Senior Associate, Global Benefits And Compensation

Summary

Join Gemini's People Team as a Senior Associate, Global Benefits & Compensation and play a critical role in developing and managing global benefit and wellness programs. You will oversee day-to-day operations, coordinate open enrollment, and ensure regulatory compliance. This role requires strong administrative and project management skills, experience in benefit administration and compensation, and proficiency in Google Suite and Workday. You will partner with Talent Acquisition and contribute to compensation program design and implementation. Gemini offers a competitive salary, bonus, equity grant, comprehensive health plans, 401k matching, paid parental leave, and flexible time off.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in human resource management, psychology or business, related field or working experience equivalent
• 3+ years experience related to benefit administration and compensation space
• Strong client focus with outstanding judgment, critical thinking technical and analytical skills
• Strong understanding of best practices and general benefit administration with an eagerness to learn about and keep up-to-date on current employment legislation and industry trends within the HR space
• Strong administrative and project management skills, including organization, ability to proactively follow up on ongoing projects, and strict attention to detail
• Demonstrated ability to respond to changing situations in a flexible manner and reprioritize accordingly to meet immediate needs; ability to manage immediate, short-term projects while also moving forward with longer term initiatives
• Ability to identify areas for process improvement and provide recommendations for improvements; desire to enhance efficiency and automate whenever possible
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; comfortable fielding difficult questions
• Demonstrated judgment and ability to deal with confidential and sensitive matters effectively
• Experience with Workday
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency with Google Suite (Gmail, Google Calendar, Drive, Sheets), specifically Google Sheets (data input, queries, formulas, aggregate functions, index/match, vlookup, pivot tables)
• Ability to multitask and remain flexible in a fast-paced, start-up environment
• Desire to build a career in Human Resources and grow and expand responsibilities with the expansion of the Gemini People Team

Responsibilities

• Assist with implementation of inclusive benefit and wellness programs, ensuring consistency in support and communication across jurisdictions
• Coordinate management of annual benefit open enrollment process including benefit enrollment system, vendor management, and employee communications
• Assist with development of tools and communication vehicles that increase employee engagement and understanding of global benefit programs on a regular cadence; maintain and continue to build out Gemini’s internal benefit portal
• Familiarity with regulatory compliance related to benefit programs including: COBRA, ERISA, DOL, FMLA, ACA
• Oversee day to day operations of benefit programs, including: medical, dental, vision, FSA, HSA, life insurance and 401k programs
• Track and coordinate leaves, including collection of documentation
• Assist with development of tools and communication vehicles that increase employee engagement and understanding of global benefit programs on a regular cadence
• Oversee seamless day to day administration of employee benefit plans
• Participate in and oversee the preparation of information and filings for all federal, state and local legal requirements
• Support the design, implementation and administration of Gemini’s global compensation programs, policies and procedures to ensure attraction and retention of top talent
• Consistently review relevant market data and develop recommendations for updates to ensure compliance and consistency
• Partner closely with Talent Acquisition to ensure benchmarking remains in line with market trends and recruiters have the tools they need to appropriately fill roles in line with market and maintain internal parity
• Complete compensation surveys and translate market data into operational compensation reports
• Participate in ongoing and/or ad hoc people projects as determined by the needs of the organization

Benefits

• Competitive starting salary
• A discretionary annual bonus
• Long-term incentive in the form of a new hire equity grant
• Comprehensive health plans
• 401K with company matching
• Paid Parental Leave
• Flexible time off