Global Head of Benefits

About the role

DDN is looking for a Head of Global Benefits to build an intentional, scalable approach to benefits worldwide, balancing employee experience, market competitiveness, cost, compliance and the realities of operating across many countries. The role sets the global direction while getting into the details of plan design, renewals, vendors and employee issues, and oversees a small but nimble team.

Key responsibilities

• Build the global benefits strategy, philosophy and framework, and assess existing programs to improve competitiveness, employee experience, cost effectiveness and operational simplicity.
• Lead the design, implementation and management of health, retirement, leave, insurance, wellbeing and other programs across the global population.
• Lead annual renewals and enrollments, and ensure compliance with local requirements across entities, EOR populations and different employment models.
• Improve administration and communication processes, partner with HR Operations to improve workflows, data, systems and integrations, and identify automation opportunities.
• Manage relationships with brokers, consultants, carriers and vendors; lead vendor selection, negotiation and performance management.
• Drive visibility into benefits spend, forecast and budget with Finance, and use utilization, feedback and benchmark data to evaluate program value.
• Partner with HRBPs, HR Operations, Payroll, Finance, Legal and regional teams, and advise them on complex benefits and leave questions.
• Oversee a small team responsible for global execution.

Required profile

• Significant experience leading benefits in a global, multi-country organization, ideally in a fast-growing technology environment.
• 2+ years managing small, global teams responsible for multi-country benefit execution.
• Deep knowledge of U.S. benefits and experience designing and managing programs internationally, ideally across Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
• Experience across entities, EORs and different local employment structures.
• Strong analytical skills, comfort moving between strategy and execution, and excellent cross-functional judgment.