Benefits Manager
Mcdonald'S Corporation - Oak Brook Illinois
• Responsible for the design, implementation, communication and administration of the McDonald’s Corporate Medical (PPO and HMO), Dental (PPO and HMO), Vision Supplement, and Spending Account plans and the Employee Assistance Program. • Lead many cross functional teams ensuring all team members understand their role, responsibilities and deadlines. Effectively facilitate team meetings providing team members the opportunity to discuss and proactively resolve issues. Team examples include: Annual enrollment, dependent audit, Early Retiree Reinsurance Program, tobacco use and spousal surcharge analysis, Comparative Effectiveness Fee and Transitional Reinsurance Fee implementation, Exchange notice and application, Summary of Benefits and Coverage, reporting Health care cost on W2s, elimination of Retiree Medical plan and transition to OneExchange. • Negotiate and contract with benefit plan providers, vendors, auditors and consultants ensuring an outstanding project design at a fair price.• Manage and build outstanding relationships with health plan vendors including BCBSIL, CVS/Caremark, ComPsych, PayFlex, EyeMed and Towers Watson. Build and maintain an outstanding working relationship with each vendor. Ensure each vendor is aligned with the McDonald’s business strategies, goals and objectives as well as in compliance with all legislation.• Establish performance expectations with vendors to ensure that all vendors work cooperatively to help McDonald’s achieve its goals. • Manage the Medical and Dental PPO Plan renewal and premium setting process incorporating plan design changes, upcoming projects and new ACA requirements into the premium budget.• Manage the McDonald’s retiree medical plan renewal and premium setting process ensuring the plan is affordable and valued by retirees.• Develop and deliver presentations to management proposing recommendations to enhance current plan design features.
