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People Operations Partner, Benefit & Leave

CoreWeave· People
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Hybrid (New York, NY, USA), Hybrid (Dallas, TX, USA), Hybrid (Livingston, NJ, USA)$127k - $168k + equity + bonusfull-timePosted 5d ago

About the role

Senior People Operations Partner responsible for benefits, leave of absence, and accommodation administration across the United States and Canada. Partners with Total Rewards, Payroll, Legal, and vendors; manages day-to-day operations, compliance, and playbooks.

Responsibilities

  • Own new-hire and life-event enrollments, eligibility, qualifying-event reviews, dependent verification, and open enrollment execution, maintaining clean data in Workday and at every carrier.
  • Monitor carrier and vendor EDI feeds and reconcile discrepancies before they reach employees.
  • Partner with Payroll on deductions, imputed income, and arrears so pay and coverage match.
  • Administer the full US leave lifecycle, including FMLA eligibility and designation, state PFML and disability programs, STD and LTD coordination, USERRA, intermittent leave tracking, benefits continuation during leave, and return to work.
  • Run the accommodation interactive process under the ADA and PWFA, including intake, documentation requests, partnering with managers and PBPs on options, documenting decisions, and keeping medical information confidential and separate from personnel files.
  • Administer group benefits enrollment and changes, EI leave coordination, employer top-ups, Records of Employment, and provincial employment standards leaves in Canada.
  • Apply the duty to accommodate under provincial human rights law, to the point of undue hardship.
  • Manage day-to-day relationships with the leave and disability TPA, COBRA administrator, broker, and carriers; hold them to SLAs, escalate errors, and bring vendor performance data to Total Rewards.
  • Support compliance cycles, including ACA reporting, COBRA and required benefits notices, Form 5500 data requests, and audit-ready leave and accommodation documentation.
  • Support federal contractor obligations, including Section 503 and VEVRAA requirements.
  • Resolve Tier 2 and Tier 3 benefits, leave, and accommodation inquiries, escalating to Legal or Total Rewards when appropriate.
  • Build and maintain leave and accommodation playbooks, including state and provincial leave matrices, manager guidance, and templated notices.
  • Coach People Operations Specialists on benefits and leave questions.
  • Identify and reduce manual work and friction, such as improving leave intake, EDI reconciliation, and automated reminders before a leave ends.

Qualifications

  • 6–9+ years of experience in benefits administration, leave administration, or People Operations, with hands-on ownership of US benefits and leave.
  • Working knowledge of FMLA and multi-state leave, including state PFML and disability programs, CFRA and PDL, intermittent leave, and leave stacking.
  • Hands-on experience running the ADA interactive process and PWFA accommodations, with sound documentation and confidentiality practices.
  • Practical knowledge of COBRA, ACA employer reporting, HIPAA privacy for plan data, Section 125 qualifying events, and ERISA administrative requirements.
  • Canadian benefits and leave experience, including group benefits, EI and top-up coordination, Records of Employment, provincial leaves, and the duty to accommodate.
  • Experience managing leave TPAs, COBRA administrators, brokers, and carriers, including EDI feed troubleshooting.
  • Workday HCM experience in Benefits and Absence and can execute transactions accurately (not a configuration role).
  • Proficiency with Google Workspace and Slack.

Skills

Required:Benefits administrationLeave administration (FMLA, PFML, CFRA, PDL, USERRA)ADA PWFA accommodationsCOBRA/ERISA/PHI privacyWorkday HCM - Benefits and Absence

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance - 100% paid for by CoreWeave
  • Company-paid Life Insurance
  • Voluntary supplemental life insurance
  • Short and long-term disability insurance
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • Health Savings Account
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Ability to Participate in Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
  • Mental Wellness Benefits through Spring Health
  • Family-Forming support provided by Carrot
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Flexible, full-service childcare support with Kinside
  • 401(k) with a generous employer match
  • Flexible PTO
  • Catered lunch each day in offices and data center locations
  • Casual work environment
  • A work culture focused on innovative disruption
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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