Global Benefits Director
Fragomen
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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Lead
About the role
- Lead the development and execution of a global benefits strategy that supports attraction, retention, and employee well-being across regions.
- Evaluate, design, and expand benefit offerings (e.g., healthcare, well-being, lifestyle benefits) with both short- and long-term impact.
- Balance innovation with financial stewardship, ensuring benefits programs are sustainable and aligned with firm priorities.
- Leverage utilization data, benchmarking, and market trends to continuously refine benefit offerings.
- Own global vendor strategy across benefits providers, administrators, and brokers.
- Lead stewardship meetings, performance reviews, and service issue resolution.
- Drive accountability through SLAs, KPIs, governance frameworks, and escalation protocols.
- Partner with Procurement and Finance to negotiate contracts, review SOWs, and manage renewals.
- Ensure strong governance across benefits administration, compliance, and documentation.
- Oversee benefits-related audits (e.g., 401(k)), ERISA compliance, ACA, COBRA, and Secure Act 2.0 initiatives.
- Maintain and continuously enhance benefits cost tracking, financial analytics, and invoice reconciliation processes.
- Partner with HRIS teams to optimize Workday Benefits configuration, integrations, and user experience.
- Provide oversight of global benefits renewals and regional programs (U.S., Canada, APAC, EMEA, LATAM).
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 10+ years of progressive experience in Global Benefits, Total Rewards, or HR leadership roles.
- Deep expertise in U.S. benefits (health & welfare, retirement, ERISA, compliance) with strong exposure to global benefits programs.
- Proven experience managing complex vendor ecosystems and broker relationships.
- Strong financial acumen, including benefits budgeting, cost modeling, and invoice reconciliation.
- Experience with Workday Benefits and HRIS-driven benefits administration.
- Demonstrated ability to lead through ambiguity, resource constraints, and organizational change.
- Strong executive presence, influencing skills, and stakeholder management capabilities.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
benefits strategybenefit offerings designfinancial stewardshiputilization data analysisvendor managementcontract negotiationgovernance frameworksfinancial analyticsinvoice reconciliationbenefits compliance
Soft skills
leadershipaccountabilityinfluencing skillsstakeholder managementability to lead through ambiguityresource managementorganizational change management