Benefits Administrator

About Us:

How many companies can say they've been in business for over 177 years?!

Here at ZEISS, we certainly can! As the pioneers of science, ZEISS handles the everchanging environments in a fast-paced world, meeting it with cutting edge of technologies and continuous advancements.

ZEISS believes that innovation and technology are the key to a sustainable future and solutions for global change.

We have a diverse range of portfolios throughout the ZEISS family in segments like, Industrial Quality & Research, Medical Technology, Consumer Markets and Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology.

We are a global company with over 42,000 employees and have over 4,000 in the US and Canada alone! Make a difference, come join the team!

What's the role?

The Benefits Administrator role focuses on supporting and coordinating key activities within the U.S.

Human Resources function at Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc., operating from our headquarters in Dublin, California.

In this role, you will contribute to the effective delivery of our health, welfare, and leave of absence programs by assisting with benefits eligibility, invoice tracking and reconciliation, and leave administration tasks.

As a support role at Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc., your work provides meaningful and substantial input into daily operations, including hands-on collaboration with cross-functional teams and external vendors.

Reporting to the Benefits and Leave Manager, you will apply individual initiative and attention to detail while gaining insight into strategic decision-making in a dynamic and mission-driven environment.

Sound Interesting?

Here's what you'll do:


* Support employee eligibility tasks for all health and welfare plans, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and voluntary benefits.


* Assist employees with questions or issues related to benefits and leaves; escalate and track issues as needed.


* Enter and process Benefit Events in Workday for new hires, qualifying life event changes, job status updates, and Open Enrollment, ensuring accuracy, timeliness and compliance.


* Review eligibility reports and file feeds; identify discrepancies and report them to the Workday systems or module support team, coordinating follow-up to ensure accurate file feed integrations and resolution to completion.


* Respond to vendor inquiries and assist with resolving eligibility and system configuration issues.


* Assist with benefits orientation for new hires and provide employees with clear information to help them understand and select their benefits.


* Process benefits invoices; use reports and audits to verify billing accuracy and maintain premium tracking logs, especially for employees on leave.


* Coordinate with Finance and Accounts Payable to track invoice approvals, payments, accruals, and follow up on vendor payment status or questions.


* Identify and correct billing issues in coordination with vendors and help update billing SOPs as n...