Strategic Health And Welfare Program Manager
Work Flexibility: Remote
Make a meaningful impact by shaping how employees experience their benefits every day. In this role, you will lead strategy and execution for key health and welfare programs, ensuring they are competitive, compliant, and aligned to business priorities. You'll collaborate across teams to drive innovation, improve outcomes, and deliver high-value benefits at scale.
What You Will Do
- Evaluate market trends, benchmarking data, utilization, and plan performance to recommend program changes that improve value, compliance, and cost effectiveness.
- Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local benefits regulations, including ERISA, HIPAA, ACA/PPACA, Section 125, and COBRA
- Develop employee benefit communications, enrollment materials, and plan change communications to improve understanding and participation.
- Manage vendor relationships, including service delivery, performance reviews, escalations, service-level agreements (SLAs), and continuous improvement plans.
- Lead Request for Proposal (RFP) processes for assigned plans, including bid analysis, and contract evaluations in partnership with Procurement, Legal, and other internal/external teams.
- Support benefit integrations for acquisitions, mergers, divestitures or other organizational changes, including compliant transition planning and implementation.
- Monitor program costs, budget performance, risk factors, and vendor results to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
- Present annual program recommendations and execute approved plan changes with cross-functional partners including HR Operations, Payroll, Legal, and Finance.
- Research escalated benefit issues, policy questions, and plan administration matters and provide guidance to internal stakeholders.
What You Need
Required
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent 6+ years of additional work experience
- 8+ years of work experience including experience in health and welfare benefits plan design and strategy
- Previous HR or role-related experience
Preferred
- 4+ years business-facing HR, HR COE, HR Operations, or role-related experience
- 8+ years' experience supporting health and welfare benefits plan design and strategy
- Experience in multiple HR disciplines or client groups
- Experience in health and welfare benefits plan design and strategy
- CEBS certification or similar training
Candidates should ideally be based in the Eastern or Central Time Zone to align with team collaboration and business hours.
United States of America Pay Ranges:
- USN: $102,600 - $171,000 USD Annual
- US5: $107,700 - $179,600 USD Annual
- US10: $112,900 - $188,100 USD Annual
- US15: $118,000 - $196,600 USD Annual
- US20: $123,100 - $205,200 USD Annual
- US30: $133,400 - $222,300 USD Annual
View the U.S. work location and transparency guide to find the pay range for your location.
Travel Percentage: 10%
Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability.
Strategic Health And Welfare Program Manager
Work Flexibility: Remote
Make a meaningful impact by shaping how employees experience their benefits every day. In this role, you will lead strategy and execution for key health and welfare programs, ensuring they are competitive, compliant, and aligned to business priorities. You'll collaborate across teams to drive innovation, improve outcomes, and deliver high-value benefits at scale.
What You Will Do
- Evaluate market trends, benchmarking data, utilization, and plan performance to recommend program changes that improve value, compliance, and cost effectiveness.
- Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local benefits regulations, including ERISA, HIPAA, ACA/PPACA, Section 125, and COBRA
- Develop employee benefit communications, enrollment materials, and plan change communications to improve understanding and participation.
- Manage vendor relationships, including service delivery, performance reviews, escalations, service-level agreements (SLAs), and continuous improvement plans.
- Lead Request for Proposal (RFP) processes for assigned plans, including bid analysis, and contract evaluations in partnership with Procurement, Legal, and other internal/external teams.
- Support benefit integrations for acquisitions, mergers, divestitures or other organizational changes, including compliant transition planning and implementation.
- Monitor program costs, budget performance, risk factors, and vendor results to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
- Present annual program recommendations and execute approved plan changes with cross-functional partners including HR Operations, Payroll, Legal, and Finance.
- Research escalated benefit issues, policy questions, and plan administration matters and provide guidance to internal stakeholders.
What You Need
Required
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent 6+ years of additional work experience
- 8+ years of work experience including experience in health and welfare benefits plan design and strategy
- Previous HR or role-related experience
Preferred
- 4+ years business-facing HR, HR COE, HR Operations, or role-related experience
- 8+ years' experience supporting health and welfare benefits plan design and strategy
- Experience in multiple HR disciplines or client groups
- Experience in health and welfare benefits plan design and strategy
- CEBS certification or similar training
Candidates should ideally be based in the Eastern or Central Time Zone to align with team collaboration and business hours.
United States of America Pay Ranges:
- USN: $102,600 - $171,000 USD Annual
- US5: $107,700 - $179,600 USD Annual
- US10: $112,900 - $188,100 USD Annual
- US15: $118,000 - $196,600 USD Annual
- US20: $123,100 - $205,200 USD Annual
- US30: $133,400 - $222,300 USD Annual
View the U.S. work location and transparency guide to find the pay range for your location.
Travel Percentage: 10%
Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability.
