Director, Benefits

vacancy target jobs; India; On-site; INR 2,600,000 - 5,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Reputed company is seeking a Director, Benefits to lead the design, development, and administration of global benefit programs. The role reports to the VP of Benefits/HRIS and focuses on competitive, compliant, cost-effective benefits that meet employee needs and align with business goals.

The position is hands-on with one direct report, responsible for communication strategy, policy updates, and enhancing the overall employee experience within HR.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR or related field required or equivalent experience.
• Experience designing and administering global benefits programs preferred.
• Strong understanding of regulatory requirements across geographies.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• In partnership with the VP of Benefits/HRIS, design, develop, and implement US health and welfare benefits, retirement programs, and leave benefits.
• Stay up to date with benefit trends to offer competitive programs aligned with business goals.
• Ensure benefit programs comply with local, state, and federal laws.
• Track legislation and adjust policies; develop implementation plans and manage execution.
• Administer day-to-day benefit plan operations, filings, and notices.
• Develop and execute an employee communication strategy about benefits.
• Maintain benefit documents and self-serve portals for easy access.
• Provide coaching to ensure excellent service to employees and an inclusive environment.
• Coordinate with payroll to ensure benefit processing is smooth and compliant.
• Maintain relationships with benefit vendors to optimize utilization and resolve issues.
• Participate in annual benefits fair, enrollments, and year-end processes.
• Oversee benefits enrollment system setup and administration.
• Collaborate with HRIS to optimize HR technology for benefits administration.
• Provide ongoing reporting to update dashboards on Benefits Utilization & Demographics.

Skills

Benefits administration

Compliance

Vendor management

Employee communications

HRIS

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR or related field

Tools

PowerBI

HRIS systems

Payroll systems

Job description

Reputed company believes in the power of entrepreneurial capitalism and uses it on various platforms to ignite the conversations that drive systemic change in business, culture and society. We celebrate our organization and are committed to using our megaphone to drive diversity, equity and inclusion.

Reputed company is seeking a Director, Benefits to be an integral part of our organization. This role will report to the VP of Benefits/HRIS and collaborate closely to ensure the company offers competitive, cost‑effective benefits that meet the needs of our employee population and align with our business goals. The position is a hands‑on role with one direct report, tasked with the successful and efficient administration of our benefit programs. You will develop our communication strategy to employees about their benefits, how to use them effectively, and understand the value they bring to their lives both professionally and personally. You will work on initiatives and projects to enhance and update policies to ensure alignment across HR and compliance with regulations, and enhance the overall employee experience.

Responsibilities

• In partnership with the VP of Benefits/HRIS, participate in the design, development, and implementation of US health and welfare benefits, retirement programs, and leave‑of‑absence benefits.
• Stay up to date with benefit trends and best practices to support our goal of offering competitive benefits that meet employees' needs and align with broader business goals.
• Ensure benefit programs are compliant with applicable local, state, and federal laws.
• Track emerging legislation (e.g., changes to paid family leave and sick leave laws) and recommend adjustments as needed, including developing implementation plans and managing execution.
• Administer day‑to‑day benefit plan operations, overseeing completion of compliance reporting, filings, and notices.
• Implement an employee communication strategy, including education opportunities and events, to drive understanding and satisfaction of benefit offerings throughout the year.
• Monitor and update benefits documents, summary plan descriptions, orientation decks, employee handbook, and internal website to make benefit information more accessible in a self‑serve portal.
• Provide direction, coaching, and development to ensure exceptional service to employees while creating an inclusive work environment.
• Manage components of the leave‑of‑absence program to ensure a smooth partnership with our leave‑management partner and a positive experience for employees on leave.
• Partner with Payroll to ensure benefit processing through payroll runs is smooth and compliant with program rules and regulations.
• Maintain relationships with benefit vendors to enhance communications, optimize utilization, improve efficiencies in administration, and resolve issues that arise.
• Participate in enrollment, annual benefits fair, wellness initiatives, and year‑end time‑off processes to ensure successful transition to the new year.
• Oversee benefit enrollment system setup, maintenance, and effective administration of benefit programs.
• Collaborate with the HRIS team to optimize the use of HR technology for benefits administration.
• Provide ongoing reporting and aggregated vendor utilization data to the HR Tech & People Analytics Manager to update Benefits Utilization & Demographics dashboards in PowerBI semi‑annually.
• Monitor utilization and engagement to support the communication strategy and overall benefits strategy in partnership with the VP of Benefits/HRIS.
• Manage monthly self‑insured health plan reporting and update financial totals and membership counts.
• Serve as an escalation point for leaves‑of‑absence, benefits inquiries, or administration issues, seeing issues through to resolution and updating related processes and communications as needed.