Senior Benefits Specialist

Zscaler; Ireland; Remote; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Time off plans

Parental leave options

Retirement options

In-office perks

Job summary

Zscaler is seeking a Senior Benefits Operations Specialist to join our remote team in Ireland. You will lead enrollment, leaver processing and life events while ensuring data integrity across benefit providers and payroll systems.

You will collaborate across People Operations to resolve complex inquiries, document SOPs, and optimize benefits administration in a fast-paced SaaS environment.

Qualifications

• Demonstrate proven ability to leverage AI technologies and workflows to drive measurable operational efficiency.
• Demonstrated curiosity and active exploration of AI tools.
• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 4+ years of dedicated experience in HR Benefits administration, with an emphasis on benefits operations.
• Technical proficiency in HRIS (Workday preferred), payroll systems, and benefit vendor portals.
• Advanced Excel skills for data auditing, payroll reporting, and invoice reconciliation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end administration for new hire enrollments, leaver processing, and off-cycle qualifying life events while owning the monthly benefits-to-payroll data bridge.
• Manage the submission and tracking of insurance claims for disability and sick leave, conducting quarterly headcount audits to ensure 100% data integrity with all benefit providers.
• Serve as the senior point of escalation for complex employee inquiries, resolving issues within defined SLAs and educating staff on the most beneficial support options.
• Identify process ambiguities to document solutions in Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and manage the end-to-end invoice reconciliation process for all vendor billing.

Skills

AI usage

Curiosity about AI

Advanced Excel

Data auditing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR/Business or related field

Equivalent practical experience

Tools

Workday HRIS

Payroll systems

Benefit vendor portals

Job description

Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) accelerates digital transformation so customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange platform protects thousands of customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location. Distributed across 160+ public exchanges globally and thousands of private exchanges at the edge, the SASE-based Zero Trust Exchange is the world’s largest in-line cloud security platform.

We believe the future of work is Human + AI and are building an AI-native enterprise where human potential is amplified by machine intelligence to solve the world’s hardest security challenges. Driven by deep customer obsession, we are committed to the mission, outcome, and to each other. We bring these commitments to life through three core behaviors: ownership and collaboration, trust through outcomes and impact, and a challenge culture with ongoing feedback. Ready to make an impact at the company pioneering security transformation in the AI era? Join us at Zscaler.

Role

We are looking for a Senior Benefits Operations Specialist to join our team. This a remote role based in Ireland, reporting to the Senior Manager, People Operations EMEA in the People & Culture department. As a Benefits Operations Specialist, you will be a subject matter expert in the day-to-day execution and administration of Zscaler’s EMEA benefit programs. You will serve as the backbone of the benefits function, ensuring that the employee life-cycle from onboarding to off-boarding is handled with precision, empathy, and compliance, focusing on high-touch administration of complex leave cases and the seamless delivery of our benefits concierge service.

What you’ll do (Role Expectations)

Lead the end-to-end administration for new hire enrollments, leaver processing, and off-cycle qualifying life events while owning the monthly benefits-to-payroll data bridge

Manage the submission and tracking of insurance claims for disability and sick leave, conducting quarterly headcount audits to ensure 100% data integrity with all benefit providers

Serve as the senior point of escalation for complex employee inquiries, resolving issues within defined SLAs and educating staff on the most beneficial support options

Identify process ambiguities to document solutions in Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and manage the end-to-end invoice reconciliation process for all vendor billing

Who You Are (Success Profile)

You thrive in ambiguity. You're comfortable building the path as you walk it. You thrive in a dynamic environment, seeing ambiguity not as a hindrance, but as the raw material to build something meaningful.

You act like an owner. Your passion for the mission fuels your bias for action. You operate with integrity because you genuinely care about the outcome. True ownership involves leveraging dynamic range: the ability to navigate seamlessly between high-level strategy and hands-on execution.

You are a problem-solver. You seek out challenges because you are energized by finding solutions, knowing that solving the hard problems delivers the biggest impact.

You are a high-trust collaborator. You are ambitious for the team, not just yourself. You embrace our challenge culture by giving and receiving ongoing feedback, knowing that candor delivered with clarity and respect is the truest form of teamwork and the fastest way to earn trust.

You are a learner. You have a true growth mindset and are obsessed with your own development, actively seeking feedback to become a better partner and a stronger teammate. You love what you do and you do it with purpose.

What We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

Demonstrate a proven ability to leverage AI technologies and workflows to drive measurable operational efficiency.

Demonstrated curiosity and active exploration of AI tools

Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience

4+ years of dedicated experience in HR Benefits administration, with an emphasis on benefits operations

Technical proficiency in HRIS (Workday preferred), payroll systems, and benefit vendor portals

Advanced Excel skills for data auditing, payroll reporting, and invoice reconciliation

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

Direct experience working within a global, public SaaS or high-growth technology organization

Demonstrated ability to operate independently and make sound decisions with minimal guidance in a fast-paced environment

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Zscaler’s salary ranges are benchmarked and determined by role and level. The range displayed on this job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire base salaries for this position across all Ireland locations. Individual pay placement within this range is determined based on objective, gender-neutral criteria including job-related skills, relevant experience, and education or training. The base salary range listed for this full-time position excludes commission/bonus/equity (if applicable) and benefits.

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At Zscaler, we are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve and the customers we work with. We foster an inclusive environment that values all backgrounds and perspectives, emphasizing collaboration and belonging. Join us in our mission to make doing business seamless and secure.

Our Benefits program is one of the most important ways we support our employees. Zscaler proudly offers comprehensive and inclusive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families throughout their life stages, including:

• Time off plans for vacation and sick time
• Parental leave options
• Retirement options
• In-office perks, and more!

Learn more about Zscaler's hybrid working model and benefits here .

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