Senior Benefits Specialist

Senior Benefits Specialist

NCR Atleos, headquartered in Atlanta, is a leader in expanding financial access. Our dedicated 20,000 employees optimize the branch, improve operational efficiency and maximize self-service availability for financial institutions and retailers across the globe. This role centers on leave of absence administration, serving as the subject matter expert for U.S. and Canadian leave programs. The Senior Benefits Specialist will manage day-to-day operations, ensure compliance with applicable laws, and lead vendor relationships with the leave of absence TPA. Additional responsibilities include supporting ongoing projects, such as Benefits Annual Enrollment, implementation of vendor and / or plan changes, and driving process improvements.

We are seeking an empathetic, detail-oriented professional who is passionate about building better processes to enhance the employee experience during critical life events, while navigating the complexities of US and Canadian benefits.

Key Responsibilities

Leave Administration (U.S. and Canada) :

• Serve as the primary liaison between employees on leave and the third-party vendor, ensuring timely communication and issue resolution.
• Advise managers and Human Resources (HR) partners on leave policies, procedures, and employee rights, including state paid benefit programs.
• Develop and maintain training materials and policy documentation for leave of absence programs.
• Lead the implementation of a new third-party leave administration vendor (ADA, FMLA, LTD, Military Leave, Paid Parental Leave and STD), incorporating best practices and process documentation.
• Collaborate with HR and management to ensure proper leave tracking and smooth return-to-work transitions.
• Coordinate with external benefits administrator on direct billing for benefit premiums.
• Analyze reports and partner with HR Reporting to create / maintain dashboards on leave trends, usage, and compliance metrics for management.
• Partner with the Legal department on any data requests for leave of absence cases.
• Stay current on federal, state, and provincial leave laws to ensure compliance and recommend policy updates.

Additional responsibilities :

Qualifications

Requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience in leave of absence administration with a Bachelor's degree; or 3 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD without experience; or equivalent work experience. Experience with managing Leave vendor relationships. Knowledge of U.S. benefits regulations (ERISA, IRS, ACA, COBRA, etc.). Familiarity with benefits compliance activities (e.g., Non-Discrimination Testing, Form 5500 filings, audits). Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint). Experience with benefits administration systems and implementing new plans / vendors. Strong project and process documentation skills. Excellent communication and customer service skills for cross-functional collaboration and employee engagement.

_Required competencies_ : Project management, organization skills, analytic capabilities, excellent verbal and written communication, cross-functional awareness, service excellence mindset, and self-motivation.

Preferred Qualifications

Background in US and Canadian retirement and health & welfare benefits administration. Experience with Fidelity, Businessolver and Workday

Of employment are conditional upon passage of screening criteria applicable to the job.

Full time employee benefits include :

NCR Atleos is an equal-opportunity employer. It is NCR Atleos policy to hire, train, promote, and pay associates based on their job-related qualifications, ability, and performance, without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, pregnancy, marital status, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, medical condition, military or veteran status, or any other factor protected by law.

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