What are the responsibilities and job description for the Benefits Specialist position at Old Republic Title?
Job Description
Join our Corporate Benefits team and play a key role in delivering a best-in-class employee experience. As a Benefits Specialist, you’ll support the administration of our health and welfare benefit programs and serve as a trusted resource for employees across the company. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys problem-solving, improving processes, and working collaboratively with HR, Payroll, and external partners.
This is a hybrid position that requires 2-3 days onsite at our Minnetonka, MN location.
What You’ll Do
Benefits Operations & Administration
Experience & Education
This is a meaningful role where you’ll support employees through important life events, strengthen the company’s benefits experience, and grow your expertise alongside a knowledgeable and supportive HR team.
The estimated pay range stated represents the typical pay range for this position or similarly employed employees or employees performing substantially similar work. Factors which may be used to determine the actual pay rate may include, but are not limited to, education, training or experience; seniority; merit and work performance; quantity or quality of production; regional differences in compensation; differences in local minimum wages, or ability and effort.
Position's Pay Range
$63,000 - $68,000 annually.
Benefits May Include
For California applicants, please click the following link to view our CCPA Applicant Notice
Old Republic Title is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Join our Corporate Benefits team and play a key role in delivering a best-in-class employee experience. As a Benefits Specialist, you’ll support the administration of our health and welfare benefit programs and serve as a trusted resource for employees across the company. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys problem-solving, improving processes, and working collaboratively with HR, Payroll, and external partners.
This is a hybrid position that requires 2-3 days onsite at our Minnetonka, MN location.
What You’ll Do
Benefits Operations & Administration
- Support the Corporate Benefits team to ensure all health benefit plans are administered accurately, efficiently, and in compliance with internal and regulatory deadlines.
- Work daily in the benefits administration system (BenAdmin), completing tasks such as approving life events, reviewing dependent information, and processing employee changes.
- Conduct regular benefits audits to ensure accuracy of enrollments and payroll deductions.
- Monitor the Benefits inbox and respond to employee questions with professionalism and clarity.
- Assist employees with claims issues, plan changes, and benefits navigation in a timely, customer-focused manner.
- Help prepare and review benefit guides, plan booklets, presentations, and other employee-facing materials.
- Communicate regularly with benefit carriers and vendors to troubleshoot issues and ensure smooth plan administration.
- Reconcile vendor invoices and submit payment requests.
- Review biweekly payroll and benefits reports for accuracy; make necessary adjustments before transmission.
- File workers’ compensation claims and support follow-up activity.
- Assist with ACA employer reporting, including reviewing 1095-C test files, correcting errors, and supporting employee inquiries.
- Support setup and execution of virtual benefits education sessions and webinars.
- Maintain professional, collaborative relationships across HR, Payroll, and all levels of the organization.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Benefits Manager.
- Ability to work Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Experience & Education
- Associate or bachelor's degree in business or related field.
- 2–3 years of experience in employee benefits.
- Experience with UKG and/or Workday preferred.
- Strong attention to detail with excellent analytical and organizational skills.
- Ability to work independently while supporting team goals.
- Professional, positive, and approachable communication style.
- Ability to interact effectively at all levels of the organization.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and Outlook.
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks at once.
This is a meaningful role where you’ll support employees through important life events, strengthen the company’s benefits experience, and grow your expertise alongside a knowledgeable and supportive HR team.
The estimated pay range stated represents the typical pay range for this position or similarly employed employees or employees performing substantially similar work. Factors which may be used to determine the actual pay rate may include, but are not limited to, education, training or experience; seniority; merit and work performance; quantity or quality of production; regional differences in compensation; differences in local minimum wages, or ability and effort.
Position's Pay Range
$63,000 - $68,000 annually.
Benefits May Include
- Comprehensive medical, prescriptions, dental and vision plans
- 401(k) plan with a discretionary company match
- Shareholder Purchase and Reinvestment Plan
- Basic life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance premium paid by the company
- Voluntary supplemental life insurance for employees, spouses and dependent children
- Fertility and Family Building Benefits
- Paid Disability benefits
- Paid time off programs
- 11 Company paid holidays per year
- Flexible spending account
- Health savings account (available to High Deductible Health Plan participants only)
- Employee Assistance Program
- Educational Assistance Program
- Voluntary benefits, such as Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Pet Insurance and Accident Insurance
- Title insurance policies and certain escrow services for the employee’s primary personal residence at no charge
- Transportation benefit plan for mass transit, parking and vanpool, in several markets
For California applicants, please click the following link to view our CCPA Applicant Notice
Old Republic Title is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Salary : $63,000 - $68,000