Global Benefits Leader: Strategy, Vendors & Compliance

Rippling; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Rippling is seeking a Global Benefits Manager to own a region of countries within our benefits program. You will design, launch, and manage health, retirement, and related offerings across markets, while leading vendor relationships and ensuring regulatory compliance.

You will work closely with Brokers, Carriers, Product, Engineering, Payroll, Finance, Legal, Implementation, Support, and Sales to deliver accurate, compliant benefits in the Rippling platform.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of global benefits experience in fast-paced orgs.
• Deep knowledge of international health, ancillary, workers’ compensation, retirement, and statutory programs.
• Proven ability to independently own complex workstreams from strategy through execution and ongoing management.
• Strong project management and organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail and follow-through.
• Demonstrated ability to operate in ambiguity, make sound judgment calls, and take action with limited guidance.
• High degree of ownership, accountability, and persistence in driving work to completion.
• High level of professionalism, integrity, and discretion in handling sensitive information.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end benefits lifecycle for assigned countries, including strategy, plan design, launches, renewals, pricing, vendor management, and ongoing operations
• Lead market research and benchmarking to define competitive, compliant, and cost-effective benefit offerings in each country of ownership
• Independently manage broker and carrier relationships, including onboarding, contract negotiation, KYC, billing setup, and ongoing performance management
• Own the renewal process for assigned countries, including timeline management, pricing reviews, plan changes, approvals, and execution
• Partner closely with Product and Engineering on system design, configuration, enhancements, and new country launches to ensure benefits are accurately built and maintained in the Rippling platform
• Partner with Payroll, Finance, and Operations to ensure enrollment, billing, payments, and taxation processes are accurate and operationally sound
• Educate and enable internal teams, including Support, Implementation, Sales, and Customer Success, on country-specific benefits landscapes and program details
• Anticipate downstream impacts of changes to policies, plans, or systems and proactively identify dependencies, risks, and required follow-up actions
• Build and improve processes, documentation, and tooling to support scale, accuracy, and efficiency across the global benefits function

Skills

Global benefits

Benefits design

Vendor management

Project management

Attention to detail

Ownership

Ambiguity handling

Tools

Salesforce

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Rippling is seeking a Global Benefits Manager to own a region of countries within our benefits program. You will design, launch, and manage health, retirement, and related offerings across markets, while leading vendor relationships and ensuring regulatory compliance.

You will work closely with Brokers, Carriers, Product, Engineering, Payroll, Finance, Legal, Implementation, Support, and Sales to deliver accurate, compliant benefits in the Rippling platform.