Benefits Manager for Americas

Why Verifone For more than 30 years Verifone has established a remarkable record of leadership in the electronic payment technology industry. Verifone has one of the leading electronic payment solutions brands and is one of the largest providers of electronic payment systems worldwide. Verifone has a diverse, dynamic and fast paced work environment in which employees are focused on results and have opportunities to excel. We take pride in the fact that we work with leading retailers, merchants, banks, and third party partners to invent and deliver innovative payments solution around the world. We strive for excellence in our products and services, and are obsessed with customer happiness. Across the globe, Verifone employees are leading the payments industry through experience, innovation, and an ambitious spirit. Whether it’s developing the next platform of secure payment systems or searching for new ways to bring electronic payments to new markets, the team at Verifone is dedicated to the success of our customers, partners and investors. It is this passion for innovation that drives each one of our employees for personal and professional success. Verifone is proudly an in-office work culture as we see immense benefits to career development and business results from our colleagues being physically co-located. What's Exciting About the Role This is a dual-focus benefits role sitting within the global HR team. The primary responsibility is ownership of the US benefits program, one of the organization’s largest and most complex benefit portfolios, covering medical, dental, vision, 401(k), life insurance, short- and long-term disability, FSA/HSA, commuter benefits, and the Employee Assistance Program. Alongside the US remit, the role takes ownership of benefit programs in Canada and Latin America — managing renewals, compliance, and employee experience across the Americas region in partnership with regional HR managers and local brokers. The role also provides ad-hoc support to EMEA and APAC as required. This role is ideal for a benefits professional who has deep US expertise and is ready to extend their scope across the Americas or someone with broad North American experience who wants to anchor their role in a large, high-visibility US program. Familiarity with Canadian and/or LATAM benefit landscapes is a plus! Key Responsibilities US Benefits — Program Ownership Own and manage the full US employee benefits program, serving as the primary subject matter expert for all US benefit matters Lead the annual US Open Enrollment process end to end: plan design review, vendor negotiations, system configuration (HRIS/benefits platform), employee communications, and post-enrollment reconciliation Manage relationships with US benefit carriers and brokers (medical, dental, vision, life, disability, FSA/HSA, EAP, commuter). Negotiate annual plan renewals and renewals strategy with carriers, benchmarking costs and coverage against market data; prepare recomm...