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Benefits Manager jobs are open across healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, higher education, and large retail, from specialist to senior and director level, with specializations in health and welfare plans, retirement and 401(k) administration, and leave management. Find a role that fits from the openings below and apply directly.
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Job Location: Chicago-Office
Contract Type: Permanent
Remote/Hybrid/Onsite: On-site
Req Id: 39646
The Benefits Manager leads the design, administration, and continuous improvement of the benefit programs, ensuring competitiveness, compliance, and alignment with business strategy. This role is responsible for day-to-day administration and support of the Company’s health, welfare, and retirement programs. The Benefits Manager serves as a key point of contact for employees, vendors, and internal stakeholders; handling escalations, analyzing data, and supporting program enhancements to ensure competitive and cost-effective offerings.
Responsibilities
- Administer and optimize comprehensive benefits programs, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, retirement, and voluntary plans.
- Lead leave of absence programs ensuring compliance and operational accuracy partnering with third party administrators to ensure accurate case management and compliance and communicating leave status, rights, and responsibilities to employees and HR leaders.
- Manage COBRA administration, compliance, and financial coordination with Finance.
- Oversee vendor relationships and ensure service delivery, accuracy, and cost effectiveness.
- Evaluate benefits offerings using market data and recommend enhancements to maintain competitiveness.
- Ensure full compliance with ERISA, ACA, HIPAA, COBRA, USERRA, and other applicable regulations.
- Manage audits, form 5500 preparation, non-discrimination testing, and plan documentation.
- Interpret and maintain plan documents to ensure alignment with IRS/DOL requirements.
- Administer defined benefit and defined contribution plans, including contributions, distributions, loans, and hardship withdrawals; perform or oversee regulatory testing and ensure plan compliance.
- Develop, maintain, and deliver clear, engaging benefits communications and education materials.
- Support open enrolment wellness programs, and employee engagement initiatives.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for employee benefits inquiries, providing guidance on plan options, eligibility, and claim issues.
- Resolve complex employee inquiries and vendor issues.
- Maintain data integrity in HRIS and benefit systems.
- Maintain plan documents, summary plan descriptions, and regulatory filings.
- Coordinate wellness initiatives across NABU.
- Perform reconciliations, manage payroll-related benefit activities, and ensure accurate processing (FSA, HSA, etc.).
- Completes qualified medial support orders in association with the payroll department.
- Audits information received from benefit vendors to ensure accuracy and consistency with plan design.
- Manages monthly benefit carrier bill reconciliation, allocations, and processing.
- Manages FSA, HSA, and dependent care FSA deposits.
- Reviews, interprets, and maintains the legal benefit plan documents to ensure plan compliance with current IRS/DOL regulations.
- Continuously improve processes, automation, and controls.
- Travel up to 15%.
- Perform all other job duties as assigned.
Qualifications and Experience Requirements:
- 5-7 years’ of experience in Benefits Management (manufacturing environment preferred).
- Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business, or related field preferred.
- Ability to work well under pressure in a fast paced, metric-driven environment.
- Deep knowledge of benefits compliance and retirement plan administration.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Experience with HRIS and benefits platforms.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel.
Work Environment:
This position will perform a majority of job duties in an office environment where using a computer, telephone and printer are common.
Job Location: Chicago-Office
Contract Type: Permanent
Remote/Hybrid/Onsite: On-site
Req Id: 39646
The Benefits Manager leads the design, administration, and continuous improvement of the benefit programs, ensuring competitiveness, compliance, and alignment with business strategy. This role is responsible for day-to-day administration and support of the Company’s health, welfare, and retirement programs. The Benefits Manager serves as a key point of contact for employees, vendors, and internal stakeholders; handling escalations, analyzing data, and supporting program enhancements to ensure competitive and cost-effective offerings.
Responsibilities
- Administer and optimize comprehensive benefits programs, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, retirement, and voluntary plans.
- Lead leave of absence programs ensuring compliance and operational accuracy partnering with third party administrators to ensure accurate case management and compliance and communicating leave status, rights, and responsibilities to employees and HR leaders.
- Manage COBRA administration, compliance, and financial coordination with Finance.
- Oversee vendor relationships and ensure service delivery, accuracy, and cost effectiveness.
- Evaluate benefits offerings using market data and recommend enhancements to maintain competitiveness.
- Ensure full compliance with ERISA, ACA, HIPAA, COBRA, USERRA, and other applicable regulations.
- Manage audits, form 5500 preparation, non-discrimination testing, and plan documentation.
- Interpret and maintain plan documents to ensure alignment with IRS/DOL requirements.
- Administer defined benefit and defined contribution plans, including contributions, distributions, loans, and hardship withdrawals; perform or oversee regulatory testing and ensure plan compliance.
- Develop, maintain, and deliver clear, engaging benefits communications and education materials.
- Support open enrolment wellness programs, and employee engagement initiatives.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for employee benefits inquiries, providing guidance on plan options, eligibility, and claim issues.
- Resolve complex employee inquiries and vendor issues.
- Maintain data integrity in HRIS and benefit systems.
- Maintain plan documents, summary plan descriptions, and regulatory filings.
- Coordinate wellness initiatives across NABU.
- Perform reconciliations, manage payroll-related benefit activities, and ensure accurate processing (FSA, HSA, etc.).
- Completes qualified medial support orders in association with the payroll department.
- Audits information received from benefit vendors to ensure accuracy and consistency with plan design.
- Manages monthly benefit carrier bill reconciliation, allocations, and processing.
- Manages FSA, HSA, and dependent care FSA deposits.
- Reviews, interprets, and maintains the legal benefit plan documents to ensure plan compliance with current IRS/DOL regulations.
- Continuously improve processes, automation, and controls.
- Travel up to 15%.
- Perform all other job duties as assigned.
Qualifications and Experience Requirements:
- 5-7 years’ of experience in Benefits Management (manufacturing environment preferred).
- Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business, or related field preferred.
- Ability to work well under pressure in a fast paced, metric-driven environment.
- Deep knowledge of benefits compliance and retirement plan administration.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Experience with HRIS and benefits platforms.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel.
Work Environment:
This position will perform a majority of job duties in an office environment where using a computer, telephone and printer are common.
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A snapshot from current openings nationwide, updated as new roles post.
Who's Hiring
- USI Insurance Services14
- Alvarez & Marsal10
- Thermo Fisher Scientific10
- HUB International9
- KPMG9
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software71
- Consulting & Professional Services67
- Insurance51
- Accounting & Auditing32
- Food & Beverage29
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in benefits manager jobs.
- Bachelor's degree in human resources, business administration, or a related field
- Three or more years of employee benefits administration experience
- Working knowledge of ERISA, HIPAA, ACA, COBRA, and FMLA compliance requirements
- Experience managing health, dental, vision, life, and disability plan vendors
- Proficiency with HRIS platforms such as Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, or ADP
- SHRM certification or Certified Employee Benefits Specialist designation preferred
Tips for Your Benefits Manager Job Search
Quantify benefits program impact on your resume
Recruiters for benefits manager roles want to see outcomes, not duties. Replace vague descriptions with metrics: enrollment rates you improved, vendor renegotiations that cut costs, or open-enrollment error rates you reduced. Numbers make your experience concrete and comparable.
Highlight your SHRM or CEBS certification prominently
Certifications like SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, or a Certified Employee Benefits Specialist designation move your resume past initial screening. List them near the top under your name, not buried in a footer section where automated applicant tracking systems can miss them.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists benefits manager openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target your search by plan type you know
Benefits manager job listings vary widely by what they actually administer. Filter your search by keywords like self-funded health plans, fully insured, 401(k), or FMLA to surface roles that match your specific experience and avoid wasting applications on unfamiliar plan structures.
Prepare a vendor negotiation story for interviews
Interviewers routinely ask how you've managed broker or carrier relationships. Come ready with a specific example: which vendor, what the issue was, how you negotiated, and what changed. Vague answers about team collaboration won't differentiate you from other finalists.
Follow up referencing your benefits compliance knowledge
After your interview, send a follow-up note that ties a detail from the conversation back to a compliance area you've handled, such as ACA reporting, COBRA administration, or ERISA fiduciary requirements. It signals you were engaged and reinforces the technical depth hiring managers care most about.
Benefits Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most benefits managers?
The companies hiring the most benefits managers right now include USI Insurance Services, Alvarez & Marsal, and Thermo Fisher Scientific, with the largest share of openings in California, Texas, and New York, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026. Healthcare systems, large insurers, and national employers with complex benefit structures tend to post the most roles consistently.
How many benefits manager jobs are remote?
About 25% of benefits manager openings are fully remote or hybrid as of June 2026, making it one of the more flexible HR specializations. Roles focused on benefits administration, vendor management, and compliance tend to offer the most remote flexibility, while positions with heavy in-person open-enrollment coordination are more likely to require on-site presence.
How do you become a benefits manager?
Start with a bachelor's degree in human resources, business, or a related field, then build hands-on experience as a benefits coordinator or HR generalist handling enrollment, carrier communications, and leave administration. Earning a SHRM credential or the Certified Employee Benefits Specialist designation strengthens your candidacy. Move into a manager role once you've owned at least one full benefits renewal cycle independently.
Can you get a benefits manager job without direct benefits management experience?
Yes, especially if you've handled benefits administration as part of a broader HR or payroll coordinator role. Emphasize any ownership you had over open enrollment, vendor contacts, or compliance filings such as ACA reporting or COBRA notices. A SHRM-CP or benefits-specific coursework can offset a gap in formal management titles, particularly at mid-size employers who grow their benefits leads internally.
What does the benefits manager interview process look like?
Most hiring processes include an initial phone screen with HR, followed by a competency-based interview with the HR director or VP focused on compliance knowledge, vendor relationships, and program management. A final round often includes a panel or case exercise, such as evaluating a benefits renewal scenario or presenting a cost-benefit analysis. References from prior HR or vendor contacts are commonly checked before an offer.
Where can I find and apply to benefits manager jobs?
You can find and apply to benefits manager jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from employers across the United States. Search the listings to find roles that match your experience and specialization, then apply directly to each one that fits.
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