Global Benefits Manager
Owns the strategy, launch, renewal, vendor management, and ongoing operation of benefits programs across assigned countries for Rippling’s global Employer of Record product. Requires 7+ years of global benefits experience and strong cross-functional execution skills.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Own the end-to-end benefits lifecycle for assigned countries, including strategy, plan design, launches, renewals, pricing, vendor management, and ongoing operations.
- Research and benchmark markets to define competitive, compliant, and cost-effective benefits offerings.
- Manage broker and carrier relationships, including onboarding, contract negotiation, KYC, billing setup, and performance management.
- Lead renewals, including timelines, pricing reviews, plan changes, approvals, and execution.
- Partner with Product and Engineering on benefits system design, configuration, enhancements, and country launches.
- Coordinate with Payroll, Finance, and Operations on enrollment, billing, payments, and taxation processes.
- Enable Support, Implementation, Sales, and Customer Success teams on country-specific benefits.
- Identify dependencies, risks, gaps, and downstream impacts from policy, plan, or system changes.
- Build processes, documentation, and tooling to improve scale, accuracy, and efficiency.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in global benefits, benefits consulting, or an in-house HR or benefits function.
- Deep knowledge of international benefits, including health, ancillary, workers’ compensation, retirement, and statutory programs.
- Ability to independently own complex workstreams from strategy through execution and ongoing management.
- Strong project management, organizational, attention-to-detail, judgment, communication, and follow-through skills.
- Ability to operate in ambiguity and take action with limited guidance.
- High ownership, accountability, persistence, professionalism, integrity, and discretion.
Nice-to-haves
- Advanced Excel or Google Sheets proficiency, including complex formulas and data analysis.
- Experience with HRIS and payroll platforms.
- Workers’ compensation experience.
- Proficiency in another language.
- Familiarity with Salesforce, Jira, and Confluence.
Compensation
- US salary range: $91,800–$171,000, depending on location and qualifications.
- Additional compensation includes benefits and equity.
Skills
Global Benefits, Benefits Consulting, International Benefits, Health Benefits, Workers' Compensation, Retirement Benefits, Vendor Management, Project Management, Excel, Google Sheets, HRIS, Payroll Platforms, Salesforce, Jira, Confluence
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