Global Benefits Specialist Fixed Term Contract

DoorDash, Inc.; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Job summary

DoorDash is seeking a Global Benefits Specialist to join the Total Rewards - International Benefits team on a 12-month Fixed Term Contract based in India. You will design and stand up scalable benefits programs and processes that can scale quickly, working with People Operations, Payroll, Finance, Legal, and vendors to ensure compliance and operational excellence.

You will lead enrollment cycles, monitor regulatory changes including Labour Codes, analyze claims and utilization data, and help

Qualifications

• 4–6 years of experience in benefits or total rewards across multiple countries.
• Bachelor's degree in HR or related field.
• Working knowledge of benefits compliance and HRIS systems.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication.

Responsibilities

• Build and own key benefits initiatives end-to-end for India and other countries.
• Administer statutory and supplementary local benefits programs.
• Support enrollment cycles and drive improvements to admin processes and systems.
• Monitor regulatory requirements and ensure compliance across jurisdictions.
• Contribute to budget tracking, data analysis, and risk mitigation.
• Coordinate with brokers, insurers, and external vendors for renewals.
• Develop employee-facing communications and enrollment guides.

Skills

Benefits knowledge

Multi-country experience

Data-driven

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR or business

Tools

Workday

Job description

Job Description:

About the Team

Our Total Rewards - International Benefits team is a truly global team, with members based across the USA, UK, Hungary, and Finland, supporting benefits across our Wolt, Deliveroo and DoorDash brands, working together to deliver excellent, compliant benefits programs across every market we operate in. Were builders and problem solvers at heart. We navigate complex multi-country regulations, design compliant processes, and make benefits and leaves easy to understand and frictionless to use. As we continue to scale globally, this role plays a key part in maintaining that bar of excellence.

About the Role

Were looking for a Global Benefits Specialist to join our Total Rewards - International Benefits team on a 12-month Fixed Term Contract based in India. This is a build-and-implement mandate: youll design and stand up new benefits programs and processes that can scale at speed through automation, working closely with People Business Partners, Payroll, Finance, Legal, and external vendors to ensure our benefits offerings are compliant and operationally excellent.

Youre excited about this opportunity because you will…

• Build and own key benefits initiatives end-to-end, administering and supporting statutory and supplementary local benefits programs in India and across multiple other countries.
• Support benefits enrollment cycles and drive improvements to administration processes and systems (preferably Workday).
• Monitor regulatory requirements across relevant markets, ensuring benefit programs comply with local legislation, collective labor agreements, and industry standards, including Indias evolving Labour Codes as they come into force.
• Contribute to budget tracking and reporting, analyzing claims and utilization data to identify trends, surface risks, and make data-informed recommendations.
• Support vendor management activities, including day-to-day liaison with brokers and insurers, tracking performance, and supporting renewal and RFP processes.
• Act as an escalation point for People Operations and employees on complex benefits queries, applying sound judgment to resolve sensitive issues and mitigate risk.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders including; People Operations, People Business Partners, Procurement, Legal, Tax, and Finance to ensure smooth program delivery and alignment.
• Develop and maintain employee-facing communications, including enrollment guides, FAQs, and digital content, to help employees understand and access their benefits.

Were excited about you because…

• You bring 4–6 years of experience in benefits, total rewards, or a related HR discipline, with exposure to multi-country benefit programs.
• You hold a Bachelors degree or equivalent, ideally in HR or a business-related field.
• You have working knowledge of benefits compliance requirements across multiple jurisdictions, including India.
• Youre familiar with HRIS platforms (Workday preferred) and understand how benefits processes integrate with SaaS HR systems.
• Youre highly organized with exceptional attention to detail, comfortable managing multiple priorities and deadlines simultaneously.
• You have a data-driven mindset, with advanced proficiency in Google Sheets and/or Excel, and are comfortable working with data to identify trends, detect errors, and support decision-making.
• Youre proactive and solutions-oriented, able to work independently on assigned workstreams and elevate ambiguity appropriately.
• You build strong relationships across functions and geographies, and have a growth mindset — eager to deepen subject matter expertise and take on increasing scope over time.
• You have excellent written and verbal communication skills, with near-native fluency in English, and can translate complex benefits topics into clear, employee-friendly language.
• Youre comfortable working across time zones and engaging a global employee population via email, messaging, and video, and can prepare clear, well-structured reports and presentations for HR and business stakeholders.

About DoorDash

At DoorDash, our mission to empower local economies shapes how our team members move quickly, learn, and reiterate in order to make impactful decisions that display empathy for our range of users—from Dashers to merchant partners to consumers. We are a technology and logistics company that started by enabling door-to-door delivery, and we are looking for team members who can help us go from a company that is known as the place you order food to a company that people turn to for any and all goods.

DoorDash is growing rapidly and changing constantly, which gives our team members the opportunity to share their unique perspectives, solve new challenges, and own their careers. Were committed to supporting employees’ happiness, healthiness, and overall well-being by providing comprehensive benefits and perks.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We’re committed to growing and empowering a more inclusive community within our company, industry, and cities. That’s why we hire and cultivate diverse teams of people from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We believe that true innovation happens when everyone has room at the table and the tools, resources, and opportunity to excel.