What Makes a Honda, is Who makes a Honda
Honda has a clear vision for the future, and it’s a joyful one. We are looking for individuals with the skills, courage, persistence, and dreams that will help us reach our future-focused goals. At our core is innovation. Honda is constantly innovating and developing solutions to drive our business with record success. We strive to be a company that serves as a source of “power” that supports people around the world who are trying to do things based on their own initiative and that helps people expand their own potential. To this end, Honda strives to realize “the joy and freedom of mobility” by developing new technologies and an innovative approach to achieve a “zero environmental footprint.”
We are looking for qualified individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, continuous improvement values, and a strong work ethic to join our team.
If your goals and values align with Honda’s, we want you to join our team to Bring the Future!
Job Purpose
Leader of U.S. Shared Service Benefits and Wellbeing Operations Department. Responsible for leading strategic benefit plan design, business process improvement, developing and leading a shared service operation. Implementing complex policy and design initiatives. Responsible for establishing, monitoring, managing, delivering and leading benefit plans, including but not limited to, health and welfare plans, wellbeing program, retirement/wealth plans, absence management plans, voluntary benefit plans, and service/retirement award programs.
Key Accountabilities
Provides strategic and operational leadership to a multifunctional team of professionals to provide expert knowledge and experience on a variety of benefit programs focused on Health and Welfare, Wellbeing, Retirement/Wealth, Absence Management Teams, awards.
Manage broker, carrier, and vendor relationships to optimize benefit ROI, Performance/SLAs, and cost considerations
Leading strategic benefit plan design, business process improvement, developing and leading a shared service operation. Implementing complex policy and design initiatives
Consults and partners with COE, consultants, business and functional leaders to design and/or procure products and services that support optimal talent attraction and retention
Serve as the administrative and compliance leader for all company benefit plans
Accountable for business plans, budget, and headcount
Drives utilization of data, benchmarking, and analysis to ensure programs are structured and performing at set targets
Review financial performance of benefit plans to ensure optimal ROI
Qualifications, Experience, and Skills
Bachelor's degree; MBA preferred
10-12 years in a progressive Benefit Shared Service Operations/Strategy function including 5-7 years in a leadership role; or equivalent experience
Ability to manage complex projects for implementation
Proven experience with solving for complex business conditions
Advanced technical knowledge with laws employee benefit plans
Advanced understanding of plan designs and delivery
Advanced abilities to vendor manage a complex vendor eco system
Advanced knowledge of benefit cost forecasting, budgeting, and funding
Collaboration in a regional shared services organization
Excellent verbal and written communication skills including influencing and negotiating
Strong project management skills
Strong people skills with ability to successfully interface at all organizational levels
Strong conflict management skills & critical thinking skills
Working Conditions
Open office environment
Travel
What differentiates Honda and makes us an employer of choice?
Total Rewards:
Competitive Base Salary (pay will be based on several variables that include, but not limited to geographic location, work experience, etc.)
Regional Bonus (when applicable)
Manager Lease Car Program (No Cost - Car, Maintenance, and Insurance included)
Industry-leading Benefit Plans (Medical, Dental, Vision, Rx)
Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, shutdown
Company Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
401K Plan with company match + additional contribution
Relocation assistance (if eligible)
Career Growth:
Advancement Opportunities
Career Mobility
Education Reimbursement for Continued learning
Training and Development Programs
Additional Offerings:
Lifestyle Account
Childcare Reimbursement Account
Elder Care Support
Tuition Assistance & Student Loan Repayment
Wellbeing Program
Community Service and Engagement Programs
Product Programs
Free Drinks Onsite
Honda is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected factor.
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