Provides strategic leadership and oversight for the company's employee benefits programs. This role involves setting the vision for benefits strategies, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives, and driving continuous improvement in benefits administration. Ensures the benefits strategy is implemented, outcomes meet current and future business needs, is established within budget and complies with all relevant regulations, laws and employment standards. Partners with leadership to develop and implement benefit program strategies appropriate for the organization and consistent with the organization’s overall reward strategy.

• Health & Welfare Benefit Plans
  
  1. Leads the development, and implementation of all new and existing benefit plan strategies, programs, policies and procedures, in order to be responsive to the Company’s strategic goals and competitive practices.
  3. Ensures compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements.
• Employee Education and Engagement
  
  1. Leads the development and communication strategies to ensure employees are knowledgeable of our benefits plans.
  2. Leads the creation of content to improve awareness and utilization.
  3. Works within the Human Resource and Total Rewards strategies to ensure broad focus on the value of employment with PCH.
• Vendor Management
  
  1. Responsible for the effective management and relationship of all employee benefit plan vendors via direct contact and subordinate direction.
  2. Maintains regular vendor meeting cadence for the administration and oversight of vendor deliverable.
  3. Holds vendors accountable for consistently high standards of performance, fair and appropriate contract terms and competitive fee structures.
• Leadership
  
  1. Develops goals and objectives for staff consistent with department goals. Supports and guides Benefit team employee(s) on issues related to their areas.
  2. Provides appropriate development opportunities to ensure staff is competent and continually improving their performance.
  3. Communicates expectations, provides ongoing coaching/feedback, objectively assess employee performance and provide appropriate rewards and recognition.
• Cross Functional Projects
  
  1. Provides leadership in the management of cross-functional projects.
  2. Facilitates teamwork and cooperation among staff.
  3. Works in a consultative role with leadership, HR Divisional Directors, Talent Acquisition, and other HR team members on complex issues related to benefit programs, reorganizations, legal/regulatory changes, and benefit policies.
• Manages and maintains confidential employee and benefit plan information and data without exception.
  
• Performs miscellaneous job related duties as requested.
  

To advance hope, healing and the best healthcare for children and their families

Phoenix Children's will be the leading pediatric health system in the Southwest, nationally recognized for exceptional care, innovative research and advanced medical education.

We realize this vision by:

• Offering the most comprehensive care across ages, communities and specialties
• Investing in innovative research, including emerging treatments, tools and technologies
• Advancing education and training to shape the next generation of clinical leaders
• Advocating for the health and well-being of children and families

• We place children and families at the center of all we do
• We deliver exceptional care, every day and in every way
• We collaborate with colleagues, partners and communities to amplify our impact
• We set the standards of pediatric healthcare today, and innovate for the future
• We are accountable for making the highest quality care accessible and affordable