Benefits Analyst (Remote - PST)

Type of Role: 12-month contract
Target Start Date: Mid-May (ideally before Memorial Day)
Work Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM (1-hour lunch)
Location: Remote (U.S.) with preference for Pacific Time and Bay Area
Compensation: $43 to $50 hourly depending on experience.

We are seeking a benefits analyst (12-month contractor) to join our client's North America People Operations team, where they will assist in designing, managing, and scaling a top-notch benefits experience for our employees.

This contractor role will play a key part in ensuring the effective administration, communication, and compliance of employee benefits, leaves of absence, medical accommodations, workers’ compensation, and wellness initiatives in North America. This role will also help lead key initiatives like our commuter benefits rollout, self-insured medical transition, Mental Health Awareness Month, 401(k) audit, benefits benchmarking, open enrollment, and benefits harmonization across Employer of Record (EOR) countries.

You thrive in a fast-moving, growth-oriented environment, and you’re energized by learning new systems, solving problems, and improving processes that make a real difference in people’s lives—balancing compliance, creativity, and care for employees across different jurisdictions.

Responsibilities

Operational Excellence & Analysis

• Manage day-to-day administration of benefits programs, including health, retirement, wellness, and ancillary programs.

• Provide excellent services and support to employees, answering questions, identifying trends, proactively sending out communications, and resolving complex benefit problems and escalations.

• Support open enrollment and vendor renewals, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and great employee experiences.

• Partner with brokers, vendors, and internal stakeholders to streamline benefits delivery and communication.

• Support regular audits (401(k), data quality, and compliance) and benefit benchmarking efforts.

• Analyze data and feedback to inform program improvements, vendor renewals, and cost optimizations.

• Review and reconcile benefits vendor invoices.

Key Projects & Implementation

• Support the evaluation, transition and implementation of a self-insured medical plan in the U.S., working closely with our broker and finance teams.

• Drive the rollout of commuter benefits, including vendor onboarding, system setup, and employee communication.

• Map and align benefits for our Employer of Record (EOR) countries, such as Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico—ensuring consistency and compliance while maintaining local relevance.

• Partner with cross-functional teams on M&A benefit integration, including due diligence, harmonization, and onboarding support.

Data, Analysis & Continuous Improvement

• Analyze benefits data to identify trends, recommend optimizations,  inform renewals, and evaluate the investment value of new and existing programs.

• Contribute to reporting, cost modeling, and insights that improve employee experience and financial sustainability.

• Monitor new and emerging benefits legislation, ensuring compliance and applying judgment to benefits governance.

• Document processes and recommend improvements to streamline benefits administration.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with the  Benefits & Global Mobility Lead to scale sustainable, equitable, and globally aligned benefit offerings.

• Collaborate closely with People Ops, Finance, Legal, and Compensation on strategic benefits planning.

• Partner with Payroll to ensure accurate deductions, leave pay coordination, and vendor payments.

• Create clear, engaging employee communications and resources (FAQs, guides, dashboards) to help employees navigate benefits confidently.

Experience 

• 4–6 years of in-house experience in benefits administration, ideally across multiple regions (U.S., Canada, and LATAM).

• Strong understanding of U.S. benefits (self-insured medical, dental, vision, commuter, 401(k), life, disability) and related compliance requirements.

• Ability to reconcile payroll deductions, invoices, and benefits enrollment files.

• Familiarity with Canada, and/or Employer of Record (EOR) programs in countries like Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, and Canada.

• Experience working with Workday.

• Tech-savvy and systems-minded: familiarity with tools like Grammarly, Coda, Superhuman, or other modern AI productivity tools is a plus.

• Proven experience project managing complex benefits programs from vendor rollouts to renewals and audits with an eye for detail and timelines.

• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.

• Hands-on experience supporting global or high-growth tech organizations is a plus.

• Data-driven mindset: comfortable with Excel/Sheets/table analysis, cost modeling,  reporting dashboards, and making data-driven decisions

Technology & Tools

• Workday (core system)

• Excel / Google Sheets for data analysis and reporting

• Familiarity with modern productivity tools (e.g., Grammarly, Coda, Superhuman) is a plus but not required

At Premier Talent Partners, we are a people-centered recruitment firm with a strong focus on skills-based hiring. We specialize in placing individuals in roles ranging from entry-level to VP level across various fields, including customer success, sales & marketing, finance & accounting, administration, HR, operations, and technology. Our expertise spans contract/temporary, temporary-to-permanent, permanent, and employer-of-record services, and we are committed to equitable & inclusive hiring practices on a national scale.

Benefit offerings and eligibility are based on employment status and applicable plan terms.

If you have an interest in exploring other positions similar to this one, please note that compensation ranges and benefits offerings may vary by role and assignment.

We do consider applications from qualified candidates with prior arrests and conviction records, in accordance with applicable regulations.

Work authorization: At this time, we are unable to offer employment sponsorship.