Benefits Manager, HR Operations

DISA Global Solutions is a leading safety and compliance provider supporting more than 55,000 customers worldwide, including over 30% of the Fortune 500\. With 1,600\+ team members across 30\+ locations, we’ve delivered innovative solutions since 1986 and process more than 20 million orders each year. As a multi-year Top Workplaces award winner, DISA offers competitive pay, robust benefits, and a collaborative, growth-focused culture. Employees enjoy ongoing training through our internal learning and development team, monthly appreciation events, and numerous opportunities for career advancement.

Position Summary: The HR Benefits Manager leads the strategy, design, and delivery of DISA’s employee benefits programs, ensuring they remain competitive, compliant, and aligned with our Total Rewards philosophy. This role oversees the Benefits team and partners closely with HR, Finance, and business leaders to build a modern, inclusive, and high‑impact benefits experience that supports employee wellbeing, engagement, and retention.

The ideal candidate brings a blend of strategic benefits expertise and hands‑on operational leadership. They understand how to leverage data, market trends, and workforce insights to shape programs that meet the needs of a diverse employee population. This leader will drive innovation across health, wellness, financial benefits, mental health resources, and compliance while ensuring exceptional service delivery and a positive employee experience.

Essential functions, responsibilities:

• Design and manage employee benefits programs across health, welfare, retirement, wellness, leave, and voluntary offerings.
• Evaluate workforce trends and emerging benefit models to recommend innovative, data‑driven plan enhancements.
• Lead annual benefits planning and renewal cycles, including strategy development and plan design recommendations.
• Research and implement new benefit programs that meet employee needs and support organizational goals.
• Analyze utilization data and market benchmarks to drive continuous improvement and maintain competitive positioning.
• Manage broker, carrier, and vendor relationships to ensure high‑quality service delivery and cost‑effective solutions.
• Lead RFPs and negotiate vendor contracts to optimize plan performance and employee experience.
• Monitor benefits budgets and financial performance, including forecasting and cost‑containment strategies.
• Review claims analytics and recommend strategic plan adjustments.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations including ERISA, ACA, COBRA, HIPAA, FMLA, and Section 125\.
• Maintain accurate plan documents and required reporting to support regulatory readiness and audit requirements.
• Develop and deliver employee communication strategies that improve understanding and utilization of benefits.
• Lead open enrollment planning and execution, ensuring a seamless and engaging employee experience.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to employees and leaders on benefits programs, wellbeing resources, and policy interpretation.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Key Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field required; an equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• 10\+ years of progressive benefits or total rewards experience, including plan design, renewals, and program management.
• Strong knowledge of ERISA, ACA, COBRA, HIPAA, FMLA, and Section 125 with experience supporting multi‑state workforces.
• Proven ability to lead vendor relationships, RFPs, and contract negotiations.
• Demonstrated analytical and data‑driven decision‑making skills using utilization, claims, and benchmarking insights.
• Experience implementing innovative or non‑traditional benefits programs and wellbeing initiatives.
• Strong communication and employee‑centered education skills, including open enrollment leadership.
• Project management and cross‑functional leadership experience with the ability to drive change and support hybrid teams.
• Financial acumen related to budgeting, forecasting, and cost‑containment strategies.
• Experience with Workday or similar HRIS/benefits platforms preferred.
• Knowledge of workforce wellbeing trends and digital health platforms.
• Experience with reference‑based pricing preferred.
• Core leadership competencies: strategic thinking, innovation and change leadership, relationship management, problem solving, confidentiality, and integrity.

Benefits:

• Personal and Sick Paid Time Off.
• 401k with a highly competitive match.
• 11 Paid Holidays.
• Medical/Dental and Vision.
• Group Life Insurance, HSA/FSA.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Educational Assistance Program.

Internal Mapping: This role aligns to the internal job profile of Manager I, HR Operations within the HR Operations job family.

Physical Requirements:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to speak, hear, have close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Walk (occasionally), sit- up to 8hrs. a day, stand (occasionally), use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms, able to lift up to 15lbs.(occasionally).

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Compensation for this role is determined by factors such as skills, experience, education, training, and internal equity. Pay may also vary based on geographic location in accordance with our compensation practices.

Job Pay Range

$100,000 - $125,000 (DOE)

EOE/M/F/Vet/Disability