Manager Benefits

Overview

Frontdoor, Inc. (NASDAQ:FTDR) is a company that’s obsessed with taking the hassle out of owning a home. With services powered by people and enabled by technology, it is the parent company of four home service plan brands: American Home Shield, HSA, Landmark and OneGuard, as well as ProConnect, an on-demand membership service for home repairs and maintenance, and Streem, a technology company that enables businesses to serve customers through an enhanced augmented reality, computer vision and machine learning platform. Frontdoor serves 2.2 million customers across the U.S. through a network of approximately 17,000 pre-qualified contractor firms that employ an estimated 60,000 technicians. The company’s customizable home service plans help customers protect and maintain their homes from costly and unexpected breakdowns of essential home systems and appliances. With 50 years of home services experience, the company responds to over four million service requests annually. For more details, visit frontdoorhome.com

Responsibilities

Summary : (Remote / Virtual Role)

Frontdoor is looking for a Manager, Benefits and Leave to support its growth and transformation. Reporting to the Sr. Director, HR Business Partner, this role will partner with the People team and business leaders to manage the strategic design, implementation and administration of benefit and leave programs across the U.S. and at least one other country, while ensuring a great associate experience.

The successful candidate thrives in a fast-paced, high growth culture that values communication, teamwork and results. This individual will need to have a strategic mindset, self-motivated and detail oriented, with a strong orientation to data analytics and project management. Additionally, you embody Frontdoor values.

Responsibilities:

• Manages the benefits and leave area, ensuring that the benefit and leave programs deliver value to our associates and are aligned with competitive practices.

• Responsibilities include ensuring the plans are administered in compliance with plan provisions, managing outside consultants and business partners, ensuring that participants receive the highest level of customer service, and leading the design and implementation of benefit and leave strategies that are consistent with the Company’s business goals and benefit strategy.

• Develop benefits and leave strategies that ensure programs are designed competitively, executed efficiently, and align with company goals and benefit strategy.

• Oversees all functions associated with the administration of benefit and leave programs to ensure they deliver a great associate experience through innovative solutions, communications, and education.

• Leads or partners with a team and professional consultants to provide training, coaching, and guidance; encourages and supports individual talent development.

• Manages benefit and leave plans to meet regulatory compliance and governance/audit requirements, consults with legal resources and stays abreast of developing legislation and its potential impact.

• Provides research and analysis of benefit and leave programs and vendor effectiveness to assess cost savings, process improvements and legal requirements to remain competitive and in compliance with health and welfare programs.

• Responsible for audits and regulatory filings for benefit plans and managing/supporting vendor relationships of benefit and leave programs.

• On a regular basis, prepares and reviews the benefit budgets, and reviews benefits expenditures, and analyzes variances.

• Partners with broader People team to maximize the effectiveness of benefits and leave across various associate touchpoints, including with Talent Acquisition, People Operations, Compensation, and Talent Value Leaders.

• Works closely with People Operations team in relation to benefits and leave, including review, testing, and system upgrades.

• Partners with Finance, Legal, and Sourcing teams to ensure benefit and leave programs remain compliant and third party vendors meet company requirements.

• Collaborates with Communications team to ensure benefit and leave programs are communicated effectively and creatively to associates and dependents.

• Partners with Benefits broker/consultants, vendor partners, and network with industry peers, to ensure benefits are designed competitively, and delivered efficiently and effectively

• Project manages benefits renewals, including timelines, analysis, and implementation.

• Manages new location benefit and leave program set-ups.

• Participates in mergers and acquisitions, anywhere from due diligence to integration.

• May assume other duties as applied.

Qualifications

Required Skills:

• Maintains an expert knowledge of all federal and state laws related to associate leaves, retirement and health and welfare benefits

• Strong managerial and leadership skills

• Ability to partner with and influence all management levels

• Effectively build relationships with key stakeholders

• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)

• Ability to prepare and deliver executive level presentations

• Advanced knowledge of business practices and problem resolution

• Experience leading large-scale change management projects

• Strong project management, planning and analytical skills

• Intermediate or advanced Microsoft Excel skills

• Experience with a fast-paced technology company (preferably software development)

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with a publicly-traded company

• 401(k) requirements

Physical Role Requirements : Be seated at a computer intermittently for up to eight hours a day. Move up to 10 pounds occasionally, by lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, or otherwise repositioning objects. Sitting for long periods of time while using office equipment such as computers and phones. Repetitive motions using hands and digits; such as movement of wrists, hands and fingers while picking, pinching and typing during your normal working environment.

Minimum Education, Licensure and Professional Certification requirements: High school diploma or equivalent required, Bachelor’s degree preferred

Minimum Experience required : 8+ years of experience (and 3+ managing) all areas of benefits and leaves

Other/State Specific

This role pays between $116,010 to $128,900 and your actual base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, responsibilities, experience, and location.

At Frontdoor certain roles are eligible for additional rewards and incentives. Speak directly to your recruiter to learn more.

Our approach to benefits is holistic, and includes health, wellbeing and financial components including: insurance for medical/pharmacy, dental, vision, life, and disability, weight loss and smoking cessation programs, matching 401(k) and ability to participate in our employee stock purchase plan.

Learn more about benefits (https://frontdoor.jobs/benefits/) at Frontdoor.

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Job Locations US

ID 2024-3567

Category Human Resources

Type Full Time