Director, Retirement Benefits

🕒 July 14

🏄 California, Nevada, +2 more states – Remote

🏄 California – Remote 🎰 Nevada – Remote 🏖️ New Jersey – Remote ☕ Washington – Remote

💵 $170.9k - $227.9k / year

⏰ Full Time

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👔 Director

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First American

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1889

🏠 Real Estate

💸 Finance

🏢 Enterprise

Real Estate • Finance • Enterprise

First American is a historical company that has been operating since 1889, evolving into a $9 billion organization with over 20,000 employees and more than 700 offices worldwide. The company provides a range of products and services that assist homebuyers, sellers, businesses, and investors in the real estate market. With a strong focus on employee engagement and culture, First American emphasizes innovation, technology, and community involvement, driving transformation within the real estate industry.

📋 Description

• Develop and execute the long-term strategy for the Company's retirement and financial wellness programs. • Evaluate and recommend plan design enhancements that support employee attraction, retention, engagement, and retirement readiness. • Benchmark retirement programs against market practices and emerging industry trends. • Lead analysis of retirement program effectiveness, participation rates, savings outcomes, income replacement, and utilization metrics. • Develop business cases and recommendations for executive leadership and governance committees. • Lead and develop retirement benefits team members, as applicable. • Collaborate with Compensation, Payroll, Finance, Legal, Internal Audit, and Communications teams. • Present recommendations and updates to senior leadership and governance committees. • Serve as a key member and advisor to the Administrative Benefits Plan Committee and other fiduciary governance bodies. • Partner with investment consultants and advisors to monitor investment performance and plan fund lineups. • Oversee administration of the company’s 401(k) plans and ensure accurate and timely plan operations. • Manage plan amendments, restatements, participant communications, and operational changes. • Ensure compliance with ERISA, Internal Revenue Code, SECURE Act and related legislation, DOL regulations, IRS requirements. • Lead relationships with retirement recordkeepers, trustees, custodians, investment consultants, auditors, actuaries, and other service providers. • Manage retirement program budgets and administrative expenses. Analyze plan costs, fee structures, investment expenses, and utilization trends. • Develop retirement education and financial wellness strategies. Partner with vendors to deliver effective participant communication campaigns.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, Accounting, or related field. • 10+ years of progressive retirement benefits experience, including significant responsibility for retirement plan design and administration. • 5+ years of leadership experience managing complex retirement programs in a large organization. • Deep expertise in: 401(k) plan administration, ERISA compliance, fiduciary governance, investment oversight, retirement plan operations. • Experience supporting retirement plans with assets exceeding $2B. • Demonstrated success managing external vendors, consultants, and recordkeepers. • Strong understanding of retirement plan investments and capital market fundamentals. • Experience leading RFPs, contract negotiations, and fee benchmarking initiatives. • Advanced analytical, financial, and project management skills. • Excellent presentation and communication capabilities.

🏖️ Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401k, PTO/paid sick leave • Employee stock purchase plan