Jair is the City of Miami’s Group Benefits Manager in the City’s Risk Management Department. He is a member of the State and Local Government Association (SALBGA) and has served as a Board Member as a Director since 2019. Jair earned his CGBA (Certified Government Benefits Administrator) designation in 2023. Jair is also a member of the Consortium for a Healthier Miami-Dade and the Cigna Wellness Council of Florida. His career spans over two decades of increasingly rewarding and responsible positions managing large multi-state employers, both public and municipal. He offers a diversified set of skills covering payroll, group benefits and project management with the ability to provide cost-effective solutions derived from a continued-process improvement approach. Jair is known for strategic, operational, and tactical proficiency aimed at optimizing internal operations. Jair obtained his Bachelor of Business Administration from Florida International University in 2004 and became a Certified Payroll Professional from the American Payroll Association in April 2012.