VP, Global Benefits & AI-Driven Transformation

BuddiesHR; United States; Remote; USD 200,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Circana is seeking a VP, Global Benefits to lead the global benefits portfolio, governance, and centralized delivery. Collaborate with Total Rewards, HR Technology, Legal, Payroll, Finance, and Procurement to ensure compliant, competitive programs and scalable operations across regions.

The role emphasizes architecting a governance model, overseeing vendor relationships, and driving AI-assisted automation to reduce transactional work while enabling strategic, people-centric initiatives.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive benefits experience, including expertise in global benefits design, governance, vendor management, and regulatory compliance.
• Fluency in applying AI and automation to redesign operational processes within benefits.
• Experience building centralized or transformed benefits operations in multi-country environments.
• Strong vendor and broker management, including RFPs, contracts, and governance.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the global benefits strategy and governance.
• Oversee design across health, retirement, wellbeing, and voluntary benefits.
• Centralize benefits administration and align with enterprise strategy and budget.
• Lead cost management, vendor negotiations, and renewal activities with analytics support.
• Sponsor regulatory readiness and ensure compliance across countries.

Skills

Global benefits design

Vendor management

Regulatory compliance

AI & automation

People leadership

Job description

Circana is seeking a VP, Global Benefits to lead the global benefits portfolio, governance, and centralized delivery. Collaborate with Total Rewards, HR Technology, Legal, Payroll, Finance, and Procurement to ensure compliant, competitive programs and scalable operations across regions.

The role emphasizes architecting a governance model, overseeing vendor relationships, and driving AI-assisted automation to reduce transactional work while enabling strategic, people-centric initiatives.