Benefits Specialist

Job Description

WHO ARE WE?

Live Nation Entertainment is the world's leading live entertainment and eCommerce company, comprised of four market leaders: Ticketmaster.com, Live Nation Concerts, Front Line Management Group and Live Nation Network. Ticketmaster.com is the global event ticketing leader and one of the world's top five eCommerce sites, with over 26 million monthly unique visitors. Live Nation Concerts produces over 20,000 shows annually for more than 2,000 artists globally. Front Line is the world's top artist management company, representing over 250 artists. These businesses power Live Nation Network, the leading provider of entertainment marketing solutions, enabling over 800 advertisers to tap into the 200 million consumers Live Nation delivers annually through its live event and digital platforms. For additional information, visit www.livenation.com/investors.

WHO ARE YOU?

Passionate and motivated. Driven, with an entrepreneurial spirit. Resourceful, innovative, forward thinking and committed. At Live Nation Entertainment, our people embrace these qualities, so if this sounds like you then please read on!

THE JOB

The Benefits Specialist/Analyst will support our large multi-layered organization as the subject matter expert on all health and welfare benefits, focusing specifically on day-to-day administration of the plans.

WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO
• Help execute the annual Open Enrollment process from planning to managing employee communications, and presenting benefits plans to all employees
• Oversee implementation of new benefit programs and suggest changes to current programs
• Act as subject matter expert on all health and welfare benefits needs across the organization
• Work with vendors and brokers to ensure the best plans for employees, holding external partners accountable to SLAs
• Work with benefit advisors to analyze plan utilization and benchmarking data to propose enhancements to benefit offerings.
• Manage vendor relationships with insurance carriers, 401(k) plan administrators, consultants and other service providers
• Monitor the legal and regulatory environment as it impacts benefit plans and make recommendations for changes as appropriate
• Reconcile and audit benefits plan enrollment, system setup, payroll deductions and vendor billing
• Create more efficient benefits business processes to support a complex and multi-layered organization
• Manage 401(k) funding and compliance including the annual audits and 5500s
• Manage all IRS and DOL compliance reporting for 401(k) and health & welfare plans

WHAT THIS PERSON WILL BRING
• A Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, Psychology or related subject
• 3-5 years benefits experience at a large organization with diverse employee populations
• Excellent understanding of benefits plans, and compliance requirements (FMLA, ACA, HIPAA, federal and state laws)
• Previous experience with launching and implementing Open Enrollment across various employee types and demographics preferred
• Ability to maintain professional and approachable demeanor to effectively handle sensitive employee inquiries and maintain great employee rapport
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, excellent interpersonal skills
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Excel, Word, and Power Point
• Exceptional integrity, accountability, and the ability to maintain confidentiality at all times.
• Must be detail-oriented, flexible, self-motivated with strong organizational skills
• Ability to thrive in a demanding, change-oriented, fast-paced environment
• Ability to work in a rapidly evolving, fast paced culture and meet time-critical deadlines.

WHAT SETS YOU APART:
• Previous Workday HCM knowledge
• Proven compliance and regulatory knowledge and expertise
• Data-driven mindset or previous experience with data analytics in HR/Benefits capacity
• Ability to backup FMLA and leave policies and practices

BENEFITS & PERKS - Our motto is 'Taking Care of Our Own' through 6 pillars of benefits:
• HEALTH: Medical, Dental and Vision benefits for you and your family, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)
• YOURSELF: Paid time off policy including holidays, sick time and day off for your birthday, free concert tickets
• WEALTH: 401(k) program with company match, Stock Program Reimbursement
• FAMILY: New parent programs & support including caregiver leave and baby bonus, infertility support
• CAREER: Tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment internal growth and development programs & trainings
• OTHERS: Volunteer time off, crowdfunding network

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

We are passionate and committed to our people and go beyond the rhetoric of diversity and inclusion. You will be working in an inclusive environment and be encouraged to bring your whole self to work. We will do all that we can to help you successfully balance your work and homelife. As a growing business we will encourage you to develop your professional and personal aspirations, enjoy new experiences, and learn from the talented people you will be working with. It's talent that matters to us and we encourage applications from people irrespective of their gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability status or caring responsibilities.

Live Nation strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of age (40 and over), ancestry, color, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), family and medical care leave or the denial of family and medical care leave, mental or physical disability (including HIV and AIDS), marital status, domestic partner status, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, military and veteran status, political affiliation, national origin (including language use restrictions), citizenship, race, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, and gender expression, sexual orientation, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law, rule, ordinance or regulation.

We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act and consistent with other similar and / or applicable laws in other areas.

We also afford equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with a disability. For this reason, Live Nation will make reasonable accommodations for the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified individual with a disability who is an applicant consistent with its legal obligations to do so, including reasonable accommodations related to pregnancy in accordance with applicable local, state and / or federal law. As part of its commitment to make reasonable accommodations, Live Nation also wishes to participate in a timely, good faith, interactive process with a disabled applicant to determine effective reasonable accommodations, if any, which can be made in response to a request for accommodations. Applicants are invited to identify reasonable accommodations that can be made to assist them to perform the essential functions of the position they seek. Any applicant who requires an accommodation in order to perform the ess

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