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Benefits Specialists manage employee compensation programs that require specialized knowledge in compensation and benefits administration, a role USCIS consistently recognizes as a specialty occupation. Employers in HR-intensive industries actively sponsor H-1B visas for qualified candidates, making this a strong pathway for international professionals with relevant degrees.
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Your knowledge of benefit analysis and reporting makes you a great fit for our Benefit Analyst position. Join our dynamic team today and find a rewarding career with a company that values you and all you bring to the table.
About Your Role:
We are seeking an exceptionally qualified Benefits Analyst with 2+ years of progressive benefits experience to join our Corporate Total Rewards team. This role oversees large-scale benefits strategy, absence management, vendor contract governance, educational assistance, and complex multi-state compliance.
The ideal candidate brings strong analytical acumen, executive-level reporting capabilities, and deep operational familiarity with managing high-volume, decentralized populations consisting of corporate staff, retail store associates, seasonal workers, and distribution center logistics teams. This position supports our health & welfare plans to drive associate retention and operational efficiency.
Key Responsibilities & Core Functions
1) Benefits Strategy & Program Design
- Retail-Scale Program Optimization: Partner with Benefits Team leadership to evaluate, refine, and modernize benefit offerings (medical, dental, vision, 401(k), voluntary benefits, wellness, and leave programs) tailored for store, distribution center, and corporate associate groups.
- Vendor Partner Evaluation: Participate in RFPs and vendor selections and manage ongoing performance metrics for our third-party administrator (TPA), pharmacy benefit manager (PBM), healthcare carrier, and wellness vendor.
- Data Mining & Analytics: Analyze large, multi-source datasets (i.e. 401(k), medical/Rx, census, enrollment, payroll data) using available tools such as Excel, to identify trends, summarize utilization, and identify strategic opportunities.
- ACA & Regulatory Reporting: Monitor compliance data metrics related to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) full-time eligibility tracking, ERISA, HIPAA, COBRA, Form 5500 filings, and non-discrimination testing across multi-state operations.
2) Absence Management & Time-Off Policy Strategy
- Policy & Plan Design: Architect, evaluate, and benchmark company-wide Paid Time Off (PTO), vacation, sick leave, and parental leave policies tailored to multi-tiered store hourly, supply chain, and corporate populations.
- Multi-State & Statutory Compliance: Ensure full enterprise compliance with rapidly evolving state and local paid leave mandates (e.g., state paid family leave, statutory sick pay) across dozens of operating jurisdictions.
- Absence Analytics & Trend Analysis: Analyze high-volume absence data, leave utilization, and return-to-work metrics to identify operational trends and help mitigate absenteeism costs.
3) Benefits Contract Review & Carrier Oversight
- Contract Review: Manage the review and administration of benefit-related contracts, including coordinating contract redlines, facilitating stakeholder review, and obtaining necessary approvals in accordance with company policies and governance requirements.
- Vendor Governance & Performance: Conduct quarterly vendor business reviews (QBRs) and audit vendor performance against contractual metrics for the healthcare carrier, pharmacy benefit manager (PBM), dental/vision provider, and 401(k) recordkeeper.
4) Corporate Scholarship & Educational Assistance Programs
- Program Leadership: Lead the administration, marketing, and expansion of corporate Educational Assistance, Tuition Reimbursement, and Academic Scholarship programs for associates and eligible dependents.
- Partner & Network Governance: Manage external educational platform partner, university network(s), scholarship selection committee, and third-party tuition disbursement platform.
- ROI & Retention Analytics: Track annual budget utilization, measure associate participation, and perform analysis on educational program ROI and associate retention impact.
5) Compliance and Administration
- Regulatory Filings & Compliance: Lead regulatory compliance and mandatory annual filings, including Form 5500s, ACA 1095-C/1094-C reporting, SARs, Non-Discrimination Testing (NDT), Medicare Part D, and ERISA compliance disclosures.
- Annual Enrollment: Supports preparation and execution of annual open enrollment, including reviewing communications, and testing the electronic enrollment system.
- Retirement Plans: Serves as back-up support for processing of company retirement plan funding and administration.
Your Required Skills and Experience:
- Minimum of 2+ years of professional experience in employee benefits analysis, administration, policy design, and vendor contract management.
- Strong priority given to candidates with previous experience working in large-scale multi-site national operations with high-volume hourly workforces.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
- Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (CEBS), Certified Compensation Professional (CCP), SPHR, or SHRM-SCP certification highly desirable.
Technical & Analytical Competencies
- Expert-level knowledge of federal, state, and local benefit statutes, including ERISA, ACA, FMLA, COBRA, HIPAA, IRS Section 125, and state paid family leave acts.
- Advanced MS Excel capabilities (XLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, Power Query, Financial/Cost Modeling) to model healthcare spend, self-insured claims trends, and financial impacts.
- In-depth experience managing top-tier enterprise HRIS solutions (i.e. Workday, ADP Enterprise, SAP) and TPA claims administration portals.
- Proven ability to review and audit complex legal contracts, plan documents, and SLAs in collaboration with corporate legal teams.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with demonstrated experience creating senior leadership presentations and creating simplified field benefit communications.
- Strong analytical, organizational, project management, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to prioritize competing demands and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Start Rate = $78,000-$84,000 based on experience plus 10% bonus.
Our success is a team effort — when we reach our goals, you’ll be eligible for a yearly bonus!
Your Perks and Benefits:
We offer a wide variety of rewards to support your health, wealth, and mental well-being. In addition to medical, pharmacy, dental, and vision insurance, we offer:
- Employee Assistance Program
- Retirement plans with matching contribution
- Employee Stock Purchase Program
- Educational Assistance
- Access to PerkSpot, an employee discount platform for goods and services
- And much more!
Who We Are:
At Dollar Tree, we make a difference in the lives of our customers every day by exceeding their expectations and delivering value – it’s what our business is built on. Our associates play an important role in this commitment by embracing change and showing up for their teams and their communities.
We see an exciting path forward as our company continues to grow and transform – and we know that this path starts with you.
Join our team today and discover The Value of You.
Dollar Tree is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.
This job specification should not be construed to imply that these requirements are the exclusive standards of the position. This is not to be considered a complete list of job duties, which appear in the job description for this position, and which may be amended from time to time at the discretion of Dollar Tree. Incumbents will follow any other instructions and perform any other related duties as may be required by their supervisor.
Please note, this job description is not a contract of employment and may be modified to meet evolving business needs. Employment at Dollar Tree, meaning that either the employee or the company may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause or notice.
Job Type: Full time
Location: 500 Volvo Parkway, Chesapeake, Virginia 23320
Department: Total Rewards
Company: Dollar Tree
Benefit Analyst
Your knowledge of benefit analysis and reporting makes you a great fit for our Benefit Analyst position. Join our dynamic team today and find a rewarding career with a company that values you and all you bring to the table.
About Your Role:
We are seeking an exceptionally qualified Benefits Analyst with 2+ years of progressive benefits experience to join our Corporate Total Rewards team. This role oversees large-scale benefits strategy, absence management, vendor contract governance, educational assistance, and complex multi-state compliance.
The ideal candidate brings strong analytical acumen, executive-level reporting capabilities, and deep operational familiarity with managing high-volume, decentralized populations consisting of corporate staff, retail store associates, seasonal workers, and distribution center logistics teams. This position supports our health & welfare plans to drive associate retention and operational efficiency.
Key Responsibilities & Core Functions
1) Benefits Strategy & Program Design
- Retail-Scale Program Optimization: Partner with Benefits Team leadership to evaluate, refine, and modernize benefit offerings (medical, dental, vision, 401(k), voluntary benefits, wellness, and leave programs) tailored for store, distribution center, and corporate associate groups.
- Vendor Partner Evaluation: Participate in RFPs and vendor selections and manage ongoing performance metrics for our third-party administrator (TPA), pharmacy benefit manager (PBM), healthcare carrier, and wellness vendor.
- Data Mining & Analytics: Analyze large, multi-source datasets (i.e. 401(k), medical/Rx, census, enrollment, payroll data) using available tools such as Excel, to identify trends, summarize utilization, and identify strategic opportunities.
- ACA & Regulatory Reporting: Monitor compliance data metrics related to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) full-time eligibility tracking, ERISA, HIPAA, COBRA, Form 5500 filings, and non-discrimination testing across multi-state operations.
2) Absence Management & Time-Off Policy Strategy
- Policy & Plan Design: Architect, evaluate, and benchmark company-wide Paid Time Off (PTO), vacation, sick leave, and parental leave policies tailored to multi-tiered store hourly, supply chain, and corporate populations.
- Multi-State & Statutory Compliance: Ensure full enterprise compliance with rapidly evolving state and local paid leave mandates (e.g., state paid family leave, statutory sick pay) across dozens of operating jurisdictions.
- Absence Analytics & Trend Analysis: Analyze high-volume absence data, leave utilization, and return-to-work metrics to identify operational trends and help mitigate absenteeism costs.
3) Benefits Contract Review & Carrier Oversight
- Contract Review: Manage the review and administration of benefit-related contracts, including coordinating contract redlines, facilitating stakeholder review, and obtaining necessary approvals in accordance with company policies and governance requirements.
- Vendor Governance & Performance: Conduct quarterly vendor business reviews (QBRs) and audit vendor performance against contractual metrics for the healthcare carrier, pharmacy benefit manager (PBM), dental/vision provider, and 401(k) recordkeeper.
4) Corporate Scholarship & Educational Assistance Programs
- Program Leadership: Lead the administration, marketing, and expansion of corporate Educational Assistance, Tuition Reimbursement, and Academic Scholarship programs for associates and eligible dependents.
- Partner & Network Governance: Manage external educational platform partner, university network(s), scholarship selection committee, and third-party tuition disbursement platform.
- ROI & Retention Analytics: Track annual budget utilization, measure associate participation, and perform analysis on educational program ROI and associate retention impact.
5) Compliance and Administration
- Regulatory Filings & Compliance: Lead regulatory compliance and mandatory annual filings, including Form 5500s, ACA 1095-C/1094-C reporting, SARs, Non-Discrimination Testing (NDT), Medicare Part D, and ERISA compliance disclosures.
- Annual Enrollment: Supports preparation and execution of annual open enrollment, including reviewing communications, and testing the electronic enrollment system.
- Retirement Plans: Serves as back-up support for processing of company retirement plan funding and administration.
Your Required Skills and Experience:
- Minimum of 2+ years of professional experience in employee benefits analysis, administration, policy design, and vendor contract management.
- Strong priority given to candidates with previous experience working in large-scale multi-site national operations with high-volume hourly workforces.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
- Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (CEBS), Certified Compensation Professional (CCP), SPHR, or SHRM-SCP certification highly desirable.
Technical & Analytical Competencies
- Expert-level knowledge of federal, state, and local benefit statutes, including ERISA, ACA, FMLA, COBRA, HIPAA, IRS Section 125, and state paid family leave acts.
- Advanced MS Excel capabilities (XLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, Power Query, Financial/Cost Modeling) to model healthcare spend, self-insured claims trends, and financial impacts.
- In-depth experience managing top-tier enterprise HRIS solutions (i.e. Workday, ADP Enterprise, SAP) and TPA claims administration portals.
- Proven ability to review and audit complex legal contracts, plan documents, and SLAs in collaboration with corporate legal teams.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with demonstrated experience creating senior leadership presentations and creating simplified field benefit communications.
- Strong analytical, organizational, project management, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to prioritize competing demands and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Start Rate = $78,000-$84,000 based on experience plus 10% bonus.
Our success is a team effort — when we reach our goals, you’ll be eligible for a yearly bonus!
Your Perks and Benefits:
We offer a wide variety of rewards to support your health, wealth, and mental well-being. In addition to medical, pharmacy, dental, and vision insurance, we offer:
- Employee Assistance Program
- Retirement plans with matching contribution
- Employee Stock Purchase Program
- Educational Assistance
- Access to PerkSpot, an employee discount platform for goods and services
- And much more!
Who We Are:
At Dollar Tree, we make a difference in the lives of our customers every day by exceeding their expectations and delivering value – it’s what our business is built on. Our associates play an important role in this commitment by embracing change and showing up for their teams and their communities.
We see an exciting path forward as our company continues to grow and transform – and we know that this path starts with you.
Join our team today and discover The Value of You.
Dollar Tree is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.
This job specification should not be construed to imply that these requirements are the exclusive standards of the position. This is not to be considered a complete list of job duties, which appear in the job description for this position, and which may be amended from time to time at the discretion of Dollar Tree. Incumbents will follow any other instructions and perform any other related duties as may be required by their supervisor.
Please note, this job description is not a contract of employment and may be modified to meet evolving business needs. Employment at Dollar Tree, meaning that either the employee or the company may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause or notice.
Job Type: Full time
Location: 500 Volvo Parkway, Chesapeake, Virginia 23320
Department: Total Rewards
Company: Dollar Tree
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Verify your degree field supports specialty occupation
USCIS requires a direct relationship between your degree and the Benefits Specialist role. Degrees in human resources, business administration, or organizational management are the strongest fit. A general business degree without HR coursework can trigger a Request for Evidence.
Use OFLC Wage Search before salary negotiations
Look up the prevailing wage for Benefits Specialist under SOC code 13-1141 in your target metro before any offer discussion. Your employer must certify this wage on the LCA, so knowing Level I through Level IV ranges prevents surprises after the offer is signed.
Target employers with self-administered benefits programs
Large employers who manage health, retirement, and leave programs in-house rather than fully outsourcing to third-party administrators file more H-1B petitions for Benefits Specialists. Focus your search on companies with 500-plus employees that list internal HR operations roles regularly.
Search Migrate Mate for verified H-1B sponsors
Filter your job search by employers with confirmed H-1B LCA filing history in HR and compensation roles. Migrate Mate surfaces this DOL data by occupation code, so you can target companies that have already cleared the specialty occupation bar for Benefits Specialists.
Get your offer letter before the March registration window
H-1B cap registration opens in March each year. Your employer needs a confirmed offer letter and your credentials verified before submitting your registration. Benefits roles often involve internal approval chains, so start employer conversations no later than January to avoid missing the window.
Confirm your employer's E-Verify enrollment before accepting
Some Benefits Specialist roles are at companies that have never sponsored an H-1B and aren't enrolled in E-Verify. USCIS requires E-Verify enrollment for cap-subject petitions filed under certain programs. Ask HR directly before investing time in their hiring process.
H-1B Visa Benefits Specialist: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Benefits Specialist role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, in most cases. USCIS evaluates whether the role normally requires at least a bachelor's degree in a specific field. Benefits Specialists working in compensation analysis, ERISA compliance, or benefits plan design typically meet this standard. Roles that are more administrative, such as data entry or enrollment support, can face higher scrutiny and are more likely to receive a Request for Evidence.
Which degree fields satisfy the H-1B specialty occupation requirement for this role?
Human resources, business administration, organizational management, and industrial-organizational psychology are the most accepted fields. USCIS looks for a direct and logical connection between your degree and the specific duties listed in the job description. If your degree is in an unrelated field, your employer's attorney will need to build a stronger evidentiary record, including expert opinion letters and industry norms documentation.
How do I find Benefits Specialist jobs where the employer has H-1B sponsorship experience?
Search on Migrate Mate, which filters employers by verified H-1B LCA filing history in HR and compensation occupations. Companies that have filed Labor Condition Applications for Benefits Specialists before are far less likely to withdraw sponsorship mid-process due to unfamiliarity with the requirements. First-time sponsors can still work, but expect longer internal approval timelines.
What SOC code is used for Benefits Specialists on the LCA, and why does it matter?
Most employers file under SOC code 13-1141, Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists. This code determines the prevailing wage your employer must certify on the LCA. You can verify current wage levels for your specific metro area using the OFLC Wage Search tool. If the employer assigns the wrong SOC code, it can create wage compliance issues that surface during audits or green card sponsorship later.
Can my employer sponsor my H-1B while I'm in the U.S. on OPT as a Benefits Specialist?
Yes. If your OPT is still valid and your employer files your H-1B petition before October 1 of the fiscal year, the cap-gap rule extends your OPT authorization automatically while your petition is pending. You can continue working throughout this period. If you're on STEM OPT, you have additional runway, but your employer must be enrolled in E-Verify, which is also required for cap-subject H-1B filings.