HRIS & Total Rewards Specialist

Flock Freight is a FreightTech company that uses patented technology to move freight more efficiently, reliably, and sustainably. The company’s guaranteed terminal-free truckload service, FlockDirect, finds the best options to pool freight among billions of possible combinations, optimizing routes while finding and filling trucks’ empty spaces. Shipments stay safe in a single truck, driven by a single driver, all the way to their destination allowing shippers to only pay for the space they need and enabling carriers to earn more from every linear foot of capacity — all while slashing carbon emissions by up to 40% compared to traditional shipping methods.

Flock Freight has been a Certified B Corp since 2020, meeting high social, environmental, transparency, and accountability standards to all of our stakeholders.

Job Summary

Reporting to the Manager, Total Rewards & HRIS, the Total Rewards Specialist will play a crucial role in support for a variety of tasks that help foster an incredible employee experience.

Responsibilities

Benefits Role & Responsibilities

• Support Manager with the administration of Flock Health & Wellness Programs including, but not limited to Open Enrollment tasks, benefit auditing, review of file feed issues, and working with vendors , including brokers and benefit plan administrators, assisting employees to help resolve benefit-related concerns.
• Respond to employee questions and inquiries in Flock benefits gmail account and in Slack that requires knowledge of plan provisions, benefit enrollments, status changes and other general inquiries.
• Develop clear and engaging communications regarding benefits programs and updates.
• Assist with People Team events including but not limited to, engagement activities and campaigns around benefits.
• Monitor COBRA data and ensure it is accurate and up to date in the vendor database (Navia).
• Assist Manager to coach other team members on Benefit related activities.
  
  

Leave of Absence

• Assist with leave of absence, including FMLA, military leave, and personal leave. Duties include the administration and support of leave of absence management and enrollment, leave and payment tracking, payroll preparation, vendor billing.
• Assist Manager to coach other team members on Leave related activities.
  
  

HRIS Role & Responsibilities

• Ensure the accuracy and integrity of employee data in UKG.
• Provide support, troubleshooting, and guidance within our UKG for employees, both current and former, and members of management.
• Support process improvement initiatives for Flock’s HRIS
• Generate and analyze reports related to compensation, benefits, and compliance.
  
  

Compensation Role & Responsibilities

• Maintain and administer compensation processes in UKG, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Provide support for compensation-related reporting and compliance activities, including EEO-1 data reporting.
• Contribute to external Benchmarking and Design of Competitive Pay Structures.
• Support effective tracking of costs of Total Rewards per employee.
  
  

Other Responsibilities

• Answer routine questions and inquiries in peopleops gmail account that require knowledge of established departmental procedures and familiarity with operations and programs within the People Team
• Assisting team with employee onboarding experience process from pre-employment to the first week and beyond in UKG
• Assisting team in responding to all Verification of Employment
• Assisting team to monitor background checks
• Assist with processing of terminations in UKG and paperwork attached to the termination process
• Review existing processes to identify opportunities for improvements; Define obstacles and look at root cause challenges to recommend process and procedure improvements to Manager
• Provide HR support on special projects such as All-hands decks and data entry tasks
• Be a team player! You will contribute to other projects as needed across multiple teams and organizations.
  
  

Qualifications

• A passion for creating a fun and engaging employee experience
• 3 years experience in employee benefits administration, with a strong understanding of benefits regulations and compliance
• Minimum 2 year experience working in UKG
• Minimum 1 year of experience with Leave Administration
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret data to make informed decisions
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact effectively with all levels of employees and third-party vendors
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities, meet deadlines, and work independently with minimal supervision
• Advanced Excel/Google Sheets skills
• #All-In and a positive attitude!
• SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) or Professional in Human Resource Certificate (PHR- HRCI) is a plus
  
  

Life & Benefits of the Flock:

• Hybrid Work Model: As an organization we value in-office collaboration, working cross-functionally, and winning together. Through scheduled in-office and work from home days, we are able to work more efficiently and collaboratively.
• 401(k) Employer Match: We know Flock may just be a stepping stone in your epic journey, but we want to be sure you’re setting your future self up for success! For that reason, we provide a 401(k) plan that offers a 4% employer match.
• Medical, Dental & Vision: Generous coverage for employees and dependents. Both HMO and PPO options provided.
  
  

Our promise to you:

Flock Freight is committed to creating an environment that’s fair and inclusive. We fill our open positions based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. We value the skills of people from all backgrounds and are proud to hire, promote, and retain talent from a diverse candidate pool. Diverse perspectives are central to innovation at Flock Freight and make our team better. We're interested in your inherent abilities, not just the skills you bring from your last role - if you think you have what it takes to succeed in the role but don't check every box, please still get in touch. We'd love to start a conversation with you.

Flock Freight has zero tolerance for behavior that negatively impacts marginalized groups, including women, people of color, veterans, immigrants, people with disabilities, and members of the LGBTQIA community. We invite people of all identities to join the Flock!