Principal, Health & Welfare Benefits – Any City, MA

Job Summary:

This position reports directly to the Vice President, Total Rewards, and is responsible for design, administration, vendor management, compliance, process improvement, employee engagement and communications with respect to Mercury’s health and welfare benefit programs. The Principal Health & Welfare Benefits also provides periodic support for the Company’s retirement plans and programs, as well as the Company’s employee stock purchase plan, in coordination with other members of the Total Rewards team.

Job Responsibilities:

• Participate in the creation of the design, implementation, administration and communication of health and welfare benefit programs that are valued and understood by our employees.
• Provide comprehensive support to our employees as a subject matter expert with respect to their health and welfare needs, including individual resolution of individual or collective employee benefit issues, vendor engagement on employees’ behalf, and partnership with the Company’s Workforce Solutions team on guidance and procedures to address routine employee inquiries.
• Lead employee benefits projects, including open enrollment, vendor RFPs and transitions, plan design changes, system updates and process improvement efforts with internal and external partners.
• Support the leave of absence process to streamline administration between Total Rewards, the external leave management administrator and HR Business Partner team members.
• Optimize our HRIS system configuration and maintenance procedures to provide an excellent employee experience consistent with plan requirements.
• Automate and audit employee benefit processes, including support for vendor file feeds, interpreting HR policies, and providing practical employee benefits advice.
• Lead our wellness program, fostering a corporate culture of physical and mental well-being, as well as empowering employees to become better healthcare consumers.
• Support health and welfare plan benefit reviews and integrations in connection with mergers and acquisition activities, including transition issues related to legacy benefit plans.
• Provide periodic support on an as-needed basis to other members of the Total Rewards team, particularly with respect to the Company’s retirement plans and programs, as well as the Company’s employee stock purchase plan.
• Coordinate regulatory filings and disclosures with support from outside vendors, including Form 5500s and Summary Annual Reports.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university.
• Typically requires a minimum of eight years of direct experience working with employee health and welfare benefits.
• A deep understanding of federal and state laws, rules and regulations applicable to employee benefit plans.
• Proven experience with RFPs and annual renewals.
• Strong knowledge of the interplay between HRIS systems and employee benefits, including payroll, employee benefits modules and vendor sites.
• The ability to work in a fast-paced and highly dynamic environment juggling multiple priorities.
• A sense of urgency and a strong customer-service approach to our business and function leaders, as well as to our employees.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Executive presence and ability to run webinars to employee population.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Aerospace, defense or manufacturing experience
• CEBS (Certified Employee Benefit Specialist) or equivalent.
• Experience in ADP Vantage as an HRIS System.

“Full-Time Equivalent Annual Salary Range: $85,000 – $178,500 for a Principal / Manager at Remote USA. The disclosed salary range is a general guideline for Mercury team members employed at the job level at the location listed above and does not include overtime for eligible hourly employees.”

“This position requires you to access information that is subject to U.S. export regulations. You may only access such information if you are a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. government.”

Mercury Systems is a technology company that makes the world a safer, more secure place. We push processing power to the tactical edge, making the latest commercial technologies profoundly more accessible for today’s most challenging aerospace and defense missions. From silicon to system scale, Mercury enables customers to accelerate innovation and turn data into decision superiority. Headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts, Mercury employs more than 2,300 people in 24 locations worldwide. To learn more, visit mrcy.com

Our Culture

We are committed to making Mercury a great place to work, no matter where our employees are located. We offer a casual and enjoyable atmosphere that allows employees to learn and grow. We help and care for one another and work as one to achieve results for us and for our customers. We value communication and transparency, and strive to foster two-way dialogue at all levels of the organization. We are committed to lifelong learning, offering comprehensive skills training and tuition reimbursement. Whether you’re just starting out on your career journey or you are an experienced professional, it’s important to us that you feel recognized and rewarded for your contributions.

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Mercury Systems is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, creed, citizenship, disability, protected veteran or marital status.

As an equal opportunity employer, Mercury Systems is committed to a diverse workforce. In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veterans’ Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants that require accommodation in the job Application process may contact the number below for assistance.

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