Manager, Benefits (Remote)

What you will do

The Manager, Benefits has responsibility for driving the design, vendor strategy, and administration for assigned U.S. medical plans and global expatriate health benefit plans. In this role, you will act as an ethical and valuable fiduciary of all assigned plans, policies, regulations, and processes. You will develop communications designed to keep employees informed about company benefit plans and annual changes.

You will ensure that assigned programs are current with regard to trends, practices, costs, and regulatory requirements, and partner closely with Legal, Procurement, and external vendors to evaluate and implement solutions that align with business needs.

• Manage the benefits strategy and lifecycle management for assigned medical and advocacy benefit plans, including fully insured programs, in collaboration with key stakeholders.
• Partner with legal, procurement, and consultants to plan RFPs and vendor evaluations, including carrier and consultant partnerships, plan renewals, and contract negotiations for assigned plans.
• Support the Senior Manager, Benefits with strategy, administration, and compliance oversight for self‑funded health plans.
• Own and execute annual medical plan renewals, including financial analysis, plan design changes, stakeholder recommendations, and implementation.
• Ensure programs stay current with market trends, best practices, regulatory requirements, and cost expectations.
• Oversee compliance with all relevant federal, state, and local regulations (e.g., MHPAEA, PPACA, COBRA, PBM legislation).
• Lead benefits communications related to plan changes, renewals, and ongoing programs; guide the development and review of employee‑facing materials.
• Support benefit plan integrations during acquisitions, including compliant transitions and vendor alignment.
• Monitor program and vendor performance, including costs, risk factors, SLAs, and continuous improvement opportunities.
• Support HR Operations with research and escalation support related to complex benefits inquiries.

What you need

Required

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent 6+ years of additional work experience
• 8+ years of work experience including experience in health and welfare benefits plan design and strategy
• Previous HR or role-related experience

Preferred

• 4+ years business-facing HR, HR COE, HR Operations, or role-related experience
• 8+ years' experience supporting health and welfare benefits plan design and strategy
• Experience in multiple HR disciplines or client groups
• Experience in health and welfare benefits plan design and strategy
• CEBS certification or similar training

Posted Date: 04/22/2026
This role will be posted for a minimum of 3 days.

United States of America Pay Ranges:

• USN : $102,600 - $171,000 USD Annual
• US5 : $107,700 - $179,600 USD Annual
• US10 : $112,900 - $188,100 USD Annual
• US15 : $118,000 - $196,600 USD Annual
• US20 : $123,100 - $205,200 USD Annual
• US30 : $133,400 - $222,300 USD Annual

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Health benefits include: Medical and prescription drug insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, personalized healthcare support, wellbeing program and tobacco cessation program. Financial benefits include: Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), basic life and AD&D insurance, and short-term disability insurance. Stryker offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually. Depending on customer requirements employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role.