Benefits Operations Specialist

About Remote Remote is solving modern organizations’ biggest challenge – navigating global employment compliantly with ease. We make it possible for businesses of all sizes to recruit, pay, and manage international teams. With our core values at heart and future focused work culture, our team works tirelessly on ambitious problems, asynchronously, around the world. You can find Remoters working from 6 different continents (Antarctica left to go!) and all of our positions are fully remote. With Innovation as one of the core values, we have built Automation and AI capabilities into the requirements for every role. We encourage every member of the Remote team to bring their talents, experiences and culture to the table to help us build the best-in-class HR platform. If you are energetic, curious, motivated and ambitious, be part of our world. Apply now and define the future of work! The position This is an exciting time to join Remote and make a personal difference in the global employment space as an Benefits Specialist, joining our Global Operations team. You will be reporting to one of our Benefits Managers. Key responsibilities Work with the Global Operations regional managers to develop and oversee the following group benefit programs: group medical, dental, vision, life insurance, business travel accident, short-term disability, long-term disability, and other country-specific benefits Coordinate benefit processing; review and approve billing Create strong partnerships with our benefits broker and vendors and serve as a primary contact Assist new employees with Benefits Compensation Research and respond to questions from employees and management regarding the interpretation of benefit plans Assist with evaluating and designing new corporate benefit plans and programs Be able to go from “scout to scale” and actually start things up In your role, you will have the opportunity to develop yourself as an experienced international benefits specialist, compliant in every country that we operate in. Check out https://remote.com/countries to see which countries we are operational in. Requirements A minimum of 3 years of experience in employee welfare benefits Excellent customer service skills with the ability to develop strong relationships with team members and external contacts Organizational and time management skills to prioritize workloads and meet time sensitive deadlines Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal skills to interact with associates, clients and vendors at all levels Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and multi-task effectively Proficient in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint and ability to learn other programs as required Writes and speaks fluent English It's not required to have experience working remotely, but considered a plus Benefits You can learn more about the benefits we're offering to all internal employees at Remote by visiting our public Benefits Perks Handbook page . Practicals You'll report to: Benefits Manager Team: Operations - Payroll and Benefits Location : Anywhere in the World Start date : As soon as possible Application process Interview with recruiter Interview with future manager Interview with team Interview with senior manager Bar Raiser Interview (async) Offer How to apply Please fill out the form below. Don't forget to add your CV (ideally as a PDF) and a cover letter (at most a single page) explaining why do you think there's a match between this particular role and your profile. Thank you! Remote's Total Rewards philosophy is to ensure fair, unbiased compensation and fair equity pay along with competitive benefits in all locations in which we operate. We do not agree to or encourage cheap-labor practices and therefore we ensure to pay above in-location rates. We hope to inspire other companies to support global talent-hiring and bring local wealth to developing countries. At first glance our salary bands seem quite wide - here ... (truncated, view full listing at source)