Open Enrollment Benefits & Leave Administrator (Contract Position)

Position Summary

Key Responsibilities

• Open Enrollment & Benefits
• Manage end-to-end open enrollment administration, including system configuration, testing, enrollment tracking, and employee support.
• Configure benefit plans, rates, eligibility rules, and enrollment workflows, and conduct testing prior to launch.
• Support employees with benefit elections, system navigation, and enrollment questions.
• Monitor enrollment completion and follow up on outstanding elections.
• Validate enrollment data and system results, resolving or escalating discrepancies as appropriate.
• Manage enrollment communications, reminders, and instructions.
• Maintain accurate benefit and enrollment records.
• Leave Administration
• Develop and document standardized leave processes, workflows, templates, and tracking tools.
• Assess and improve leave administration practices for consistency, efficiency, and accuracy.
• Maintain leave tracking, documentation, and confidential records.
• Provide backend operational support and resources to the employee-facing People Operations team.
• Support FMLA and applicable state/local leave administration.
• Escalate complex leave or compliance matters as appropriate.

Qualifications

• Experience with benefits, open enrollment, and/or leave administration.
• Experience with benefit system configuration and open enrollment testing.
• Working knowledge of employee leave administration, including FMLA.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent employee service and communication skills.
• Ability to independently manage priorities, deadlines, and follow-up.
• Ability to handle confidential employee information with discretion.
• Experience with HRIS and benefit enrollment systems.
• Paylocity and Bswift experience preferred.

Location

• DMV preferred; open to remote candidates.

Compensation

• TBD, commensurate with experience.
• Duration: 3 Months, Temporary.
• Requirements
• See above.