Senior Benefit Specialist

At Noble, we believe the health of soil, plants, animals, and humans is one and indivisible. We believe in rebuilding healthy soils and helping producers maintain a strong bottom line. Through these two actions, we can transform degraded grazing lands across the United States, benefiting the environment and society as a whole.

Our focus is to help farmers and ranchers apply regenerative ranching principles to the nation’s 654 million acres of grazing lands. This monumental undertaking requires thousands of producers across the U.S. to overcome significant barriers and change their current practices to work with nature, not against it.

Our Human Resources team plays an integral role in supporting the organization’s mission by caring for its most valuable resource, the people. Each of our employees contributes to the work that is crucial for us to gather the information necessary for farmers and ranchers to triumph over the barriers and ultimately benefit all of society through their efforts. We live to find new ways to communicate usable information so farmers and ranchers can leave their land better at sunset than at sunrise.

So, do you want to join us? We are looking for a Senior Benefits Specialist.

As a senior benefits specialist, you will be responsible for leading the day-to-day administration and support of the organization's employee and retiree benefit programs and serving as the Institute's privacy officer. Additionally, you will be responsible for supporting the development and implementation of new or modified plans and monitoring existing plans.

You are:

• A life-long learner. First and foremost, you must be a passionate learner, personally professionally, everywhere, all the time.
• Meticulous. You work in a detail-oriented manner ensuring thorough, accurate and confidential documentation of all files, plan documents and materials related to Institute benefit plans ensuring compliance with all applicable provisions and regulations.
• Organized. You can handle multiple priorities with the ability to switch focus but still meet required deadlines.
• A builder of relationships. You promote trusting relationships with open dialogue and an outward mindset. You identify, cultivate, and steward all relationships in an effort to support Noble’s objectives.
• A teammate. You are a conscientious teammate who works for the success of others.
  
  

You will be responsible for:

Leading administration of benefits processes

• Administering all employee and retiree benefit programs, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, retirement plans, and disability.
• Processing benefit enrollments, changes, and terminations in the appropriate benefit administration systems accurately and timely.
• Coordinating and communicating annual open enrollment, providing system setup and testing, and educating employees on benefit offerings, changes, eligibility, coverage, and provisions.
• Conducting benefit orientations and assisting with benefit enrollment as needed. Ensuring new employee enrollments are accurate and communicated for initial payroll processing.
  
  

Serving as Privacy Officer

• Leading development and ongoing management of the privacy policy.
• Performing periodic privacy risk assessments and making recommendations as appropriate.
• Facilitating privacy training and ensuring appropriate interactions with business associates.
  
  

Handling vendor and payroll coordination

• Acting as liaison between employees, retirees, payroll and external benefit providers to resolve enrollment, billing, and coverage issues. Monitoring vendor service performance.
• Partnering closely with payroll and accounting to ensure accurate payment, funding, and taxation of benefits. Serving as primary backup for payroll processing.
• Reviewing all monthly billings for accuracy, adjusting as needed, and submitting invoices for payment.
  
  

Documenting, compliance, and continuous improvement

• Monitoring plan performance and analyzing benefits data trends and cost in plan design. Recommending improvements, amendments or corrective actions based on performance or legal changes.
• Completing records, reports, and documentation required by federal and state regulations and provider requirements ensuring compliance with COBRA, HIPAA, and ERISA provisions. Staying informed on benefit plan changes, regulatory updates, and best practices.
• Providing termination data to carriers and sending proper COBRA notification to termed participants.
• Maintaining and updating benefits documentation, procedures, and records to support audits and compliance requirements. Monitoring benefits and procedures for compliance.
• Leading annual retirement plan audits, coordinating data collection and assisting with assisting with filing required tax returns and reports.
  
  

Managing system input and maintenance

• Reviewing and updating the benefit section of the Human Capital Management (HCM) with the current benefit election options.
• Reviewing and updating all benefit related plan and program documents, notices and related information in the Human Capital Management (HCM).
• Auditing benefit providers to ensure they have the correct participant election data.
• Initiating review, and ensuring timely delivery, of employer contributions and employee payroll deductions to carriers or plan administrators.
  
  

We will:

• Teach you. We will support you with professional development opportunities that will hone your skills and grow you professionally.
• Support you. We’re committed to building solutions for each other in addition to our stakeholders. Our team members make time to help, provide solutions, and remove roadblocks with regular collaboration across groups, regardless of where our office is. We are empowered and equipped with the tools that allow us to connect, to be intentional and to grow together.
• Include you. We come from different parts of the globe and from different walks of life, but we share the vision of our founder, Lloyd Noble, to improve the land for the benefit of all society. Our culture is inclusive, supportive, and diverse. We want to be a part of your story and you to help write part of ours. Your perspective and experience is invaluable. Come grow with us!
• Provide you. We offer competitive salary and benefits, including multiple options for health and retirement plans, employee wellness program, employee recognition program, onsite cafeteria, and wellness center. In addition, we have a safe-to-learn work environment and organizational support for community involvement and volunteering.