Benefits Manager

Benefits Manager (Contract-to-Hire Potential) | Hybrid | McMinnville, OR

📍 McMinnville, OR

💼 6-Month Contract

💰 $65,000-$70,000 Annually

First 30 days fully on-site, and then hybrid flexibility afterwards

Are you a benefits professional who enjoys improving processes, solving problems, and helping employees navigate their benefits programs? We're partnering with a respected organization in the McMinnville area seeking a Benefits Manager (or experienced Senior Benefits Specialist) to support and strengthen its benefits function during an exciting period of organizational growth and transformation.

This is an opportunity to step into a highly visible role where your expertise can make an immediate impact.

What You'll Do

• Manage day-to-day benefits administration and operations
• Serve as the primary point of contact for employee benefits questions
• Partner closely with insurance carriers, brokers, and benefit vendors
• Administer enrollments, eligibility changes, and benefits programs
• Lead and support open enrollment planning and execution
• Ensure compliance with applicable benefits regulations and policies
• Identify process gaps and recommend improvements
• Create and maintain benefits documentation and procedures
• Support ongoing efforts to strengthen and streamline benefits operations

What We're Looking For

• Benefits Manager experience preferred, or equivalent senior-level benefits administration experience
• Experience managing employee benefits programs for organizations with 300 benefits-eligible employees
• Strong knowledge of benefits administration and compliance
• Open enrollment planning and execution experience
• Vendor and carrier management experience
• Excellent communication and employee support skills
• Process improvement mindset with the ability to identify opportunities and implement solutions

Ideal Candidate

We're looking for someone who:

• Thrives in a growing and evolving environment
• Takes initiative and enjoys creating structure
• Sees process gaps as opportunities for improvement
• Is collaborative, adaptable, and solutions-oriented
• Enjoys building and enhancing programs rather than simply maintaining them

Schedule & Work Environment

• Full-time, Monday-Friday
• Traditional business hours
• First 30 days onsite for onboarding and training
• Hybrid schedule available afterward, with approximately 3 days onsite per week

If you're passionate about benefits administration and enjoy helping organizations build better processes and employee experiences, we'd love to hear from you.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

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• The California Fair Chance Act

• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance

• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers

• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Benefit offerings include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits, and 401K plan. Our program provides employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. Available paid leave may include Paid Sick Leave, where required by law; any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law; and Holiday pay upon meeting eligibility criteria.

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