Benefits Analyst

As a Benefits Analyst supporting the Health & Welfare Team, you'll leverage data to research, design, analyze, and evaluate benefits programs and initiatives to support informed decisionmaking. You'll design dashboards and reports, deliver analytical projects, and provide subject matter expertise while collaborating with HR Leadership to define departmental reporting needs and ensure benefits are administered accurately and efficiently. This role has a direct impact on the Employee experience, particularly in sensitive areas like health and disability, helping ensure Employees can trust and rely on their benefits when they need them most.

Additional Details

• The culture of Southwest Airlines means we value the camaraderie, collaboration, and innovation that occurs when we come together and interact face-to-face at our vibrant Corporate Campus. Due to the nature of this role, you would be required to work from our Dallas, TX Headquarters facility during business hours.

• U.S. citizenship or current authorization to work in the U.S. required and no current or future work authorization sponsorship available.

We're committed to fair hiring practices and to making employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, military or veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other legally protected characteristics.

Responsibilities

• Analyze competitive market strategies through analysis of related product, market, or share trends

• Analyze data gathered and develop solutions or alternative methods of proceeding

• Collect business intelligence data from available industry reports, public information, field reports, or purchased sources

• Generate standard or custom reports summarizing business, financial, or economic data for review by Executives, Managers, Customers, and other Stakeholders

• Interpret and reconcile data discrepancies to deliver the most accurate reporting data

• May perform other job duties as directed by Employee's Leaders

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources

• Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data

• Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems

• Skilled in collecting, organizing, visualizing, and assimilating data, including turning raw data into meaningful information using data-oriented programming languages and visualization software

• Skilled in using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems

• Skilled in Microsoft Office Suite including pivot tables, v-look up, formulas, and mergers

• Ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem

Education

• Required: High School Diploma or GED

Experience

• Intermediate-level experience, fully functioning broad knowledge in:

  • Employee benefits

  • Data analysis

  • Preferred: Intermediate-level experience in Workday

Licensing/Certification

• N/A

Physical Abilities

• Ability to perform work duties from [limited space work station/desk/office area] for extended periods of time

• Ability to communicate and interact with others in the English language to meet the demands of the job

• Ability to use a computer and other office productivity tools with sufficient speed and accuracy to meet the demands of the job

Other Qualifications

• Must maintain a well-groomed appearance per Company appearance standards as described in established guidelines

• Must be a U.S. citizen or have authorization to work in the United States as defined by the Immigration Reform Act of 1986

• Must be at least 18 years of age

• Must be able to comply with Company attendance standards as described in established guidelines

Pay & Benefits:

• Competitive market salary from $73,600 per year to $81,800 per year* depending on qualifications and experience. For eligible Leadership and individual contributor roles, additional bonus opportunities are available and awarded at the discretion of the company.

Benefits you'll love:

• Fly for free, as a privilege, on any open seat on all Southwest flights (your eligible dependents too)

• Southwest will help fund your 401(k) retirement savings with Company contributions up to 9.3% of your eligible earnings**

• Potential for annual ProfitSharing contribution in the Southwest Retirement Savings Plan- when Southwest profits, you profit***

• Competitive health insurance for you and your eligible dependents (including pets)

• Southwest offers health plan coverage options that start from the very first day of employment. You will have 30 days to select and enroll in your health plan with coverage retroactively available to your first day of employment.

• Explore more Benefits you'll love: https://careers.southwestair.com/benefits

• *Pay amount does not guarantee employment for any particular period of time.

  **401(k) match contributions are subject to Retirement Savings Plan vesting schedule and applicable IRS limits.

  ***ProfitSharing contributions are subject to Retirement Savings Plan vesting schedule and are made at the discretion of the Company.