As a Project Manager in Benefits Administration, you will have the opportunity to lead strategic and benefits-critical projects that improve efficiency and provide an even better employee benefits experience in support of our Retirement, Group Benefits and Stockholder Services departments. You will lead project teams and collaborate with various levels of management to ensure project success. This includes obtaining business and project objectives, goals, and priorities, providing direction to project teams to meet project objectives to drive projects to completion, building communication strategies, creating, and maintaining project plans, budgets, deliverables, milestones and driving outcomes.
Responsibilities include: Provide leadership and direction to project teams, prepare for and conduct team meetings, identify project deliverables, and plan and assign tasks, Monitor and ensure project deliverables are met within established time frames, evaluate project risks, and provide status updates, Conduct research and interpret regulations promulgated by the Internal Revenue Service, Department of Labor, and any other applicable regulatory authority to develop recommendations for decision-makers related to the implications of proposed or new legislation or regulations that affect our benefit plans, Analyze costs and create project budgets, Develop requirements and create recommendations, Plan for and coordinate the development of communications to our associates and their family members, Provide relevant and proper technical expertise to teams, gather, analyze, and validate data from various sources, develop communications, workflows, and requirements, and Continuously reinforce and perpetuate the Publix culture, deliver legendary customer service to customers and team members, and perform position responsibilities with the highest level of integrity.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in business administration or related field, or equivalent experience 4-years of corporate environment experience 3-years of project management experience Intermediate experience in Word, Excel Basic experience in Power Point, Access Ability to work overnight and extended hours Three or more years management-level experience The ability to interpret and apply legal regulations Commitment to Publix and our mission
Preferred Qualifications
Four-year degree in a field related to the primary responsibilities of this position (e.g. Human Resources, Business Administration, Health Care Administration) Certified Employee Benefits Specialist, Project Management Specialist Five years experience working with qualified benefit plans or directly with a benefits consulting firm involved in plan design and administration
Benefits Information
Employee stock ownership plan that contributes Publix stock to associates each year at no costAn opportunity to purchase additional shares of our privately-held stock401(k) retirement savings planGroup health, dental and vision plans planPaid Time OffPaid Parental LeaveShort- and long-term disability insuranceTuition reimbursementFree hot lunches (buffet-style) at facilities with a cafeteriaVisit our website to see all of our benefits: Benefits - Jobs (publix.com)
Year End Bonus
As a year-end bonus to associates, Publix issues one month's extra pay (pro-rated in the first year) each year if associate remains employed through issue date of the bonus check that year. This is calculated as a 13th month of pay in the Potential Annual Pay with Bonus line above.
Additional Information
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Please do not use your Publix email address when applying. Once your application has been successfully submitted you will receive a confirmation email.
In Publix's corporate offices, we value in-person interactions, similar to those our store associates have with customers. Many of Publix's corporate offices offer work from home up to two days a week. Each business area implements their policy differently and should be discussed during interviews.