Job Description:Excited to grow your career in Employee Benefits?We value our talented employees, and whenever possible strive to help our humans grow professionally and achieve their goals with us. If you think this position is right for you, we encourage you to apply!Our humans make all the difference in our success.We are looking for a Benefits Specialist to join our growing HX (Human Experience) team where you will be a key point of contact for all things employee benefits. This role will play a key part in the overall Workhuman Benefits strategy, which aims to create a best-in-class benefits experience for our humans. While this role will primarily be responsible for administering and maintaining Ireland employee benefits, we are working towards globally aligning our benefits from country to country so there will be many opportunities for collaboration with the U.S. Benefits Team. This role will also report to the U.S. Benefits Manager.This is an excellent opportunity to join the Human Experience (HX) team as a key contributor in employee Benefits. We love assisting employees with their benefit questions, helping our humans navigate and understand benefits, training new hires on all the benefits we offer and continuously improving our benefits package. We take pride in helping our employees understand benefits (that some may find confusing) and ensuring that each of our humans gets as much out of their benefits as possible – and each human is unique!Who we're looking for:Reporting to the Benefits Manager, the Benefits Specialist will administer all day-today benefit activities, assist with competitive benchmarking, maintain knowledge of changing regulations, and maintain a benefits repository where all benefits information is organized and kept up-to-date. You will become to go-to person for employee Benefits in Ireland, so the right candidate will be approachable, have excellent customer service skills, and maintain a high level of confidentiality. The right person will bring lots of energy, a passion for employee benefits, and an appetite and curiosity for learning.Responsibilities:New hire benefits onboarding/offboardingDay-to-day benefits support and questionsAssist with competitive benchmarking and make recommendations for future benefit enhancementsCreate and maintain a benefits repository (organization of all vendor contracts, plan documents, employee benefit materials etc.)Main point of contact for Leave of Absence requests, administering internal policies and educating employees on statutory benefits availableCoordination and partnership with IRE payrollSupport Benefits compliance efforts (required notices, changing legislation and corresponding employee communications)Maintenance of Benefits worklet in Workday including vendor links, plan documents, overview and summariesAssist in development of employee communications including quarterly newsletters, quarterly beneficiary reminders, on-going employee education efforts, scheduling and promoting webinars, creation of Workhuman-branded Benefits Summaries for candidates/existing employeesSupport Benefits projects including policies and procedure documentation, Workday configuration and testing of Time off and Leave plans (with vendor), adding new benefits in the futureEnsure compliance by keeping up with changing regulatory environment and HRIS integrationSkills/Competencies:3-5 years of Benefits experience requiredUnderstanding of benefit plans, benefit in kind, governmental benefit programs and Benefit regulatory landscapeBachelor’s degree or certification in related field preferredExperience with an HRIS system preferred (Workday is ideal) and understanding of benefit file feed integrationsExcellent time management, prioritization and customer service skillsHigh attention to detailIntellectual curiosityAbility to multi-task in a fast-paced environmentStrong communication skills – both written and verbal. Comfortable presenting Benefits onboarding to new hiresHigh interpersonal skills with the ability to create trusting and engaging relationshipsTeam player with open-minded attitude, willing to help where needed and dive into various projectsPositive and enthusiastic about creating exceptional employee experiences for allQualifications:Degree or Masters in HR/Business or related discipline (desirable but not essential)Additional benefits certification (desirable)Benefits:25 days annual leave, increasing with years of serviceCompany plan VHI Health Care & Dental cover for employee, partner, and childrenParticipation in Workhuman’s Recognition program, SparkDiscounted gift cardsDiscounted TaxSaver Travel cards/free car parkingIncome ProtectionLife AssuranceAccess to our Tuition Reimbursement SchemeAccess to learning opportunities through Workday LearningAdditional ‘perks’ – Breakfast bar, ‘Grab ‘n’ Go’ food fridges with sandwiches, salads, soups, fruit and cold drinks and tea/coffee stations throughout the buildingThe Company:At Workhuman® our mission is to bring more humanity to the workplace. We recognise and embrace individuals’ differences and believe that workforce diversity and inclusion are essential to our long-term growth and success. Even if you don’t think you “check every single box” above, please still consider applying. We’re looking for a human who is collaborative, innovative with a growth mindsetWe love what we do because we’re shaping the future of work through our people and our technology. Our human cloud-based applications are helping some of the world’s leading global brands connect culture to shared purpose. The Workhuman Cloud empowers employees to thank, talk and celebrate each other, creating an environment that sparks gratitude and human connection while increasing employee engagement and productivity.Did you know we have an award-winning culture across EMEA and North America:We were named as #5 Best Workplace in the Great Place to Work Awards in Ireland in 2022 in the large-sized workplace category. We were also recognised as the Best Workplace for Women and the Best Workplace in Technology in 2020, 2021, and 2022.In 2021 we were named as #2 Best Workplace in Europe in the medium-sized workplace category.We were also recognised as #2 Best Large Places to Work in Boston by Built In for 2023 as well as the Best Place to Work in Boston, U.S. Best Large Places to Work, and U.S. Best Places to Work.There are currently over 7.5 million users on the Workhuman® cloud across 180 countries.Our core values are Respect, Determination, Innovation, and Imagination.Workhuman is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees. We proudly provide a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Employment decisions at Workhuman are based solely on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Workhuman believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.
