What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. People Operations Specialist - Benefits - (Remote - US) position at Benefits - (Remote - US) - Mediavine?
Mediavine is seeking an experienced Sr. People Operations Specialist to join our People Operations Team.
About Mediavine
Mediavine is a fast-growing advertising management company representing over 10,000 websites in the food, lifestyle, DIY, and entertainment space. Founded by content creators, for content creators, Mediavine is a Top 20 Comscore property, exclusively reaching over 125 million monthly unique visitors. With best-in-class technology and a commitment to traffic quality and brand safety, we ensure optimal performance for our creators.
Mission & Culture
We are striving to build an inclusive and diverse team of highly talented individuals that reflect the industries we serve and the world we live in. The unique experiences and perspectives of our team members is encouraged and valued. If you are talented, driven, enjoy the pace of a start-up like environment, let’s talk!
Position Title & Overview:
As the Sr. People Operations Specialist (Benefits) you will be the subject matter expert in Mediavine’s total rewards programs, partnering closely with legal on compliance matters. As a member of the People Operations team, you will manage the relationship with our PEO to include evaluating their services and managing any necessary changes. Your deep experience with benefit plan management and employee engagement positions you as a critical resource on the team. Maintaining a sense of community, where diversity and inclusion are cornerstone values, the POPs team strives to offer a best-in-class employee experience to all of our team members. This role will report directly to our Sr. Director, People Operations.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Administer programs including, but not limited to; benefits, leave, perks, wellness, compliance, health and safety
- Ensure the consistent application of employee benefits and perks to ensure both competitive, cost effective and inclusive offerings to attract and retain high performing talent
- Partner with the People Operations Leadership team to align total rewards strategies with broader business objectives, short and long term projects, and organizational culture
- Manage relationship with our current PEO, ensuring maximum benefit from the relationship and recommending changes when necessary
- Manage Mediavine’s PEO portal; to include team member education and engagement
- Lead annual open enrollment to include communication and team member education
- Administer all aspects of employee leave programs; ensure compliance with legal requirements, company policies, and timely processing and communication of leave requests
- Manage a competitive 401k plan, which includes Plan Administrator duties, as well as all ongoing ERISA compliance, reporting and filing requirements
- Serve as leave administrator both in establishing, maintaining or revising programs and providing direct support to team members
- Ensure compliance across all rewards programs with local, state and federal regulations including periodic review of plan documents, auditing, preparing required compliance reporting, and disseminating required notices
- Remain informed on new, existing and changing or proposed labor & employment laws, rules and regulations partnering closely with legal when changes require workforce implementation
- Administer accommodations as required by the ADA, maintaining necessary compliance and team member support
- Development of communications to ensure that leaders and team members remain informed on matters related to total rewards and compliance
- Partner with POPs leadership in the continuous improvement of onboarding and offboarding
- Contribute to the development, documentation and improvement of processes and procedures within the POPs department with the shared goal of providing best in class programs and services to our team members
- Collaborate with team members to promote engagement opportunities; embracing a high touch approach that supports a positive and engaging employee experience
- Develop and deliver communication materials and presentations to educate employees about total rewards programs and updates
- Available to travel to on-site locations for team retreats and the annual all hands events approximately 20% of the time