Benefits Analyst
Salsify
Come join a company who is a key leader in the industry scaling the next core commerce infrastructure and on the path from $100M to $500M! Founded in 2012, Salsify helps brand manufacturers, distributors, and retailers in over 80 countries collaborate to win on the digital shelf. As the market leader globally, our products are shopper-centric, frictionless, and create memorable commerce experiences. Our products provide a competitive edge through experiences that improve brand trust, amplify product differentiation and assortments, increase conversion rate, improve profit margins, and speed time to market.
Learn how the world’s largest brands, including Mars, L'Oreal, Coca-Cola, Bosch, and GSK, as well as retailers and distributors such as E.Leclerc, Carrefour, Metro, and Intermarché use Salsify everyday to stand out on the digital shelf.
At Salsify, we strive to embody an equitable, diverse, and inclusive company culture. We are united across countries, levels, tenures, and a host of other dimensions of diversity. We understand that while work is just one aspect of who we are, a truly inclusive culture accounts for the full authenticity of every single human being that works here.
About the Opportunity
We are looking for a Benefits Analyst to take ownership of the strategy, analytics, and operational foundation of our global benefits programs. This role is focused on building and improving our reporting capabilities, conducting in-depth trend analysis, and ensuring accurate data flow across all internal and external benefits platforms. This position requires strong analytical capabilities, vendor management skills, and end-to-end process ownership to ensure our benefits programs are competitive, scalable, and aligned with company objectives. The ideal candidate brings a combination of strategic thinking, project management, and a hunger to build, ensuring that our benefits infrastructure supports business growth while being implemented and administered accurately and consistently.
How You’ll Make an Impact:
- Program Analytics & Strategic Improvement
- Conduct in-depth analyses of benefits claims data, performance trends, and plan competitiveness to identify key insights and opportunities for improvement.
- Develop and maintain robust reporting dashboards to track program costs, utilization, and vendor performance.
- Leverage data-driven insights to recommend strategic adjustments to our benefits programs across our global locations with a heavy focus on our largest population hubs in the US and Portugal.
- Identify pain points and inefficiencies in benefits administration, proposing and driving improvements through process enhancements and automation.
- Vendor Management & Data Integrity
- Serve as the primary point of contact for benefits vendors, ensuring strong relationships and holding them accountable for performance and data accuracy.
- Own the end-to-end management of data integrity across the network of internal and external benefits portals, performing regular audits and reconciliations.
- Partner closely with Finance, HRIS, and Payroll teams to ensure accurate benefits funding, enrollment data, and financial forecasting.
- Project Management & Execution Discipline
- Drive timelines for key benefits projects, including annual open enrollment, plan implementations, and compliance reporting.
- Own the preparation and facilitation of vendor meetings, ensuring discussions are productive and action items are tracked to completion.
- Proactively track deliverables and follow up with stakeholders to ensure execution remains on schedule.
You’ll Enjoy This Role If You Have:
If you’re worried about checking all of the boxes, don’t be! We encourage you to apply or reach out to Talent@salsify.com with questions!
- 3-5 years of experience in benefits administration and analysis.
- Experience managing a self-funded medical plan arrangement is a strong plus. Workday experience is also a plus.
- Highly strategic and analytical thinker who can translate data into actionable insights and practical recommendations.
- Strong ability to manage complex projects end-to-end while keeping all stakeholders aligned.
- A builder who is comfortable navigating ambiguity and driving structure in complex situations.
- Strong attention to detail, execution discipline, and problem-solving instincts with strong Google Sheets/Excel proficiency.
- Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to influence and align cross-functional teams and manage vendor relationships effectively.
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- We pay market rates, which are competitive and equitable
- We pay based on performance and proficiency, not tenure
- We adjust proactively; when the market moves, we do too
Salsify loves a good success story and it would be our privilege to help write yours! We recognize that talent and potential come in all forms and that years of experience does not guarantee on-the-job effectiveness or leadership potential. Our hiring process involves recognizing a person’s achievements, subject matter expertise, and passion, not just check marks next to a job description. If you have an interest in our roles please do not hesitate to apply - we would be happy to speak with you!
A member of Talent 'talent@salsify.com' will be reaching out about next steps if we would like to move forward.
Salsify’s mission is to empower brand manufacturers to win on the digital shelf.
Helping brand manufacturers to win online is what we do. Our culture is who we are. We are empowered. We are positive thinkers. We take action. We care deeply. These values have driven Salsify’s growth and earned the company numerous top workplace awards.
We are headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts and have hubs in Lisbon (Portugal) and Sydney (Australia). If you are excited to work in a fast-paced environment with a team that values agility, curiosity and passion, we want to hear from you!
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An Inclusive Place To Work
Salsify does not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Studies have found that people of color and women do not apply to jobs if they do not meet all the requirements. At Salsify we are committed to empowering a diverse workforce. We ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.
Accommodations
Salsify is committed to an inclusive hiring process, and we aim to provide accommodations for persons with disabilities. If you need any accommodations for the application or throughout the interview process please contact cx@salsify.com.
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