Senior Benefits Program Manager, APJ

Overview

Lead the regional design, strategy, and compliance of benefit and wellness programs across APJ, with a primary focus on India, reporting to the Head of Global Benefits.

What you'll do

• Lead end-to-end program design, evaluation, and statutory compliance across APJ, translating regional legislative changes (e.g., India Labor Codes, data privacy, statutory leave, and pension updates) into risk-mitigated benefit policies.
• Manage the full lifecycle of benefit program renewals across the region, partnering with Finance and Procurement on budgeting, contract execution, purchase orders, and monthly invoice processing/reconciliation.
• Drive the operational transition of benefits processes from the Center of Excellence (COE) to Global Shared Services, establishing documentation, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and training programs for HR Operations.
• Own regional broker relationships, execute multi-country RFPs and contract negotiations, and lead long-term financial modeling, budgeting, and cost-impact analyses for health, welfare, and retirement plans.
• Partner with HRIT, Payroll, and Finance to design, automate, and scale benefits administration workflows within Workday and local benefit platforms across APJ.
• Formulate and present executive-level business cases and strategic benefit proposals to senior leadership, and serve as the primary escalation point for complex employee inquiries.

What you'll need

• Demonstrated experience owning and executing multi-country employee benefit programs across the Asia-Pacific and Japan region.
• Direct experience navigating India's statutory compliance frameworks, retirement schemes, and health/risk benefits.
• Proven experience managing regional broker relationships, leading end-to-end RFP processes, and negotiating multi-country vendor contracts and service level agreements.
• Hands-on experience scaling benefits administration through enterprise HRIS (such as Workday) or local benefit administration tools, including building automated workflows and data controls.
• Experience building data-driven business cases, presenting strategic rewards proposals to senior executive stakeholders, and partnering with cross-functional partners in Legal, Payroll, and Finance.

Details

• Location: Bangalore, India.
• Primarily in-office; work from the Bangalore office in compliance with company policies, unless on PTO, work travel, or other approved leave.
• Reports to the Head of Global Benefits.