Benefits Specialist, Hudson River Trading
$110-140k
+ Discretionary performance-based bonuses
Automated trading algorithms developer
Be an early applicant
Automated trading algorithms developer
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$110-140k
+ Discretionary performance-based bonuses
1001+ employees
Company mission
Hudson River Trading's mission is to bring a scientific and technological approach to financial trading.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate for this role will have experience in benefits administration, strong analytical and communication skills, the ability to think critically and voice concerns, and familiarity with HR systems (Workday preferred)
- 3+ years of experience in benefits administration within a fast-paced environment
- Experience with HR software platforms, Workday preferred
- Strong Excel skills
- Ability to learn new technologies quickly and a deep understanding of how systems work
- Exceptional analytical & organization skills and meticulous attention to detail
- Highly ethical and accustomed to managing highly confidential information with discretion
- Knowledge of relevant benefits laws and curiosity to learn and stay up-to-date
- Outstanding presentation, interpersonal, and written communication skills
What the job involves
- Hudson River Trading (HRT) is seeking a Benefits Specialist to join our People team. The People team is responsible for supporting the well-being and performance of all HRTers across our global offices
- From recruiting to onboarding to the continued engagement and development of our employees, our People team is dedicated to creating an environment that is authentic, inclusive, and reflective of HRT’s values
- As a Benefits Specialist, you’ll support the health and welfare of HRTers globally by administering employee benefits programs, confirming data integrity, maintaining benefits-related documentation, conducting billing and eligibility reporting, addressing employee inquiries, and more
- You’ll be asked to bring an analytical approach to everything you do, continuously improve and streamline HRT’s benefits administration and workflows, and ensure we are compliant while we’re at it
- Partner in overseeing benefits, ensuring smooth operations and superb employee experience
- Assist with onboarding new vendors, coordinating setup and required documentation
- Conduct global invoice auditing to ensure proper reconciliation and compliance
- Support plan renewals, open enrollments, and related system updates
- Field benefit questions, providing timely and accurate responses for our global employee population
- Assist with employee onboarding and offboarding processes related to benefits, ensuring a seamless experience
- Maintain and update benefits wikis, employee- and candidate-facing documents, and email templates
- Process and analyze weekly reports for self-insured medical insurance
- Prepare and submit monthly COBRA reporting
- Process and input monthly taxable benefits data for payroll accuracy
- Prepare benefits analytics, helping assess plan performance and cost trends
- Manage benefit enrollments, terminations, and changes, ensuring accuracy in Workday and with third-party vendors
- Develop and maintain workflow process documentation related to benefits administration
- Monitor Workday benefit integrations and file feeds, address errors, and troubleshoot with carriers
- Research and assist with global benefits compliance
- Assist with new project planning, research, and implementation
Our take
Hudson River Trading is a quantitative trading firm founded by a team of experienced venture capital experts, including computer scientists, mathematicians, and software engineers. It aims to bring a more scientific and mathematical approach to trading, operating a computing environment for the research and development of trading algorithms.
HRT's team includes a number of mathematicians, engineers and physicists. This academic approach has paid off, with HRT now having several offices around the world and boasting billions in trading capital. The firm is also a part of the DeFi Pyth network, marking a move towards crypto equity, which gives it access to an even wider range of investors and capital.
Although the trading market is crowded, HRT has proved the value of its code-first approach to trading and hence found a space for itself. HRT now invests in new blockchain companies that share its values. The company continues to innovate, which should provide the path to finding further success.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
11% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- MERIT: Our people are motivated by a culture that promotes hard work and intellect over corporate politics.
- MEALS & SNACKS: HRTers enjoy breakfast and lunch together (chef-prepared in NYC, reimbursement or catered options for other offices), healthy snacks, a coffee bar, and a well-stocked beer and wine fridge.
- COMFORT: If you come to work dressed up, expect to explain what you’re doing that night for the rest of the day.
- FITNESS: On-site cardio and weight room in NYC (fitness reimbursement for other offices), regular yoga classes, and a 7-Minute Workout club.
- SOCIAL AT HRT: Our social calendar includes regular happy hours, outings, team dinners, and sports.
- PLAY TANK: Unwind at the end of a long day with video games, board games, foosball, or table tennis.
- VACATION: Generous paid vacation plus personal days and market holidays (or days in lieu).
- HEALTH: Generously subsidized healthcare coverage, vision and company paid dental insurance, paid time off for sick days, paid medical/disability leave, and fully covered access to a mental health counselor, as well as access to the Modern Health platform.
- FAMILY TIME: 12-week paid parental leave policy and family friendly events.
- EDUCATION: Tuition assistance, professional development, and on-the-job training.
Company HQ
World Trade Center, New York, NY
Leadership
Jason Caroll
(Managing Director)Previously worked as an Analyst at Tower Research Capital.
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