COMPANY:

At Brightline, we believe in creating meaningful connections through exceptional experiences. We’re creating a brighter way to get there by making travel more convenient, more sustainable, and more hospitable every day. If you’re optimistic, forward-thinking, and interested in shaping the future of travel with us, we’d love to hear from you.
Your Purpose
As the Benefits Specialist you will be responsible for owning the benefits administration process including designing and administering the company’s benefits programs, annual compliance reporting across your areas of responsibility, and administration of leaves of absence for a team of roughly 600+ Brightline Teammates.
Reporting to the Senior Director of People Operations, you will play a crucial role in creating an accurate, accessible and user-friendly experience for Teammates. A successful candidate will be detail-oriented, highly organized, and possess strong communication skills.
If you’re a people-person looking for a role where you’ll be empowered to own your zone, inspired to learn, and have the confidence to bounce back, this is the perfect team for you!

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

A minimum of 3-5 years of benefit administration in a corporate environment
Past experience evaluating market data to ensure our benefits programs remain competitive
Proven experience in administering benefits in HRIS programs (Dayforce preferred)
Must have change management experience
Significant experience with ERISA, HIPAA, COBRA, and emerging regulatory issues
Advanced MS Excel skills, such as VLOOKUP, pivot tables, conditional formatting, advanced charting, data validation and manipulation, etc.
Knowledge Skills & Abilities
Possesses an employee customer-centric and problem-solving mindset
Strong written and oral communication skills; ability to communicate effectively and tactfully with all levels
Ability to work cross-functionally, especially with HR team, payroll, legal and finance
Ability to work onsite in our Downtown Miami location in a hybrid capacity (3 days per week onsite).
Well versed in MS Office Suite
Understanding of federal and state laws and regulations, including FLSA, Sec 125, ERISA, HIPAA, COBRA, FMLA, FLSA, ADA, etc.
Self-starter and influencer who can easily flex and pivot when priorities change

Benefits Administration:  Responsible for the communication, implementation, and administration of benefits programs including health, wellness, and 401k administration (familiarity with Railroad Retirement a plus) across multiple US geographies; leverage market data to ensure program recommendations are competitive; maintain, update and enhance the HRIS benefits module, including integrations, as appropriate.
Compliance:  Responsible for ensuring processes and reporting procedures meet all company, state, and federal regulations across payroll, benefits, and leave administration including but not limited to ERISA, COBRA, FMLA/ADA/USERRA 5500s, and Health Care Reform.
Leave Administration:  Oversee the administration of all leave-of-absence requests, ensuring processes are streamlined and optimized for an empathetic Teammate experience including STD, LTD, state-driven disability laws, FMLA/ADA/USERRA.
Wellness Program Management: Responsible for development, execution and management of the wellness program. This includes creating experiences that align with our strategy, enhance the Teammate experience and educate Teammates.
Monitor and review all Brightline communication channels, including our company intranet, bConnected, during work hours to ensure all company and department communications and notifications are promptly reviewed.
Please note that this Job Description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the Teammate for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time, with or without notice.
Experience & Qualifications