Global Benefits Lead

Webhosting; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 185,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Vercel is seeking a Global Benefits Lead to own the strategy, design, and execution of our global benefits programs. You’ll scale health, retirement, leave, stipends, and wellness across 30+ countries, including exploring a self-insured model in the U.S. This high-impact IC role partners with People, Finance, Legal, and Payroll teams.

Located in San Francisco or New York City, with in-office anchor days if within commuting distance. Fully remote option if beyond that distance.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and leading global benefits programs.
• Ability to evaluate and implement self-insured health plans in the U.S.
• Experience partnering with Employer of Record providers and managing vendors.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead Vercel's global benefits philosophy and strategy across health, retirement, leave, time off, stipends, and wellness.
• Model, design, and implement a U.S. self-insured health plan with risk assessment and vendor selection.
• Coordinate with EOR providers to maintain a consistent global benefits philosophy and local compliance.
• Lead open enrollment cycles end-to-end with vendor coordination, system readiness, and communications.
• Manage the global benefits budget with forecasting, cost analysis, and scenario modeling.

Skills

Benefits strategy

Global benefits

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Hybrid Full-time Senior People

Job Description

About Vercel:

Vercel is the agentic infrastructure company. We free people and agents to ship what’s next.

For more than a decade, Vercel has shaped how the web is built. As the team behind Next.js, v0, and AI SDK, we create products that help builders move from idea to production with speed, security, and exceptional developer experience.

Now, software is entering a new era, and the next generation of products will not just be used by people. They will be built, extended, and operated by agents.

We are building the platform for that future, trusted by companies likeOpenAI, PayPal, Ramp, Supreme, and millions of developers worldwide. Whether you’re building our products, supporting our customers, growing our community, or shaping our story, you’ll help define what comes next.

About the Role:

We are looking for a Global Benefits Lead to join our People team. In this role, you will own the strategy, design, and execution of Vercel’s global benefits programs. You’ll ensure our offerings are competitive, compliant, and scalable across a distributed workforce spanning 30+ countries, including EOR hiring. This includes health and welfare, retirement, leave of absence, time off, stipends, and wellness programs.

You’ll lead shaping our long-term benefits strategy, including evaluating and implementing a self-insured model in the U.S. as we continue to scale. This is a high-impact individual contributor role with meaningful cross-functional partnership across the People, Finance, Legal and Payroll teams.

You will report to the Head of People Ops and will be located in San Francisco or New York City. If you’re based within a pre-determined commuting distance of one of our offices (SF or NY), this role includes in-office anchor days on Monday, Tuesday, and Friday. For location-specific details, please connect with our recruiting team.

If you’re based within a pre-determined commuting distance of one of our offices (SF, NY, London, or Berlin), the role includes in-office anchor days on Monday, Tuesday, and Friday. If you’re located beyond that distance, the role is fully remote. For location-specific details, please connect with our recruiting team.

What You Will Do:

• Develop Vercel’s global benefits philosophy and strategy across health and welfare, retirement (401k and global equivalents), leave of absence, time off, stipends, and wellness programs
• Evaluate, design, and implement a potential U.S. self-insured health plan, including financial modeling, risk assessment, vendor selection (TPA, stop-loss, PBM), and compliance considerations
• Partner with EOR providers to design and manage benefits programs, ensuring local compliance while maintaining a consistent global philosophy
• Lead analysis, benchmarking and implementation for benefits in new entities from global expansion
• Lead global open enrollment cycles end-to-end, including vendor coordination, systems readiness, employee communication, and reporting
• Manage the global benefits budget, including forecasting, cost analysis, and scenario modeling to support executive decision-making
• Oversee broker and vendor relationships, negotiating contracts and holding partners accountable to performance and service standards
• Administer employee stipend programs (wellness, remote work, educational reimbursement) with clear governance and operational rigor
• Ensure compliance with U.S. and international benefits and leave regulations, proactively mitigating risk as we expand
• Build and document scalable processes that support continued global growth

Bonus If You:

The San Francisco, CA base pay range for this role is $185,000 – $225,000 Actual salary will be based on job-related skills, experience, and location. Compensation outside of San Francisco may be adjusted based on employee location. The total compensation package may include benefits, equity-based compensation, and eligibility for a company bonus or variable pay program depending on the role. Your recruiter can share more details during the hiring process.

Vercel is committed to fostering and empowering an inclusive community within our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Vercel encourages everyone to apply for our available positions, even if they don’t necessarily check every box on the job description.