People Ops Benefits Associate

Summary

Join Protect Democracy's people operations team as a Benefits Associate! This role supports the administration and innovation of employee benefits. You will assist with benefit program administration, ensure compliance, coordinate with vendors, identify improvement opportunities, develop employee education strategies, and contribute to organizational policies. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, a strong communicator, and thrives in dynamic environments. Remote work is available from anywhere in the US. Apply by December 15, 2024.

Requirements

• Passion for protecting and improving our democracy
• Rigorous attention to detail and the highest standards for excellence in execution
• Proven experience tracking, prioritizing, and balancing a diverse set of responsibilities with competing deadlines
• Strong writing, research, and communication skills
• Flexibility and comfort working in a fast-paced environment and pivoting to solutions as the organization grows
• Sound judgment and discretion, with a high degree of personal integrity, including the ability to manage sensitive and confidential information
• Enthusiasm for team collaboration and working with people with diverse backgrounds and characteristics, and openness to a diversity of ideas and perspectives
• Growth mindset and comfort giving and receiving feedback up, down and sideways

Responsibilities

• Assist with the administration and auditing of several benefit programs, including FSAs, health care, time off and more
• Help ensure Protect Democracy’s compliance with state-based requirements, which includes collecting and managing large amounts of data
• Coordinate with our benefits vendors, including our health insurance brokers and COBRA implementation support team
• Independently identify ways to build and improve on Protect Democracy’s benefits offerings by examining needs, assessing possible solutions, and making concise and realistic recommendations
• Develop, implement, and test innovative strategies to educate and engage team members on benefits and wellness resources
• Collaborate to build out and maintain organization-wide policies
• Act as an integral part of the onboarding and offboarding experience for staff members
• Support team benefit programs while leveraging our new HRIS (Human Resources Information System) and coordinating across multiple teams to ensure data accuracy and seamless benefits administration
• Contribute to the overall development of Protect Democracy across all areas and facets of the organization, including impact strategy and organizational culture

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with benefits administration, human resources, human resources software, or payroll

Benefits

• Flexible work schedule. You can work remotely from any location in the United States
• Unlimited sick leave and a flexible vacation policy where we encourage team members to take 4-5 weeks every year, along with 12 paid holidays, 4 weeks of paid family medical leave, and 18 weeks of paid parental leave
• 401(k) plan with up to 6% employer match that vests immediately
• Full coverage for an excellent health care plan that includes both dental and vision insurance
• Long-term disability and life insurance for all employees
• A home office stipend
• As budget allows, discretionary bonuses