Benefits Program Manager

Location: Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico

At CooperVision, a business unit of CooperCompanies (Nasdaq: COO), we’re driven by a unified purpose of helping people experience life’s beautiful moments. We are connected through our shared values - dedicated, innovative, friendly, partners, and do the right thing. As a leading global manufacturer of contact lenses, we are committed to helping improve the way people see each day. Through our diverse lens portfolio, we tackle the toughest vision challenges – including astigmatism, presbyopia, and childhood myopia. We offer the most complete collection of spherical, toric, and multifocal products available, enabling us to fit 99% of all contact wearers. Learn more at www.coopervision.com

• This position requires full-time onsite work (5 days per week) in Juana Diaz, P.R.

 

Scope: 

This is an individual contributor position with no direct reports. The Benefits Program Manager is responsible for the overall administration of the employee benefits programs for Puerto Rico. Reporting to the Director, Benefits – Americas, this position will support a diverse and multilingual population set in the Americas region. 

 

Job Summary:

The Benefits Program Manager is responsible for maintaining plan records, auditing data, and preparing various reports and analytics related to plan administration and performance. The position requires day to day coordination with external vendors and internal stakeholders to maximize the employee experience, plan performance and compliance. 

 

Essential Functions & Accountabilities:

• Lead and serve as main point of contact for employee benefits programs for Puerto Rico.
• Coordinate the day-to-day administration of Puerto Rico benefits programs, partnering with external vendors and internal stakeholders to ensure compliance with plan provisions, established procedures, and applicable requirements.
• Implement, administer, and communicate benefit programs including, but not limited to medical, dental, vision, life/ad&d, disability, voluntary programs, EAP, retirement plan, and COBRA.
• Work with external vendors and internal stakeholders to maximize the employee experience, plan performance and compliance and strive to continually improve processes.
• Disseminate mandatory notices and lead benefit communications to the organization. 
• Manage all aspects of annual Open Enrollments – including preparing and distribution of communication materials, scheduling of webinars/meetings, updating the bswfit benefits portal, coordination with internal HR Business Partners and assisting with employee questions.
• Work closely with the Director, Benefits – Americas to evaluate existing benefit programs against peer organizations to determine competitiveness, trends, and developments.
• Support merger and acquisition initiatives with leadership, business partners and various stakeholders for a successful integration and transition of benefits. 
• Research and evaluate the company benefits to recommend improvements and new programs which strengthen overall plan design.
• Identify strategies to improve employee communication and education regarding the benefit plan offerings.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

About Us

CooperVision is a global leader in the contact lens industry, dedicated to helping improve the way people see every day. Achieving that goal takes the collaboration of team members with wide-ranging skills; from scientists and researchers, to manufacturing and operations experts, to sales and marketing professionals.

At CooperVision, our effort to improve lives begins with our employees. We are committed to developing people as a key global differentiator and our most important asset. We empower employees to succeed, rewarding great thinking and hard work with competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and with a special focus on wellness. Our commitment to our core values and an employee-centric culture fuel a deeply engaged, high performing organization.

CooperVision employees pride themselves on being proactive, innovative, flexible and friendly. That's a strong reflection of our corporate culture—and part of the reason CooperVision may be a great workplace for you.

Scope: This is an individual contributor position with no direct reports. The Benefits Program Manager is responsible for the overall administration of the employee benefits programs for Puerto Rico. Reporting to the Director, Benefits – Americas - this position will support a diverse and multi-lingual population set in the Americas region.