Benefits Specialist, Connexity
$80-95k
+ Equity
2 days a week in office (Santa Monica, CA)
Performance marketing technology for retailers
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Performance marketing technology for retailers
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$80-95k
+ Equity
2 days a week in office (Santa Monica, CA)
201-500 employees
Company mission
To utlise its expertise in technology and data-driven performance marketing to help online retailers find new customers and grow sales.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of experience in benefits administration and payroll, ideally in a mid-size or fast-paced environment
- Deep knowledge of U.S. benefit programs, including 401(k), ERISA, ACA, COBRA, FMLA, and relevant employment laws
- Strong experience working with benefits and payroll vendors (ADP Workforce Now strongly preferred)
- High attention to detail, accuracy, and follow-through, especially in data handling and documentation
- Excellent communication and customer service skills with the ability to support employees at all levels
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple recurring deadlines
- Discretion and commitment to maintaining confidentiality of sensitive information
What the job involves
- The Benefits Specialist is based in Los Angeles, reports to the Sr. Director, Human Resources, and is a member of the US HR Team
- The main purpose of this role is to manage the third party administration of the company’s US benefits programs, 401K, and various payroll requirements as needed, ensuring smooth administration, compliance, and effective communication with employees
- General Duties and Responsibilities:
- Oversee day-to-day management of the 401(k) retirement plan, including eligibility, enrollments, employee contribution updates, compliance testing, audits, conducting true-up, scheduling and setting up committee meetings twice annually, and partnering with plan advisors and recordkeepers
- Maintain close partnership with our third-party benefits administrator to manage benefits for ~450 U.S. employees
- Approve qualifying events, coordinate between the LOA administrator and management, complete employment verifications, and oversee manual benefits processes
- Support annual open enrollment, vendor renewals, and communications
- Review reconciled monthly benefit invoices received from third party administrator, to ensure accurate charges and timely payments
- Maintain benefits data across HRIS, vendor systems, and payroll to ensure accuracy and alignment
- Core Payroll Tasks:
- Maintain payroll records by downloading and securely storing all payroll reports each cycle, as well as quarter-end, year-end, and W-2 documents once generated
- Mail or distribute paper W-2s annually
- Conduct benefit and payroll new-hire orientation, ensuring employees understand benefit options, timekeeping, vacation policies, and payroll cycles
- Timekeeping Management:
- Obtain timecard approvals from employees and managers
- Remind managers to approve vacation requests in eTime
- Remind employees to complete and submit biweekly timecards
- Partner with our HR Shared Services team to ensure timecards are processed accurately and on time
- Provide timecard system training and support to employees and managers
- Compliance & Audit Support:
- Lead 401(k) plan compliance testing, Form 5500, and annual audit activities
- Partner with recordkeeper and 401K advisor to ensure payroll and benefit processes comply with federal, state, and local regulations
- Maintain strict confidentiality and accuracy of employee data
- Support internal audit and financial audit documentation requests
Our take
Connexity is a marketing technology company that operates an online retail and e-commerce advertising network. Connexity, which was first founded as Shopzilla, offers online sellers and publishers a means of building revenue and finding new customers without having to sell data to big-name advertising and discovery brands, namely Google and Facebook.
Over the years, Connexity has accumulated a number of related businesses, including Become.com, Skimlinks and PriceGrabber. It covers various activities including affiliate links, influencer marketing, in-stream advertising, and shopping search ads. This has led to over 800 million shopping leads, and billions in sales for its customers (particularly impressive as the e-commerce world continues to struggle to keep online consumers' attention). Its customers include Walmart, Wayfair, Skechers, Macy’s, eBay and Otto.
In 2021, Connexity was bought by Taboola for $800M. The company plans to continue extending Connexity's adjacent technologies, allowing for more cross-selling and upselling opportunities. It is also focusing on developing tools that attract and convert ordinary site visitors into browsers and then into shoppers.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
7% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (1 round)
Aug 2012
$3m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $3m
Company benefits
- Preparing for the Future > A company match to enhance your savings for those golden years.
- Work/Life Time > Flexible Time Off and 10 paid holidays per year – Ask about Summer Fridays!
- Protect Your Family > Company paid Life Insurance, AD&D, and paid Disability Leaves.
- Health > Medical, Dental, Vision, Telehealth, Spending Accounts, Flu Shots, and more! (Transparency in Coverage)
- Employee Recognition Program > We recognize performance, innovation, and being a good “Xer”.
- DEI Council > Transforming our workplace into an inclusive environment.
- Learning & Development > If you like learning, we like training.
- Events > We celebrate…everything! Team building, parties, and charity events.
- Wellness > Join our team of Wellness Warriors!
Company HQ
Santa Monica, CA
Leadership
Bill Glass
(CEO)Studied Economics at UC San Diego, and received an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania. Was Executive Vice President of Flipside.
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