# Leave Specialist

**Company:** [Grow Therapy](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/grow-therapy)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** People Ops
**Salary:** $104k – $146k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** fmla, ada, cfra, pwfa, userra, leave administration, HRIS, Rippling, Payroll, Benefits Administration
**Posted:** 2026-07-24

> Own end-to-end administration of Grow Therapy's leave of absence program as a 1099 contractor. Manage full lifecycle of medical, parental, and other protected leaves while ensuring compliance with FMLA, ADA, state laws, and partnering with third-party administrators, Payroll, and People Ops.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary point of contact for employees navigating leaves of absence, providing timely, compassionate, and knowledgeable guidance.
- Manage the full lifecycle of employee leaves from intake through return to work, including medical, parental, family care, personal, military, and other protected leaves.
- Partner closely with our third party leave administrator (Sparrow) to ensure accurate case management, documentation, and employee support.
- Review leave documentation and coordinate next steps while ensuring compliance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
- Coordinate accommodations and return to work processes in partnership with Employee Relations and People Business Partners, including fitness for duty documentation and workplace accommodations where applicable.
- Partner with Payroll and People Operations to ensure accurate pay, benefits, and employment status throughout each leave.
- Maintain accurate records and documentation within Rippling and other internal systems.
- Respond to employee and manager questions regarding leave policies, eligibility, timelines, and processes.
- Monitor active leave cases and proactively manage key milestones, deadlines, and required communications.
- Identify opportunities to improve workflows, documentation, templates, and automations that increase efficiency and enhance the employee experience.
- Support reporting, audits, and compliance activities related to leave administration.

## Requirements
- 5+ years of dedicated leave administration experience supporting U.S. employees.
- Experience independently managing end to end leave administration for a multi state employer.
- Strong working knowledge of FMLA, ADA, CFRA, PWFA, USERRA, state paid family and medical leave programs, and other applicable leave laws.
- Experience partnering with third party leave administrators such as Sparrow, Sedgwick, Lincoln Financial, The Hartford, or similar vendors.
- Strong understanding of the intersection between leave administration, payroll, benefits, and HR operations.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple concurrent leave cases.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with a high degree of empathy and professionalism.
- Ability to exercise sound judgment while handling confidential and sensitive employee information.
- Comfortable working independently in a fast paced, high growth environment.

## Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting organizations with 500+ employees.
- Experience using Rippling or a similar HRIS.
- Experience improving leave processes, documentation, or operational workflows.
- Experience partnering closely with Employee Relations teams on complex leave and accommodation cases.

## Compensation
- $50 to $70 per hour, depending on experience.
- Approximately 25 to 40 hours per week, with flexibility based on leave volume.
- Initial 3 to 6 month engagement, with potential for extension.
- 1099 Contractor position (no benefits).

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