Benefits Technology Specialist - Remote (Pacific Time Zone)

Benefits Technology Specialist

Employee Benefits is the core of our business and at our heart we are a people-focused organization. Every day, we help over 100,000 employers give their employees peace of mind by providing health, pharmacy, long and short-term disability, vision, dental and other insurance solutions. What makes us unique is that we can surround our clients with more services and more technology-based tools and a team of advisors that simply cares more than anyone else.

If you want a career giving people the reassurance that they can have access to the health care they need for themselves and their loved ones, join OneDigital.

Our Newest Opportunity :

The Benefits Technology Specialist works strategically with the Account Manager and Client to advise, implement and update client benefit administrative system(s). This position focuses on building working relationships with various benefit administration vendors.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (include but are not limited to) :

• Advise on internal solutions (i.e., Zenefits, Plansource, Navigator, Ease) and facilitate demos with vendors as needed.
• Advise regarding available carrier subsidies to help offset client cost of system.
• Partner with vendor and client on new system implementations to drive process and hold both parties to timelines.
• Assist client with implementation tasks as needed / requested. Involvement can vary by client.
• Partner with vendor and client on existing system updates (i.e., open enrollment plan / rate updates, new plan build out, EDI connectivity, enrollment profiles, EDI file maintenance / discrepancies).
• Builds out benefit plans, rates, enrollment profiles, and resource library in benefit administration system (for renewal and possibly implementation). Involvement can vary by client.
• Conduct system review calls with client and vendor to obtain client final sign-off on build and accuracy before opening system up for employee access.
• Manages system update timeline expectations with client and vendor to ensure open enrollment dates align with system completion and review.
• Initiate EDI Feed build out with vendor and carrier for any new plans / carriers and drive process to completion (live EDI feeds) with weekly updates.
• Provide weekly EDI Feed update email to client with the status of EDI feeds in "testing." Continue until all carrier feeds are live.
• Assist with resolving EDI feed discrepancies and "kick-back" reports from carrier / vendor.

Qualifications, Skills and Requirements :

Education, Training and Experience :

The typical base pay range for this role nationwide is $65,000 to $75,000 per year.

Your base pay is dependent upon your skills, education, qualifications, professional experience, and location. In addition to base pay, some roles are eligible for variable compensation, commission, and / or annual bonus based on your individual performance and / or the company's performance. We also offer eligible employees health, wellbeing, retirement, and other financial benefits, paid time off, overtime pay for non-exempt employees, and robust learning and development programs. You will receive reimbursement of job-related expenses per the company policy and may receive employee perks and discounts.

OneDigital is an equal opportunity employer. Not only as a matter of standard, but to honor and celebrate our differences. We believe that the power of ONE starts with you. We are committed to cultivating and preserving a culture that celebrates diversity, insists on equity and inclusion, and connects us. Ensuring our people feel seen, valued, respected, and supported is fundamental to our core values and business goals.

OneDigital provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment regardless of their : veteran status, uniformed servicemember status, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age (40 and over), pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin or ancestry, citizenship or immigration status, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics) or any other category protected by federal, state or local law (collectively, "protected characteristics"). A copy of the Federal EEO poster is linked here.

Pursuant to local Fair Chance Ordinances, we will consider qualified applications with arrest or conviction records for employment. For applicable candidates, the following ordinances are linked here to inform you of your rights as an applicant :

City and County of San Francisco

City of Los Angeles

County of Los Angeles

Employment decisions shall comply with all other applicable federal, state and city / county laws prohibiting discrimination in employment. OneDigital complies with all criminal history inquiry [or 'ban the box'] laws in California, Connecticut, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington.

In short, we believe in hiring the most qualified applicant for the position, regardless of background.

If you have questions about our hiring policies and practices, we would be happy to discuss upon receiving your application. We hope to welcome you to OneDigital and look forward to hearing from you.

OneDigital understands the immense responsibility and opportunities provided by Artificial Intelligence. We utilize advanced Artificial Intelligence [AI] technologies to enhance our recruitment process. This includes using AI to filter candidates based on their qualifications and to rediscover potential candidates from our existing applicant pool. Our AI systems help us efficiently identify the best fit for our open positions, ensuring a streamlined and effective hiring experience. However, AI does not replace the humans in our process. If you have concerns about our use of AI, you may opt out where laws allow.

Thank you for your interest in joining the OneDigital team!