Benefits Associate II

At Freddie Mac, our mission of Making Home Possible is what motivates us, and it’s at the core of everything we do. Since our charter in 1970, we have made home possible for more than 90 million families across the country. Join an organization where your work contributes to a greater purpose.

Position Overview:

The Benefit Associate assists with benefits administration, communications, customer service, and reporting and analysis.  In this role, you will support the Benefits team to help drive its strategy to align with our mission.

Your Impact:

Benefits Administration

• Support the administration of various benefit and work life programs – health, life, 401(k), work/life programs, and leave programs to include such things as new hire orientations, home benefit administration, annual enrollment activities, benefit survey and benchmarking support, research and resolution of integration issues, calculation of annual contributions.
• Assists with leave administration and job accommodation requests
• Leave Portal access and customer service support
• HR Acuity case management access for accommodations support – will include doing initial intake of cases
• Unscheduled leave and caretaking leave audits

• Osha Logs

• Workers Compensation admin support
• Assist with ad hoc projects and initiatives on as needed basis.

Communication Support

• Assist with the development, maintenance, and execution of the benefits communication strategy to include such things as securing meeting locations, maintaining calendar, setting up meetings, and acting as liaison with vendors. 
• Responsible for maintenance of Benefit content on internal website.

Customer Service

• Act as primary point of contact for employee benefit inquiries and work with others on the team to ensure the answer provided is accurate and timely while providing the best possible customer service.  This includes management of the Benefits mailbox and service tickets.

Reporting & Analysis Support

• Run periodic and ad hoc benefit reports.
• Assist with auditing reports to ensure accuracy.
• Assist with compilation of data for management reporting and participation in benefit surveys.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
• 1-2 years of Human Resource experience, preferably in Benefits
• Demonstrated proficiency with MS Office.

Keys To Success In This Role:

• Skilled in developing mutually beneficial relationships inside and outside of Benefits, as well as HR
• Deep curiosity to learn the broad spectrum of benefit programs
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and supporting multiple individuals
• Competence in resolving complex challenges
• Ability to work across silos
• Proficiency with Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Workday is essential
• Current Freddie Mac employees please apply through the internal career site.

We consider all applicants for all positions without regard to gender, race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, physical and mental disability, pregnancy, ethnicity, genetic information or any other protected categories under applicable federal, state or local laws. We will ensure that individuals 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. Please contact us to request accommodation.

A safe and secure environment is critical to Freddie Mac’s business. This includes employee commitment to our acceptable use policy, applying a vigilance-first approach to work, supporting regulatory mandates, and using best practices to protect Freddie Mac from potential threats and risk. Employees exercise this responsibility by executing against policies and procedures and adhering to privacy & security obligations as required via training programs.

CA Applicants:  Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

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Time-type:Full timeFLSA Status:Non-Exempt

Freddie Mac offers a comprehensive total rewards package to include competitive compensation and market-leading benefit programs. Information on these benefit programs is available on our Careers site.

This position has an annualized market-based salary range of $63,000 - $95,000 and is eligible to participate in the annual incentive program. The final salary offered will generally fall within this range and is dependent on various factors including but not limited to the responsibilities of the position, experience, skill set, internal pay equity and other relevant qualifications of the applicant.