JANE PERINGER

• Develop and implement global employee benefits programs enhancing overall employee satisfaction and retention in the US, APAC, LATAM and North America regions for 10,000+ team members
• Manage self-insured US health plans with a $65M annual plan spend
• Lead cross-functional teams to streamline benefits enrollment processes, improving efficiency and accuracy
• Lead and implement multiple RFP vendor changes to source better pricing, delivery and performance guarantees
• Oversee plan administration and compliance for medical/rx, dental, vision, life and AD&D, spending accounts (FSA/HRA/HSA), hospital indemnity, accident, and critical illness voluntary plans
• Analyze benefit trends and costs, providing strategic recommendations to senior management for annual reviews and budget optimization
• Collaborate with external vendors to negotiate benefit packages, ensuring competitive offerings for employees.
• Manage employee communications regarding benefits changes, fostering transparency and understanding of new changes and options available
• Develop training resources for HR staff on benefits administration policies and compliance requirements.
• Spearhead initiatives to promote health and wellness programs, contributing to a healthier workplace culture
• Evaluate current benefit plans against industry benchmarks, driving improvements that align with organizational goals
• Conduct regular audits of benefit plans to identify discrepancies and maintain accuracy in records
• Manage relationships with external vendors such as insurers, claims administrators and brokers, fostering strong partnerships in support of company objectives
• Ensured compliance with all federal, state, and local regulations governing employee benefits and retirement programs
• Improve benefits communication, resulting in increased employee understanding and participation
• Develop and execute annual open enrollment events, ensuring timely updates to employee benefits elections

• Hands on benefits administration for a multi-national PEO (800+ clients, with 8,000+ lives)
• Coordination of eligibility and contributions for 300+ client benefit plans and 22 internal benefit plan offerings
• Plan Sponsor and fiduciary of self-funded and fully insured health and welfare plans
• Oversee administration of medical, dental, vision, basic group life & AD&D, supplemental life, FSA, HRA, accident, hospital indemnity, STD and LTD plans, voluntary ancillary plans and services including EAP, wellness programs, critical illness, cancer
• Manage Retirement plan - Plan Trustee, overseeing 401(k) plan with safe harbor and matching contributions
• Vendor/carrier/broker management, prepare annual renewals analysis and proposals, COBRA administration, new hire and annual open enrollments, qualifying life events, non-discrimination testing, maintaining plan documents, Form 5500, other required filings and special required notices
• Provide compliance and subject matter expertise regarding federal and state laws governing health & welfare plans, regulatory mandates under ERISA, IRC Section 125 Cafeteria plans, FMLA, state paid leaves, HIPAA (both as a Covered Entity and Business Associate), HITECH, GINA, S-CHIP, USERRA, ADAA, and the Affordable Care Act (ACA)

• Oversee overall Total Rewards experience for a non-profit organization of team leaders, Nurses, LPNs, CNAs and service associates across 7 key locations within the state of Iowa
• Manage and deliver health and welfare benefits plans, executive programs, 401(k), 457(b), safe harbor administration and cross-testing, and wellness programs
• Administer annual open enrollment, new hire enrollment, billing reconciliations, vendor relationships, compensation annual salary surveys, voluntary programs
• Provide compliance and subject matter expertise regarding federal and state laws governing health and welfare plans including FMLA, Section 125 plans, ERISA, HIPAA, HITECH, COBRA, GINA, SCHIP, USERRA, ADAA, and the Affordable Care Act
• Developed a total rewards program including online discounts, incentive programs, and well time away to complement the company's wellness program and company strategy

• Manage and engage staff overseeing the Health and Welfare benefit administration to 8,700 Associates (17,000 members)
• Corporate support to field human resources representatives located within the DST enterprise including 16 affiliate companies worldwide on DST benefit plans
• Maintain benefit carrier and broker relationships, with annual design review and benefit plan renewals

Responsibilities

• Provide corporate benefits administration and total rewards programs across Sprint companies; during tenure - 83,000 employees, 33 local union contracts
• Provide strategic and administrative direction and oversight to 25 exempt/non-exempt; and 2 supervisors
• Manage annual benefits budget of 1.2 million
• Manage Benefit Services Call Center - team of 27
• Disability Management Group - Centralized/Managed 2,400 cases per month
• Defined Benefit Pension 403(b) & Defined Contribution 401(k) - Manager/Administrator
• TRASOP/ESPP/COBRA/Voluntary benefits
• Project leader of key projects including:
• Centralize and close 4 U.S. regional benefit departments into one seamless benefits call center (union & non-union)
• Centralize COBRA administration (in-house)
• Centralize Disability Management Group (in-house)
• Negotiate/bring 7 local union contracts into preferred cafeteria benefits offerings