HR Benefits Manager

Our Benefits Manager plans, directs, and coordinates our health and welfare benefits, retirement plan, workers’ compensation insurance, leave management program, and ADA process.

Thompson Hospitality is a prominent restaurant, food service and facilities management company in the United States. Founded in 1992 by Warren M. Thompson, the company has its headquarters in Reston, Virginia. It initially started as a food service provider and has since expanded its services to include facilities management and support services for various industries, including education, corporate, healthcare, and more.

The corporate office in Reston, Virginia, it serves as the central hub for Thompson Hospitality's administrative and support functions. This centralized location facilitates streamlined communication, coordination, and management across the various segments of the business, including restaurants, food services, facilities management, and other support services.

Competitive Benefits: 

• Health/Dental/Vision 
• Paid Time Off 
• 401(k), matched up to 4% 
• Short and Long Term Disability 
• Tuition Reimbursement 

• Employee Referral Program 
• Pet Insurance 
• Discounts: Hotels, Travel, Tickets, Restaurants 
• Employees and their relatives are eligible for a discounted meal plan at any of our HBCU client locations while they are attending school 

• Responsible for the administration of various company-sponsored benefit programs with an emphasis on offering competitive benefits to attract and retain talent while limiting company and employee costs. Benefits include:

1. Medical, dental, and vision insurance plans (medical plan is self-insured)
2. Health spending accounts, flexible spending accounts (health and childcare)
3. Life insurance and disability plans
4. 401(k) retirement plan
5. Tuition reimbursement
6. Employee assistance program
7. 592 college savings plan
8. Legal services and pet insurance
9. Paid time off

• Research, select, and implement all employee benefit plans
• Ensure legal compliance with employee benefit programs including reporting, disclosures, and audits
• Oversee workers’ compensation program
• Orchestrate multiple paid time off plans
• Manage all leaves of absence and accommodation requests
• Responsible for maintenance of Benefits Admin software
• Oversee payment and reconciliation of all benefits accounts 
• Provide education and training for various benefits including New Hire Orientation, Open Enrollment, and other periodic events. 
• Supervise a three-person team for efficient administration and highly effective customer service

• A bachelor's degree and five (5) years of relevant experience with 2 years of supervisor experience
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with employees at all levels and outside parties
• Dexterity managing a team in a fast-paced, high-volume, constantly changing environment
• Knowledge of federal & state regulations pertaining to benefits and design.
• Mathematical aptitude and analysis skills.
• Exceptional organizational skills with strong attention to detail, follow-up, and problem resolution.

Who We Are: 

Thompson Hospitality is the nation’s largest minority-owned food and facilities management company. Our services include hospitality, full dining and quick service restaurants, campus dining, diversity consultation, facility operations and maintenance management.  We are a family-run organization with more than thirty years providing services built on our core mission to provide a positive experience to every relationship we are involved in: one guest, one client, one team member at a time.  As a fast growing company, we have a growth plan to more than double in size over the next three years.  We are looking for team members who are interested in developing their careers to the next level while joining our team of over 4,000 employees, serving clients in over 40 states to include more than 1.9 million guests each year. Thompson Hospitality focuses on three core areas in everything we do: 

• Purpose 

• Give back to our communities 
• Celebrate diversity 

• People 

• Do the right thing 
• Treat people the way you want to be treated 
• Always do your best 
• Be accountable for our actions 

• Performance 

• • Serve the highest quality food 
  • Provide world-class service 
  • Maintain flexibility to better serve our clients 

We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. 

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.