About This Opportunity
Judit Inc. is hiring on behalf of one of our largest clients - a global technology leader in consumer electronics, semiconductors, and mobile communications. This is a temporary, contract position: you'll be employed by Judit Inc. and work directly alongside our client's team.
The description below is our client's overview of the background, skills, and experience they're looking for. If you meet most - but not all - of these, we still want to hear from you. Your Judit recruiter will walk you through the day-to-day work, schedule, pay, and contract length before anything moves forward.
What you'll do
You'll manage the day-to-day delivery of U.S. employee benefits programs, with a focus on leave administration, disability management, and workplace accommodations. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Total Rewards - Benefits, you'll partner with HR, Payroll, Legal, HRIS, business leaders, and outside benefits providers to keep programs compliant, running smoothly, and supportive of employees at key moments in their careers.
Benefits administration
- Manage day-to-day administration of U.S. benefits programs, including health and welfare, disability, leave of absence, retirement, wellness, and other company-sponsored benefits, as assigned
- Work with benefits consultants, brokers, insurance carriers, and third-party administrators on program administration and service delivery
- Support program implementations, annual renewals, vendor reviews, and ongoing operational improvements
- Answer complex employee benefits questions and advise HR partners and business leaders
- Keep benefits policies, procedures, and employee communications accurate and current, and find ways to improve processes, efficiency, and the employee experience
Leave and disability management
- Oversee leave programs, including FMLA, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Paid Parental Leave, Military Leave, Personal Leave, and state-specific programs
- Serve as primary liaison with Reliance Matrix/Reliance Standard Life Insurance for leave and disability administration, including escalations, claim reviews, service delivery, and issue resolution
- Monitor leave activity, extensions, intermittent leave, disability transitions, and return to work
- Coordinate company leave programs, disability benefits, and federal and state leave entitlements, working with employees, managers, HR Business Partners, Payroll, and Legal
Reasonable accommodations
- Manage accommodation requests under the ADA, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), and state and local requirements
- Lead the ADA interactive process with employees, managers, HR Business Partners, Legal, and healthcare providers: review documentation, discuss essential job functions, and identify reasonable solutions
- Keep confidential accommodation records, monitor approved accommodations, and coordinate follow-ups and changes
- Partner with Legal and HR leadership on complex requests and compliance concerns
Workday leave administration
- Create and maintain Leave of Absence events and statuses in Workday across the leave lifecycle, including approvals, extensions, changes, and returns to work
- Partner with HRIS and Payroll on leave-related system updates, monitor data accuracy, and improve workflows and reporting
Compliance, vendors, and reporting
- Stay current on ERISA, ACA, HIPAA, FMLA, ADA, PWFA, USERRA, and state paid leave requirements, and recommend policy and process updates as laws change
- Monitor vendor service delivery, performance, and issue resolution
- Build operational reports, metrics, and dashboards to measure program effectiveness
- Support internal and external audits and compliance reviews, and maintain SOPs, employee resources, and manager guides
What you'll bring
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- 7+ years of progressive Human Resources or Total Rewards experience, with significant responsibility for employee benefits administration
- Experience administering FMLA, ADA accommodations, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, and other leave programs
- Working knowledge of federal, state, and local leave regulations and compliance requirements
- Hands-on experience managing the ADA interactive process and complex workplace accommodation requests
- Experience partnering with third-party benefits and leave administrators
- Experience with Workday HCM or a comparable HRIS, including Leave of Absence administration
- Communication, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Discretion with sensitive employee matters and confidential information
Nice to have
- Experience managing comprehensive health and welfare benefits programs
- Experience with Reliance Matrix/Reliance Standard Life Insurance or a comparable leave administration provider
- Experience supporting a multi-state U.S. workforce
- Experience with benefits vendor management, operational reporting, and process improvement
- SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, SPHR, CEBS, or Certified Leave Management Specialist (CLMS) certification
Work details
- Location: Plano, TX
- 12-month contract assignment