Section Manager, Benefits

Company: General Dynamics Corporation
Location: New York
Posted on: April 2, 2025

Job Description:

Job Description

• Manage an experienced benefits team that is responsible for health, welfare, retirement and leave management.
• Manage day-to-day operations of high-volume benefits department including administration, walk-in services and call center.
• Manage vendors (health, retirement, and leave management) in order to maximize benefit value to BIW and its employees.
• Review and interpret health care data to assist in decisions related to vendor management.
• Oversee the communications to employees related to benefits (timeline, content development, effective messaging and delivery).
• Represent benefits in union negotiations, including but not limited to, document preparation, responding to union requests for information and serving as benefits liaison at negotiations.
• Collaborate on benefits suite offerings with union leadership to promote quality and cost awareness, education, and consumerism.Required/Preferred Education/Training
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Human Resources, Economics, or a health care field is required.Required/Preferred Experience
    • Five (5) years of related human resources experience required.
    • Three to five (3-5) years of benefits administration experience in health, welfare, retirement, and leave management is required, preferably in a manufacturing setting.
    • Three (3) years of experience in a supervisory role with direct reports is required.
    • Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required, as well as the ability to interact in a positive and approachable manner with all levels of personnel.
    • Ability to analyze and develop creative solutions to a wide variety of employee health and welfare issues.
    • Must be self-motivated, detail-oriented and effective in leading a team.
    • Strong organizational and time management skills are required.
    • Effective project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects, ensure team meets project requirements and deliverables while meeting deadlines throughout the scope of the project are required.
    • Fully knowledgeable about HIPAA and other confidentiality laws regulating healthcare data is required.
    • Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office tools is required.
    • Flexibility to adjust work tasks and work schedule as needed to accomplish objectives is required.
    • Must be able to work onsite in order to effectively manage a team.
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