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Benefits Specialist

Geode Capital Management, Boston, Massachusetts, us, 02298

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Geode Capital Management is a global systematic investment manager.

With a robust infrastructure and talented investment professionals, Geode offers clients the scale of a large asset management firm, with benefits of a versatile platform - flexibility and customization. Our firm is able to offer institutional investors the essential building blocks for today's changing investment landscape.

The talent we hire at Geode today helps us shape the future of investment management tomorrow, while allowing individuals to thrive and grow in a positive dynamic environment. Geode seeks to enhance the employee experience with a culture of engagement, wellness, and inclusion.

Our headquarters are located in Boston’s financial district, the center of one of the world’s most vibrant finance and technology hubs.

Workplace Inclusion Statement: Geode recognizes the value that employees' individual differences can bring to the workplace. These differences may include attributes such as gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation or age, and may also include differences in styles of work, communications or thinking. The firm endeavors to create an inclusive work environment:

That supports the firm’s beliefs, values and business objectives

That fully leverages all employees' contributions to Geode's success

Where employees are treated with dignity and respect

That challenges employees to grow and develop professionally

That fosters innovation and creativity

That encourages employees to demonstrate initiative, individual responsibility and teamwork to achieve business goals

Partnerships: Geode supports inclusivity and gender equality through various corporate partnerships. In addition, Geode supports many other organizations that coincide with our mission to enhance our community.

EMPLOYEE CONNECTION THROUGH EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUPS Our people are our greatest asset. As a firm, we all come together daily for a morning meeting where we review market highlights and share any firm updates or announcements.

Our Employee Resource Groups provide opportunities for our employees to connect internally and externally, create informal mentoring relationships and strengthen their leadership skills.

The Geode Women's Exchange Network (WE!) The Geode Women’s Exchange’s mission is to motivate, challenge, encourage and support Geode's employees with a focus on Geode's female representation. WE! is designed to help female professionals both personally and professionally, as well as be a resource to others at the firm and to give back to those less fortunate outside of the firm.

Geode Diversity and Inclusion (GDI) GDI encourages a positive work environment by actively contributing to Geode’s mission and, values and promoting diversity and inclusion. GDI helps to further enhance the Geode community and focuses on efforts such as internal and external awareness building, community engagement and professional development.

Geode EVOLVE - Employee Experience Working Team EVOLVE's mission is to establish firm initiatives around culture, value and purpose to shape the future of work and create initiatives that make Geode a great place to work.

Geode Capital Management provides a generous and comprehensive benefit package. In addition to our Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance plans, we offer:

401K Matching and Annual Profit Sharing Contributions

$2,500 annual charitable match

Health Savings Accounts

Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

Tuition Reimbursement / CFA and Certificate Reimbursements

Student Debt Employer Contributions

Health & Fitness Reimbursement

Employee Referral Bonus Program

Generous Time off package that includes PTO and Volunteer Time Off

Paid Family and Parental Leaves

Adoption and Surrogacy Assistance

Supplemental Benefits including Voluntary Life, AD&D, STD and LTD

Commuter Benefits including 50% share of transit expense

Employee discount programs

Volunteer opportunities and employee events

Family care assistance

Hybrid working arrangements

Position: Benefits Specialist

Location: Boston, MA

Job Id: 436

# of Openings: 1

Geode Capital Management, LLC is looking for a motivated and detail-oriented

Benefits Specialist

to join our dynamic Human Resources team. This role will support the full spectrum of the firm’s benefits and leave‑of‑absence programs, ensuring a seamless employee experience and strong compliance foundation. This individual contributor will play a key role in the day‑to‑day administration of our benefit offerings while enhancing processes and delivering high‑quality service to employees.

Reporting to the Director of Benefits, Learning and Development, the Benefits Specialist will be an essential partner to HR operations and key HR initiatives.

This role is located in Boston, Massachusetts and is a hybrid work environment opportunity with a weekly in‑office schedule of Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays with remote work availability on Mondays and Fridays.

Responsibilities:

Administer the firm’s benefits programs , including health, dental, vision, life, disability, and retirement plans; serve as the primary point of contact for day‑to‑day employee inquiries and manage onboarding/offboarding enrollments to ensure accuracy and compliance

Support ERISA requirements

including 401(k) audits, Form 5500 filings, nondiscrimination testing, SARs, and ACA reporting

Manage leave of absence and accommodations processes , partnering with employees, managers, and vendors to support requests and maintain proper documentation

Support benefits education and communication , including employee info sessions (virtual and in‑person), development of employee‑facing materials and building out SharePoint resources

Oversee vendor activities , acting as the day‑to‑day vendor manager, coordinating risk questionnaires, Complementary User Entity Controls as well as claims and eligibility issues

Maintain data integrity and reporting , including auditing benefit enrollments, reviewing EDIs, reconciling benefit billing, and partnering with Finance on monthly and quarterly utilization and budget reporting

Analyze plan and utilization trends

and prepare insights or summaries for HR leadership; participate in annual plan renewals, benchmarking, and ongoing benefits projects

Maintain policies and documentation

including plan documents and benefits guide updates as well as updates to the employee handbook

Support wellness initiatives

Skills You Bring:

3-5 years of experience administering benefits and leave of absence administration

Strong understanding of Human Resources processes, terminology, and benefit administration, including eligibility requirement and enrollment procedures

Strong interpersonal skills with ability to manage sensitive and confidential information with discretion

Exceptional analytical skills and high level of attention to detail

Excellent written and verbal communications skills, with the ability to explain complex information clearly

Strong organization skills and ability to manage multiple priorities and high volume of deadline‑driven work

Demonstrated ability to respond quickly and accurately to benefit‑related escalations while providing outstanding customer service

Experience with ADP Workforce Now preferred

Company Overview: Founded in 2001, Geode is headquartered in Boston’s financial district, the center of one of the world’s most vibrant finance and technology hubs and employs approximately 200 employees.

Geode is an institutional asset manager providing core beta exposures across a range of equity and niche asset classes, with over $1.5 trillion. With a robust infrastructure and experienced investment professionals, Geode offers the scale of a large asset management firm with the benefits of a smaller organization.

Our compensation philosophy is designed to attract, motivate, and retain top talent. We are committed to ensuring that compensation reflects the value our employees bring to Geode. Employees at all levels are eligible to receive a combination of base salary, variable compensation, and a comprehensive benefits package. Compensation decisions are informed by a range of factors including role, experience, education, and skillset.

Our benefits program is designed to support employees both professionally and personally, offering comprehensive health coverage, 401(k) matching, annual profit sharing, paid parental leave, and generous time off. We also provide tuition and certification reimbursement, student loan support, fitness and commuter reimbursements, charitable donation matching, family care assistance, and adoption and surrogacy support. Hybrid work arrangements and a culture that encourages community engagement through volunteer opportunities and employee events further enhance the employee experience at Geode.

Geode is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and support a diversified work environment. Learn more about Geode at www.geodecapital.com/careers .

Geode is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we recognize the value that employees' individual differences can bring to the workplace.

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