Company Overview
Metrea is a defense company dedicated to translating commercial innovation into solutions for the hardest problems in national security. With deep mission expertise, Metrea focuses on delivering effects-as-a-service across Aerospace, Electromagnetic & Cyber, Digital & Synthetic domains via its capability groups. Metrea also consists of six support groups (Operations, People, Finance, Legal, Strategy and Solutions) that guide the development of specific capabilities that Metrea's files (product, projects, programs etc) leverage to achieve their targets.
Metrea Management is our global shared service providing support for the Capability Units (CU) in areas such as People, Finance, Legal, Strategy and Information Technology.
Position Summary
The Benefits Manager will oversee and manage the global benefits program for the company, ensuring that employee benefits offerings are competitive, compliant, and aligned with the company’s goals and objectives. This role will involve the administration of health, wellness, retirement, and other benefits programs, with a focus on employee experience, regulatory compliance, and cost optimization. The Benefits Manager will also collaborate with internal stakeholders and external vendors to continuously improve benefits offerings and drive strategic initiatives that support the company’s global workforce.
Role and Responsibilities
- Manage and oversee the company’s global benefits programs, ensuring alignment with local laws, regulations, and market standards. Develop strategies to deliver cost-effective and impactful benefits solutions across various regions.
- Ensure that all benefits offerings comply with local, state, and international regulatory requirements, including tax laws, ERISA, HIPAA, and any other applicable regulations. Keep up to date with changes in global benefits regulations and adjust the company’s offerings as needed.
- Manage relationships with benefits vendors, brokers, and third-party administrators. Negotiate contracts, monitor service level agreements (SLAs), and ensure the efficient delivery of benefits services to employees. Evaluate vendor performance and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Develop and implement a global benefits strategy, considering employee needs, market trends, and cost management. Work closely with senior leadership to align benefits offerings with the company’s overall strategic goals.
- Oversee the communication of benefits programs to employees, ensuring that they understand and appreciate the offerings available to them. Develop communication materials, presentations, and resources that clearly articulate the value of the benefits package.
- Lead the annual benefits enrollment process globally, including ensuring timely and accurate processing of enrollments, changes, and terminations. Provide ongoing support to employees regarding their benefits and ensure smooth day-to-day administration.
- Analyze benefits data, including utilization, cost trends, and employee feedback, to assess the effectiveness of the current benefits programs. Provide insights and recommendations to senior management for continuous program improvement.
- Lead the development and implementation of employee well-being and wellness programs, focusing on health, work-life balance, and overall employee engagement. Promote wellness initiatives and monitor their effectiveness across regions.
- Conduct regular benchmarking of global benefits programs to ensure competitiveness and compliance with market trends. Adjust the benefits offering as necessary to attract and retain top talent.
- Partner with other People Team functions, including Compensation, People Business Partners, and Talent Acquisition, to ensure the alignment of benefits programs with other total rewards offerings. Collaborate with the payroll team to ensure seamless integration of benefits into the payroll system.
- Builds a culture of continuous improvement within the team that aligns to the Metrea Firmware.
Skills and Experience
- Minimum 5 years of experience managing benefits programs in a global, multi-country environment.
- CEBS, PHS, or SPHR preferred
- Excellent problem solving skills with a demonstrated ability to identify problems and systematically gather data, identify root cause and address data integrity issues as needed
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strong Excel skills
- Desire to innovate and improve processes with through automation and workflow management
- Able to work effectively in a time sensitive environment, prioritize, and manage time efficiently
- Ability to collaborate effectively across internal and external teams
Our Culture
Metrea’s single core value, “rooted in humility,” is supported by four key attributes: entrepreneurial, systematic, discerning, and over-deliver. These attributes, combined, form our Teammate Firmware, our culture. We explore these attributes during the hiring process when we grow our teams and continually support the growth of our culture. We are a hyper-collaborative, dynamically hierarchical organization united by a passion for what we do, how we do it, who we do it with, and who we do it for.
AAP/EEO Statement
Metrea Special Management LLC (MAM) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
