The Opportunity:

Reporting to the Chief People Officer, the Director of Compensation and Benefits is responsible for managing the compensation and benefit programs, policies and procedures to align with the organization’s goals and competitive practices.  This position is also responsible for ensuring that The Trustees compensation and benefit programs are consistently administered in compliance with internal policies and government regulations.   

Duties/Responsibilities:

Compensation Management

• Manage the development, implementation and administration of compensation programs.

• Monitor the effectiveness of existing compensation practices and recommend changes that are cost-effective and consistent with compensation trends and organization objectives.

• Provide advice to The Trustees leaders on pay decisions, policy interpretations and job evaluations.

• Design creative specific compensation-related programs and incentive plans.

• Develop techniques for compiling, preparing and presenting data.

• Oversee the participation in salary surveys and monitor salary survey data to ensure The Trustees compensation objectives are achieved.

• Ensure compliance with federal, state and local compensation laws and regulations.

• Responsible for annual review process and salary planning.

• Conduct compensation analysis

Benefits Management

• Oversee the daily administration of group benefit plans (medical, dental, vision, life, short-term and long-term disability, FSA, etc.)

• Serve as primary contact for plan vendors and third-party administrators.

• Evaluate and revise internal processes to reduce cost and increase efficiency.

• Ensure compliance with applicable government regulations.  Ensure timeliness and accuracy of required reporting.

• Reconcile, code and submit for payment all benefits-related invoices. 

• Analyze current benefits, evaluating the use, services, coverage, effectiveness, cost, plan experience and competitive trends in benefits programs.

• Perform plan audits.

• Responsible for annual renewal process evaluating and analyzing the renewal as presented by the benefits broker.

• Manage open enrollment planning, communication, and implementation.

• Prepare and file all 5500 reports and schedules.

• Process 401k and 457b elections and track and activate eligibility for employer match, process deferral changes for payroll.

• Approve benefit enrollments.  

• Administer Leaves of Absences, navigating the intersections of FMLA, Short- and Long-Term Disability, Trustees paid time off, Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave