Global Benefits Specialist Fixed Term Contract

DoorDash; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

DoorDash seeks 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 scalable benefits programs and stand them up across multiple countries, working with People Ops, Payroll, Finance and external vendors for compliance and operational excellence.

You will build end-to-end initiatives, drive enrollment improvements, monitor regulatory changes including Labour Codes, and provide data-driven

Qualifications

• 4–6 years of experience in benefits, total rewards, or a related HR discipline.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in HR or business.
• Knowledge of benefits compliance across multiple jurisdictions including India.
• Familiar with HRIS platforms (Workday preferred) and benefits processes integration.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Data-driven with proficiency in Google Sheets and/or Excel; able to analyze data for decisions.

Responsibilities

• Build and own key benefits initiatives end-to-end for India and other countries.
• Support benefits enrollment cycles and improve administration processes (Workday).
• Monitor regulatory requirements across markets to ensure compliance.
• Contribute to budget tracking, analyze claims, and surface risk-based insights.
• Support vendor management, broker/insurer liaison, renewals and RFPs.
• Act as escalation point for People Operations on complex benefits queries.

Skills

Benefits knowledge

HRIS (Workday)

Google Sheets

Excel

English fluency

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR or related field

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 escalated 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 including premium healthcare, wellness expense reimbursement, paid parental leave and more.

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.

Statement of Non-Discrimination: In keeping with our beliefs and goals, no employee or applicant will face discrimination or harassment based on: race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, gender, marital/domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability status, or veteran status. Above and beyond discrimination and harassment based on “protected categories,” we also strive to prevent other subtler forms of inappropriate behavior (i.e., stereotyping) from ever gaining a foothold in our office. Whether blatant or hidden, barriers to success have no place at DoorDash. We value a diverse workforce – people who identify as women, non-binary or gender non-conforming, LGBTQIA+, American Indian or Native Alaskan, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latinx, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, differently-abled, caretakers and parents, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. Thank you to the Level Playing Field Institute for this statement of non-discrimination.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and any other state or local hiring regulations, we will consider for employment any qualified applicant, including those with arrest and conviction records, in a manner consistent with the applicable regulation.