In this role, you will play a critical part in executing and providing input for the health and wellbeing strategy for our RSC and company-owned restaurant employees. You will develop and maintain relationships with vendors, external consultants, and internal partners to ensure our health and welfare programs are meeting the needs of our employees and their families. We will look to you to bring fresh ideas for new programs and how to build awareness and excitement for our existing programs. You will also support employees from all levels of the organization: driving education and communication of programs and serve as a mentor for the benefits administration team. Programs we support: Medical, Pharmacy, COEs, COBRA, HSA, FSA, Retiree Medical, Dental, Vision, Life/AD&D, Legal plan.

Responsibilities:

• Evaluate employee benefit plan design options, including quantifying short- and long-term business impacts and providing clear recommendations. Develop a process & understand the company’s competitive position compared to other employers and identify business opportunities based on those results, using various sources of data and knowledge.
• Move programs from concept to implementation, developing detailed design, facilitating communications, legal implications, and administration.
• Perform benefits operations functions including day-to-day vendor interaction, effectiveness reviews, plan documentation, etc. Act as the liaison between our vendors and the benefits team to handle escalated issues or employee concerns.
• Develop annual benefits budget allocating costs between divisions/brands and communicating with brand financial/planning teams at least 3x/year.
• Monitor legislative changes and work with our vendors and internal partners to ensure our programs remain compliant.
• Develop repeatable models for gathering and presenting relevant data including claims, plan enrollment, vendor agreements, employee feedback, demographics, etc.

Minimum:

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Finance, or related field
• 5+ years overall HR experience with at least 2 years benefits experience in design/analytical roles
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Project management experience

Preferred:

• Certified Employee Benefits Specialist (CEBS) Certification
• Excellent organization skills, ability to work autonomously and multi-task various projects
• Able to present complex ideas in a clear, concise manner

Yum! Brands, Inc., has over 53,000 restaurants in more than 155 countries and territories, making it a leader in global retail development primarily operating the company’s brands – KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell – global leaders of the chicken, pizza and Mexican-style food categories. The Company’s family of brands also includes The Habit Burger Grill, a fast-casual restaurant concept specializing in made-to-order chargrilled burgers, sandwiches and more. In 2019, Yum! Brands was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index and in 2020, the company ranked among the top 100 Best Corporate Citizens by 3BL Media.

As the world's largest restaurant company, we have a clear and compelling mission: to build the world's most loved, trusted, and fastest-growing restaurant brands. The key and not-so-secret ingredient in our recipe for growth is our unrivaled culture and talent, which fuels our results. To that end, we're looking for talented, motivated, team-oriented individuals to join us and have the opportunity be your best, have fun, make friends, and make a positive impact.

We are excited about the future growth of our brands. In fact, as a company we are opening an average of 8 restaurants a day worldwide! This growth creates endless opportunities for professional, as well as personal growth. Customer sentiment and love for our brands is the fuel for our excitement! Taco Bell has been named one of the 10 Most Innovative Companies in the World by Fast Company. Pizza Hut delivers more pizzas than any other pizza company in the world, KFC's still uses its 75-year-old finger-lickin' good recipe, including secret herbs and spices to hand-bread its chicken every day, and the Habit Burger Grill is looking to expand its regional footprint across the country.