The Benefits Manager will be a strategic partner in designing, developing, implementing, and communicating benefit programs.  This role requires collaboration with HR and management to address benefits challenges related to attracting, motivating, and retaining talent.  Responsibilities include maintaining knowledge of relevant laws (FMLA, ADA, etc.), auditing payroll, designing new hire orientation content, communicating benefit programs, validating program effectiveness, managing retirement benefits and 401K plans, partnering with third-party administrators, managing vendor relationships, overseeing leave of absence processes, implementing wellness initiatives, ensuring compliance, and leading additional projects. The ideal candidate will have experience in benefits administration, vendor management, and designing innovative benefit models.

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<div data-automation-id="jobPostingDescription" class="css-vkdnig"><h2>Scientific Games:</h2><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left"><span>Scientific Games is the global leader in lottery games, sports betting and technology, and the partner of choice for government lotteries. From cutting-edge backend systems to exciting entertainment experiences and trailblazing retail and digital solutions, we elevate play every day. We push game designs to the next level and are pioneers in data analytics and iLottery. Built on a foundation of trusted partnerships, Scientific Games combines relentless innovation, legendary performance, and unwavering security to responsibly propel the global lottery industry ever forward.</span></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><h2><b><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Position Summary</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></h2><h3><b>Job Description Summary</b></h3><p>The Benefits Manager will be an experienced leader and serve as a strategic partner to design, develop, implement and communicate benefit programs. &nbsp;</p><p>Assists Vice President, Total Rewards to achieve business priorities to ensure benefits programs align with the goals of the company and support a high-performance culture by rewarding and attracting top talent. This role will remain current on Industry trends, best practices and compliance and drive operational excellence and innovation in all areas of responsibility.</p><h3></h3><h3>Job Functions:</h3><ul><li>Collaborate and partner with HR and members of management to understand the challenges related to benefits in attracting, motivating, and retaining high quality, diverse talent.</li><li>Maintains knowledge and continuing education of all applicable benefits, leave/accommodation laws including the FMLA, ADA, and the state and local laws.</li><li>Audit payroll system on a bi-weekly basis to ensure accuracy of benefit deductions.</li><li>Design content for new hire orientation and training for leave of absence and benefit programs.</li><li>Communicate benefit programs, plan changes, new hire orientation, and open enrollment, including in-person and virtual presentations.</li><li>Validate the effectiveness of benefit programs, ensuring market competitiveness and business objectives are achieved.</li><li>Participate in the design, development, implementation, communication, and administration of all benefits and leave of absence programs.</li><li>Manage retirement benefits, Long Term Incentive Plans and 401K plan programs.</li><li>Partner with third-party administrators to ensure the processing of all benefit transactions are accurate, compliant and meets our customer service expectations.</li><li>Manager Vendor relationships to ensure all vendors are performing according to their Performance Agreements.</li><li>Manage Leave of Absence process and communications in conjunction with our 3rd party administration, in addition to managing a Leave of Absence / Benefits Specialist.</li><li>Communication and implementation of wellness and health education initiatives.</li><li>Ensure compliance with State and Federal laws and other legal requirements.&nbsp;</li><li>Remain current on industry trends, best practices, and compliance.</li><li>Lead additional projects as requested, including research, planning, implementation and cost/benefit analysis.</li></ul><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><h2><b>Qualifications</b></h2><p>Position <span style="word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word; display: inline; text-decoration: inherit; hyphens: auto; -webkit-hyphens:auto; -ms-hyphens: auto; -moz-hyphens: auto;">Requirements/Qualifications:</span></p><ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in business, Human Resources or related field required.</li><li>Five or more (5+) years’ experience with proven leadership work in and benefits administration and vendor management</li><li>In depth expertise designing innovative benefits models across different employee segments.</li><li>Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word)</li><li>Knowledge of Human Resource Management software (Workday) or other HCM system</li></ul><p></p><p>Skills/Abilities:</p><ul><li>Ability to evaluate, design and recommend benefit programs based on market assessment and business strategy.</li><li>Excellent strategic, analytical and financial skills.</li><li>A business-wide thinker, with a lens on how decisions made within one site or unit may affect others across the business.</li><li>Driven self-starter with a strong attention to detail.</li><li>Ability to operate independently as well as in a team environment.</li><li>Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to comfortably handle difficult conversations.</li><li>Ability to establish strong partnerships with internal customers and external vendors to ensure a high level of customer service and relationship building.</li></ul><p></p><h3>Physical Requirements</h3><h3>The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, bend, use hands, operate a computer, and have specific vision abilities to include close and distance vision, and ability to adjust focus working with computer and business equipment.</h3><h3><br><b>Work Conditions</b></h3><h3>Scientific Games, LLC and its affiliates (collectively, “SG”) are engaged in highly regulated gaming and lottery <span style="word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word; display: inline; text-decoration: inherit; hyphens: auto; -webkit-hyphens:auto; -ms-hyphens: auto; -moz-hyphens: auto;">businesses.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span> As a result, certain SG employees may, among other things, be required to obtain a gaming or other license(s), undergo background investigations or security checks, or meet certain standards dictated by law, regulation or <span style="word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word; display: inline; text-decoration: inherit; hyphens: auto; -webkit-hyphens:auto; -ms-hyphens: auto; -moz-hyphens: auto;">contracts.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span> In order to ensure SG complies with its regulatory and contractual commitments, as a condition to hiring and continuing to employ its employees, SG requires all of its employees to meet those requirements that are necessary to fulfill their individual roles. &nbsp;As a prerequisite to employment with SG (to the extent permitted by law), you shall be asked to consent to SG conducting a due diligence/background investigation on you.<br><br>This job description should not be interpreted as all-inclusive; it is intended to identify major responsibilities and requirements of the job. The employee in this position may be requested to perform other job-related tasks and responsibilities than those stated above.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;</h3><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left"><span>SG is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants due to race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. If you’d like more information about your equal employment opportunity rights as an applicant under the law, please click here for </span><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/migrated_files/employers/poster_screen_reader_optimized.pdf">EEOC Poster</a><span>.</span></p></div>

Benefits Manager