Lauren Frieders is a seasoned HR benefits professional with eight years of experience designing and administering employee benefits and claims operations, currently advancing total rewards strategy as a Senior HR Benefits Analyst at UNITE HERE HEALTH. With a background in marketing and history, she brings a revenue-minded, customer-focused approach to benefits program management—translating operational improvements into cost savings and higher member satisfaction. Her progression from assistant to senior analyst within the same organization highlights strong institutional knowledge, process ownership, and cross-functional collaboration. Early career roles in claims, FMLA, and retail management sharpened her attention to detail, compliance, and frontline customer service. Outside HR, she has entrepreneurial tech interests, having co-founded AfriBlocks and participated in Techstars Seattle, reflecting a knack for building scalable solutions and a global perspective on the future of work.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Marketing and History, Bachelor's degree, Marketing and History at North Central College
Find and Hire Top DevelopersWe’ve analyzed the programming source code of over 60 million software developers on GitHub and scored them by 50,000 skills. Sign-up on Prog,AI to search for software developers.
Request Free Trial
Lauren Frieders - Sr. HR Benefits Analyst at UNITE HERE HEALTH