helping ensure Wespath benefit plan participants, or their beneficiaries, receive the help they need during a difficult time in their lives. You'll work with your other members of the Survivor and Disability Benefits team, as well as other employees in our Customer Service department or in other areas of Wespath to ensure these customers receive their benefits from our self-insured benefit plans when they need them most.

We believe a person who will excel in this role brings:

• Empathy to conversations with benefits recipients
• Comfort with processes that may be automated or manual in nature
• Detail orientation; and
• The ability to help provide team coverage between 8 am and 6 pm CST Monday-Friday.

Benefit Administrator Compensation and Benefits:

• Medical, dental, vision and well-being benefits from our HealthFlex offering on day one!
• 8% employer contribution to your retirement plan with an additional match up to 2% on day one!
• 22 days of PTO + 12 paid holidays
• Hybrid work environment (Tuesdays in our office located in Glenview, IL)
• Free financial planning assistance from EY
• Paid parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement and other development opportunities

The compensation range for this position is $74,000 - $80,000 with a bonus opportunity and customary benefits. Final compensation will be set based on the hired applicant's qualifications (education, training, and/or experience related to this role), and as such, may fall outside the range shown.

Join our Customer Service department - and, if you like, teams such as our DEI Council or Green Team on environmental sustainability and make an impact through your work!

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Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• Has a passion for serving customers.
• Professional writing skills. Is able to prepare a business letter or email with appropriate punctuation and clarity.
• Able to perform basic math functions for calculation of premiums, billing reconciliation, audits and resolution of contributions/distributions.
• Ability to understand and interpret multiple plans documents, policies, procedures, legal requirements, and retirement plan concepts.

Preferred Requirements/Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical area of study (ex: math, business, human resources)
• Benefit administration experience specifically with defined benefit, defined contribution or health benefits.

Wespath Benefits and Investments is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in hiring.