About this role.
This Benefits Operations Specialist role supports employer-of-record benefits administration for employees and clients across the Americas. Core work includes resolving benefits tickets and escalations, managing enrollment, billing, plan information, and benefits-platform data with accuracy. The specialist will maintain operating procedures, research and document knowledge in Notion, and identify automation opportunities to improve workflows. Success requires HR operations or employee benefits experience, strong customer service, fluent English, and comfort working independently in an asynchronous remote environment. This is an evergreen pipeline posting rather than an active opening.
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Sample interview questions
I use documented checklists, validate source data against the relevant plan or vendor rules, and complete a final quality review before submission. I also record exceptions and recurring errors so the process can be improved rather than relying on memory.
I would first acknowledge the issue promptly, gather the employee’s details and supporting documentation, and confirm the applicable plan terms. I would coordinate with the vendor or internal team as needed, provide clear status updates, and document the resolution and any process follow-up.
I am comfortable learning and using multiple HR, benefits, ticketing, and documentation systems. I use systems consistently to maintain clean records, track cases to resolution, identify recurring issues, and improve the employee and client experience.
I would look for high-volume, repetitive tasks with clear inputs and rules, such as data validation, status reporting, or routing common requests. I would map the current process, quantify errors or time spent, test a controlled automation, and document the resulting workflow.
I prioritize work using urgency, impact, and service commitments, then communicate progress and blockers clearly in writing. I maintain organized task tracking and documentation so stakeholders can access context without needing real-time meetings.
About Remote
Remote is solving modern organizations’ biggest challenge – navigating global employment compliantly with ease. We make it possible for businesses of all sizes to recruit, pay, and manage international teams. With our core values at heart and future focused work culture, our team works tirelessly on ambitious problems, asynchronously, around the world. You can find Remoters working from 6 different continents (Antarctica left to go!) and all of our positions are fully remote.
With Innovation as one of the core values, we have built Automation and AI capabilities into the requirements for every role.
We encourage every member of the Remote team to bring their talents, experiences and culture to the table to help us build the best-in-class HR platform.
If you are energetic, curious, motivated and ambitious, be part of our world. Apply now and define the future of work!
This is not an active job opening, but a way for us to connect with talent as we plan for future opportunities. If you’re not interested in interviewing for a role that isn’t currently open, we kindly ask that you wait until an active position aligns with your career goals.
We’re always looking for exceptional talent to join us in our mission to make work accessible for everyone, everywhere. While this specific role isn’t currently open, we’re planning for strategic growth in 2025 and beyond. This posting is part of our Future Opening pipeline initiative, which helps us connect with outstanding professionals early on.
By expressing your interest in this role, you’ll have the opportunity to start a conversation with us about your expertise and learn more about Remote’s vision and goals. Being part of our Evergreen Pipeline means staying top of mind for future roles that align with your skills and experience. It’s also a chance to explore how your career goals might fit into Remote’s exciting journey of global growth. We’ll keep your information on file for 1 year and be in touch if we see a match in that time.
The position
This is an exciting time to join Remote and make a personal impact in the global employment space joining our Benefits team as Benefits Operations Specialist.
This individual contributor role is part of the EOR (Employer of Record) Operations team. As a critical extension of our clients’ HR teams, EOR Ops team members navigate and advise on the intricate paths of global employment with unmatched speed, expertise, and precision in over 90+ countries.
On this team, your work directly influences our customer journey and employee experience with their Benefits. As a dynamic and curious professional, you will have the opportunity to develop yourself as an experienced international Benefits Specialist.
You will report to our Benefits Operations Manager.
Key responsibilities
- Provide delightful support to Employees and Clients re: Benefits in multiple areas
- Benefits plans key attributes, including pricing, coverage and claims
- Benefits plans enrolment and unenrollment
- Benefits invoicing / billing
- Benefits Remote platform
- Benefits vendors’ platforms
- Process and solve tickets and escalations in Zendesk/e-mail
- Execute with care and precision data related tasks (preparation, entry, download etc.)
- Help define/detail and execute on Standard Operating Procedures
- Work closely and effectively within the Benefits team and with other Remote departments to analyse customers’ needs and deliver delightful solutions and experiences
- Be able to provide analytical, administrative and technical support in maintaining the benefits programs to ensure smooth administration of plans and policies.
- Maintain the operations process documents and be able to find automation possibilities to streamline process
- Constantly research and systematically distill written knowledge in Notion
- Be able to go from “scout to scale” and actually start things up and get things done
- Be an internal and external champion of Remote’s values and Benefits team’s goals
Requirements
- Experience in HR Operations Employee Benefits ideally in the context of delivering US PEO services
- Obsessed to provide an excellent customer service experience
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal skills to interact internally and externally at all levels
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and multi-task effectively across various tech tools
- You are a manager of one
- Writes and speaks fluent English
- It’s not required to have experience working remotely, but considered a plus
- Embraces AI and automation to work more efficiently
Benefits
- You can learn more about the benefits we’re offering to all internal employees at Remote by visiting our public Benefits & Perks Handbook page.
Practicals
- You’ll report to: Benefits Manager
- Team: Operations – Benefits
- Location: AMER
Application process
- Profile review
- Interview with recruiter
- Written challenge
- Interview with Manager, Benefits Operations
- Interview with Director, Benefits
- Bar Raiser interview
Remote’s Total Rewards philosophy is to ensure fair, unbiased compensation and fair equity pay along with competitive benefits in all locations in which we operate. We do not agree to or encourage cheap-labor practices and therefore we ensure to pay above in-location rates. We hope to inspire other companies to support global talent-hiring and bring local wealth to developing countries.
At first glance our salary bands seem quite wide – here is some context. At Remote we have international operations and a globally distributed workforce. We use geo ranges to consider geographic pay differentials as part of our global compensation strategy to remain competitive in various markets while we hiring globally.
Our salary ranges are determined by role, level and location, and our job titles may span more than one career level. The actual base pay for the successful candidate in this role is dependent upon many factors such as location, transferable or job-related skills, work experience, relevant training, business needs, and market demands. The base salary range may be subject to change.
At Remote, we foster internal mobility as a key element of our culture of employee growth and development, supported by a compensation philosophy that guarantees pay equity and fairness. Therefore, all compensation changes associated with an internal move will be reviewed by the Total Rewards & People Enablement team on a case by case basis.
The annual salary range for this full-time position is
$35,250—$89,250 USD
Benefits
Our full benefits & perks are explained in our handbook at remote.com/r/benefits. As a global company, each country works differently, but some benefits/perks are for all Remoters:
- work from anywhere
- flexible paid time off
- flexible working hours (we are async)
- 16 weeks paid parental leave
- budget towards co-working spaces, learning and wellness (including gym memberships)
- mental health support services
- stock options
- home office budget & IT equipment
How you’ll plan your day (and life)
We work async at Remote which means you can plan your schedule around your life (and not around meetings). Read more at remote.com/async.
You will be empowered to take ownership and be proactive. When in doubt you will default to action instead of waiting. Your life-work balance is important and you will be encouraged to put yourself and your family first, and fit work around your needs.
If that sounds like something you want, apply now!
How to apply
- Please fill out the form below and upload your CV with a PDF format.
- We kindly ask you to submit your application and CV in English, as this is the standardised language we use here at Remote.
- If you don’t have an up to date CV but you are still interested in talking to us, please feel free to add a copy of your LinkedIn profile instead.
Not only do we encourage folks from all ethnic groups, genders, sexuality, age, abilities, disability status and any other under-represented group to apply, but we prioritize a sense of belonging. We have 4 ERGs (Women, Disability, Queer, Minorities in Tech) who meet regularly with the People team. During your interviews and beyond, we ask & encourage anybody who needs an accommodation to request one from their recruiter.
We will ask you to voluntarily tell us your pronouns at interview stage, and you will have the option to answer our anonymous demographic questionnaire when you apply below. As an equal employment opportunity employer it’s important to us that our workforce reflects people of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences and this data will help us to stay accountable. We thank you for providing this data, if you chose to.
At Remote, we embrace AI as a valuable tool while prioritizing human creativity and authenticity. We look forward to meeting candidates who balance innovation with genuine expertise and experience. To learn more about Remote’s AI guidelines check see here.
Please note we accept applications on an ongoing basis.
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