Benefits and Leave Specialist

Job Description

PEOPLE TEAM

What we do
Our People teams – which include our pillars of HR, People Strategy, Rewards, Talent Acquisition, and Employee Engagement & DEI – help grow and develop our talented organization. We find, hire, and support the passionate people who will shape and build our company. We believe people do their best work when they're happy and challenged, so we work to make Epic a place where we continually strive to do right by our community and customers.

What you'll do

Epic Games is searching for an exceptional Benefits & Leave Specialist to join our global Benefits team. In this role, you will develop and utilize a deep knowledge of US and non-US leave of absence administration, provide excellent service as a primary point of contact across the company, troubleshoot diverse challenges, and assist with day-to-day benefit plan operations. By doing so, you will play a critical role in ensuring the health and wellness of our global team.

In this role you will
• Be the first point of contact in Epic's day to day global leave of absence administration
• Coordinate and escalate all benefits and/or leave of absence queries received by employees; advocate on behalf of plan members and coordinate with external/internal partners
• Conduct recurring and ad-hoc audits with exceptional attention to detail; investigate and solve for discrepancies
• Partner with key internal and external stakeholders to ensure effective and efficient leave of absence and benefit plan administration
• Oversee FMLA and COBRA administration; stay up to date with legislative changes
• Workday - event approvals and leave processing
• Maintain digital storage of plan documents and employee resources
• Maintain HIPAA/GDPR compliance

What we're looking for
• Excellent interpersonal skills. We pride ourselves on timely, responsive, accurate, and thorough service
• Collaboration. To be successful, we work together and partner with numerous stakeholders every day
• Detail-oriented, with exceptional organizational and time management skills
• Trust. We regularly deal with sensitive information and confidentiality is paramount
• Flexibility to manage ambiguity, pivot, and adapt to evolving business or client needs
• Comfort with a fast-paced work environment
• US and non-US leave of absence administration and benefits experience
• Understanding of standard regulations and compliance practices related to leaves of absence and benefit plans (e.g. FMLA, USERRA, PFL, ERISA, COBRA, HIPAA, GDPR)
• +3 years of relevant benefits and leave of absence administration experience
• Helpful: HRIS familiarity (we use Workday)
• Helpful: Excel or Google Sheets experience

This position is listed in multiple locations across the United States including

Cary, North Carolina

Bellevue, Washington

Chicago, Illinois

Culver City, California

Larkspur, California

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g30994-3-144-102-239-42 in your application.