Benefits Manager Jobs in Atlanta, GA
Benefits Manager jobs in Atlanta are in strong demand across healthcare systems, financial services, and corporate headquarters concentrated in Midtown, Buckhead, and the Cumberland/Galleria corridor. Employers hiring right now include CBIZ, Unifi, and TriNet. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Ready to turn your Workday compensation, benefits, and configuration expertise into a better experience for 12,000+ team members?
Davidson Hospitality Group is looking for a seasoned Workday Product Manager to drive the configuration and optimization of our domestic Workday ecosystem, with a focus on Compensation and Benefits. This is a hands-on, high-impact role. You will connect product strategy with real configuration work, turning complex compensation programs, benefit plans, and multi-state requirements into reliable, scalable solutions.
You will report to our Corporate HRIS Systems Manager and work closely with our Sr. Director, Workday Systems and Director of Total Rewards. You will lead the Workday side of Compensation and Benefits, managing the product roadmap, guiding Agile delivery, and serving as the functional and technical authority within Workday.
This is an on-site position at our corporate office in Dunwoody, GA. Remote work is not available for this role.
Responsibilities
Compensation & Benefits Configuration
- Lead and personally execute end-to-end Workday configuration across Compensation, Benefits, and closely related modules such as Core HCM and Payroll
- Design and maintain compensation plans, grades, eligibility rules, packages, allowances, and merit and bonus processes in Workday
- Configure benefit plans, programs, coverage options, eligibility, enrollment events, and life-event workflows
- Build advanced business processes, conditional routing, calculated fields, custom notifications, and security frameworks for compensation and benefits administration
- Ensure accurate integrations and downstream impacts across payroll, employee data, and benefit vendors
Platform Governance & Delivery
- Own the Workday Compensation and Benefits product roadmap, prioritizing enhancements and converting operational needs into scalable solutions
- Lead design sessions, requirements refinement, sprint planning, story sizing, testing, and release readiness
- Validate Workday releases, assess tenant impacts, and support data integrity and security reviews
- Oversee advanced reporting and critical EIB mass updates with strong controls and auditability
- Develop prototypes and process improvements that reduce defects and improve the experience for corporate teams and property-level users
Partnership & Escalation
- Report to the Corporate HRIS Systems Manager and collaborate closely with the Sr. Director, Workday Systems on roadmap priorities, platform strategy, and delivery
- Partner with the Director of Total Rewards to translate compensation and benefits strategy and program design into Workday solutions
- Serve as the senior Workday escalation point for complex compensation and benefits issues, working with HR, Payroll, Finance, vendors, and other partners
- Partner with HR leaders, COEs, executives, and field operations to align system design with business needs
- Mentor Workday analysts in configuration, requirements discovery, testing, and product delivery
- Engage with the Workday Community to evaluate new product capabilities and emerging features
Please note: This role requires hands-on Workday Compensation and Benefits configuration experience. General HRIS, reporting-only, or recruiter-side Workday experience will not meet the minimum requirements.
Qualifications:- 5+ years of hands-on Workday configuration experience, with deep expertise in Workday Compensation and Benefits
- Strong working knowledge of Core HCM and related integrations
- Proven experience configuring compensation structures and processes, benefit plans and enrollment, eligibility rules, and connected business processes
- Expert knowledge of Workday business processes, security, custom notifications, and advanced calculated fields
- Strong Workday reporting, matrix reporting, and EIB data management experience
- Experience delivering through an Agile or structured product lifecycle, including sprint planning, story refinement, sizing, and testing
- Excellent analytical and communication skills, with the ability to explain technical solutions to business stakeholders and senior leaders
- Multi-unit/multi-state location experience
- Hospitality related industry experience strongly preferred
- Ability to work on-site at our corporate office in Dunwoody, GA
Davidson Hospitality Group is an award-winning, full-service hospitality management company overseeing hotels, restaurants, dining and entertainment venues across the US. A trusted partner and preferred operator for Hilton, Hyatt, Kimpton, Marriott, and Margaritaville, Davidson offers a unique entrepreneurial management style and owners’ mentality that provides the individualized personal service of a small company, enhanced by the breadth and depth of skill and experience of a larger company. In keeping with the company’s heritage of delivering value, Davidson is comprised of four highly specialized operating verticals: Davidson Hotels, Pivot, Davidson Resorts and Davidson Restaurant Group.
In keeping with the company’s heritage of delivering value to its owners and team members, Davidson offers a rich benefit program with a variety of benefits designed to enrich the lives and well-being of our team members and their families.
- Multiple Tiers of Medical Coverage
- Dental & Vision Coverage
- 24/7 Teledoc service
- Free Maintenance Medications
- Pet Insurance
- Hotel Discounts
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Paid Time Off (vacation, sick, bereavement, and Holidays).
- 401K Match
Working at Davidson is like nowhere else. It’s less of a job, more of a calling. It’s part career, part revolution. Because whatever you do here, you play a part in helping redefine the way quality hospitality is delivered to our guests, our clients, our partners, and each other.
EOE AA- Minorities/Females/Vet/Disability/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation
Davidson Hospitality is a drug free workplace. Pre-employment drug test and background check required. We participate in E-Verify.
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Benefits Manager Jobs in Atlanta: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a benefits manager job in Atlanta?
Atlanta's strongest hiring comes from its dense cluster of hospital systems and health insurers, major financial services firms in Buckhead, and large corporate headquarters throughout Midtown and the Cumberland corridor. Candidates with CEBS certification and hands-on experience administering self-funded health plans stand out here. Connecting with Atlanta SHRM chapter events and targeting companies undergoing rapid growth or post-merger benefits integration gives you a real edge in this market.
Which companies hire benefits managers in Atlanta?
Atlanta benefits manager roles are posted by CBIZ, Unifi, and TriNet and others right now, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Atlanta's mix of Fortune 500 headquarters, large regional hospital networks, and fast-growing logistics and fintech companies makes it one of the Southeast's most active markets for this role.
Are there remote benefits manager jobs in Atlanta?
Yes, though availability depends heavily on the role. Benefits managers who focus on vendor management, compliance reporting, and plan design analytics tend to work remotely more often than those who handle daily employee relations or open-enrollment events on-site. About 65% of benefits manager openings tied to Atlanta are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, with hybrid arrangements most common at large corporate employers in Midtown and Buckhead.
How can I get a benefits manager job in Atlanta with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path in Atlanta is moving up from a benefits coordinator or HR generalist role inside one of the city's large hospital systems or financial services firms, which tend to promote internally. Atlanta-based companies undergoing benefits system implementations also hire junior benefits analysts to support the transition. Familiarity with platforms like Workday or ADP, even from a coordinator seat, is a concrete differentiator when competing for your first manager-level role here.
Which industries hire the most benefits managers in Atlanta?
Atlanta benefits manager roles concentrate in Human Resources, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Atlanta's position as a regional hub for healthcare delivery, financial services, and supply chain operations drives consistent, year-round demand for experienced benefits professionals across those sectors.
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