Senior Director of Benefits, Tenet Healthcare Corporation - Dallas, TX - Full-time / Part-time

Description:
Tenet Healthcare Corporation is a diversified
healthcare services company with more than 130,000 employees united around a
common mission: to help people live happier, healthier lives. Through its
subsidiaries, partnerships and joint ventures, including United Surgical
Partners International (USPI), the company operates 77 general acute care
hospitals, 20 short-stay surgical hospitals and 469 outpatient centers in the
United States, as well as nine facilities in the United Kingdom. Tenet s
Conifer Health Solutions subsidiary provides technology-enabled performance
improvement and health management solutions to hospitals, health systems,
integrated delivery networks, physician groups, self-insured organizations and
health plans.

Location

Corporate Office in Dallas, Texas.

Reporting Relationships

The Senior Director of Benefits reports directly to the Vice
President Total Rewards & Workforce Analytics

Specific Senior Director Responsibilities

The Senior Director of Benefits is accountable for leading
the planning, design, implementation, communication and administration of
all health, welfare and retirement benefits, and peripheral plans in support of
the company s business strategy. He/she is responsible for plan compliance and
regulatory reporting; managing all related benefits systems and interfaces; and
overseeing the development and delivery of all benefits. This role is a key member of the Human Resources team,
serving as a critically important and strategic position.

Key responsibilities include the following:

Establish
annual priorities and overall strategic direction, ensuring that all benefit
programs, support and reinforce the company s annual and long-term strategic
objectives. Plan and direct the
implementation of new, improved and cost effective benefit plans. Analyze current and developing legislation,
healthcare regulations and other environmental factors impacting plan
performance and program competitiveness.

Partner
closely with various internal stakeholders to ensure the company s benefits
plans, programs and initiatives are competitive, affordable and deliverable and
consistent with the company s strategic direction and employment proposition.

Ensure
that benefit plans are administered in compliance with federal and state laws
and regulations. Ensure that all plan
filings (such as Form 5500) and audits are performed to maintain plan
qualification and compliance of including but not limited to ERISA, DOL, and
Internal Revenue Code. Maintain, review and adjust as needed an audit
process and work closely with Legal to develop required notices, plan
amendments, plan documents, eligibility appeal response and other required
documentation.

Conduct
annual evaluations of coverage and policies to assess cost effectiveness,
competitiveness and to analyze trends. Lead
financial, strategic and statistical analysis involved in designing, developing
and managing benefit programs. Analyze cost drivers and utilization
statistics to make recommendations for plan design changes.

Develop
accurate budgets. Regularly monitor, research, and communicate budget
variances. Integrate budget management and claims experience into plan design
and service model to control cost growth. Work continually with external
partners to develop business appropriate strategies and optimize spend.

Manage relationships
with outsourced service providers, brokers and carriers, including monitoring
of cost, service levels, processes, and accuracy of data. Lead negotiations and renewals with providers including
governance, contract compliance, issues management, communications frequency,
schedule and approach.

Oversee
the effective communication of the company s employee benefits plans and
programs, changes, to optimize impact and understanding. Work closely with organization to develop a
strong value proposition and brand and clear and concise communication
materials.

Lead,
develop and motivate a team of benefits professionals in accomplishing goals
associated with the benefits function and its objectives.

Compensation

A competitive compensation program will be tailored to the
selected candidate. Base salary will be
supplemented by a performance bonus and comprehensive, well-rounded benefits
program, which includes relocation assistance.

Travel

Minimal.
Qualifications:

Education/Certifications

A Bachelor s degree in Human Resources Management, Business
or related field is required, and a Master s degree is preferred. Certified Employee Benefits Specialist
designation is also preferred.

Required Background
Experience

A minimum of ten years of benefits administration, with at
least five to seven years of plan strategy and plan design experience, is
required. At least five years
experience managing a benefits team in a fortune 500 company is strongly
preferred.

Experience with all pertinent federal and state regulations,
filing and compliance requirements both adopted and pending affecting
compensation and employee benefit programs, including ERISA, COBRA, FMLA, ADA,
and DOL requirements.

Background dealing with multiple vendors, including vendor
management and negotiations is essential.
Experience with mergers and acquisitions.

Strong communicator and partner with all levels of a large,
sophisticated company, including the Chief Executive Officer. Must collaborate internally across business
units, in addition to maintaining an external focus on best practices,
regulatory requirements and the competitive environment.

Professional and Personal
Qualifications

A high-energy individual with a strong work ethic and high
expectations for performance. A person
who leads by example, and sets strong professional and personal standards for
every activity.

Sound business acumen and judgment and the sophistication
and maturity to contribute to a best in class people function.

A solid strategic thinker, with strong operational focus,
good judgment and detail-oriented perspective.

A well organized, decisive and self-directed individual with
a strong ability to develop an organizational culture that fosters teamwork.

Excellent work organization skills, ability to appropriately
set priorities, and manage multiple demands.

The ability to communicate effectively with diverse groups
and to deliver high quality written and verbal presentations. Excellent oral and written presentation
skills, as well as strong PC skills.

Must listen actively and accurately, encourage input from
others. Must coach and correct
constructively to improve the performance of team members.

Excellent at team building and motivating people. Skilled at accomplishing goals through
others. Proficient at being a teacher,
mentor and coach.

Ability to earn the trust of co-workers, maintain
confidences, and put the organization s interest above one s self.

An individual of highest personal and professional
integrity, principle and knowledge, earning respect and support when making
difficult decisions and choices. Able to
establish immediate credibility with peers, senior leadership, and other key
stakeholders.

In an effort to provide a more healthy, safe and satisfying environment to our employees, individuals to whom job offers are extended may undergo nicotine testing as a part of the pre-employment process.

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