clients Skuad

Global Benefits Specialist

Location

Bengaluru, Gurugram

Job Type

Full-time

Experience

3 to 9 years

Salary

N/A

Skill Set

Role

HR Admin

Why you should join Skuad

💵 Venture capital-backed hyper growth company

🚀 Rapid career advancement with opportunities to learn

💰 Competitive salary and Performance bonus

🏖 Paid time off, Flexi-hour policy & Wellness benefits 


About the role

The Global Benefits Specialist will be responsible for overseeing and managing employee benefit programs for Skuad’s global client base. The candidate will have to collaborate with cross-functional teams, manage relationships with benefits providers, and develop and implement strategies to enhance our Client’s employee benefits offerings.


Benefits Program Management:

  • Administer and manage the company's global benefits programs, including health, wellness, and other employee benefits
  • Monitor benefit plan performance, evaluate effectiveness, and make recommendations for improvements
  • Stay current with global benefits trends and regulations to ensure compliance and competitiveness


Vendor Management:

  • Establish and maintain relationships with global benefits providers, brokers, and consultants
  • Negotiate and manage contracts, ensuring cost-effectiveness and high service quality
  • Resolve benefits-related issues and serve as the point of contact for employees and providers


Compliance and Governance:

  • Ensure that all benefits programs comply with local laws and regulations in each country of operation
  • Assist in preparing and filing required reports and documents related to benefits programs


Communication and Education:

  • Develop and implement communication strategies to educate employees about available benefits and promote participation
  • Conduct benefits orientations and workshops for new and existing employees
  • Act as a resource for employee inquiries regarding benefits 


Data Analysis and Reporting:

  • Collect, analyze, and report on benefits-related data, including utilization, costs, and employee satisfaction
  • Use data insights to make informed decisions and recommendations for benefits program enhancements



Ideal candidate

  • Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field (Master's degree preferred)
  • 3-7 years of experience in benefits administration, with a focus on global benefits
  • Strong knowledge of global benefits regulations and compliance requirements
  • Strong negotiation and vendor management skills
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Exceptional analytical and problem-solving abilities
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional team environment
  • High attention to detail, ability to insist on high standards, and proven ability to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously with minimal supervision
  • Strong communication, listening, interpersonal, influencing, and negotiation skills; ability to convey important messages clearly and compellingly
  • A go-getter attitude that resonates with extreme ownership and accountability

About Skuad

Envision a world without borders where a company can find, hire, and manage talent regardless of location. A world where you can find work that speaks to your passion without having to move to another place. Skuad enables this! 


Skuad is a global employment and payroll platform - we enable companies to employ contractors and full-time employees in over 160 countries, without the complexities of setting up a local legal entity.


With Skuad's unified platform, companies can -


  • onboard new hires anywhere in the world in minutes
  • run global payroll securely and with a single click
  • stay 100% compliant with local employment laws
  • manage benefits, work permits, timesheets, and more


Our leaders have over two decades of HR experience and expertise in building globally diverse and distributed teams, with a vision to create 1 million opportunities globally by 2027. We function well as a globally distributed team of driven individuals. We achieve this with a deep focus on providing value to our customers, learning from one another, and collaborating asynchronously and effectively while being committed to continuous learning & improvement


We raised $15 million in Series A funding in October 2022. This funding round brings the total raised to $19 million, including participation from returning investors Beenext and Anthemis.


With Skuad you'll have 😃 


  • Ownership: You will own what you do. We are a results-driven team, which means we expect you to get things done.
  • Endless support: You will always have the help you might need and the resources you need to deliver.
  • Experiment: This is your playground. Come up with ideas, pitch them and take initiative. You will have a free hand to execute exciting ideas.
  • Impact: Be a part of a world-class team where we are constantly working on something new and maximise the impact of the products we build.


If you are someone who wants to solve real-world challenges and enjoys finding elegant solutions to difficult problems, Skuad is the perfect workplace for you! 


Join us to build a global employment solution that is making opportunities accessible for talent and organisations across the world.



Founders

Sundeep Sahi, CEO

Has over 20 years in the industry with executive roles in product, analytics, and technology across startups and enterprises. Sundeep co-founded Indifi, worked at Microsoft, headed Wynk product to mention a few. He holds 3 patents in Distributed Applications and is adept at building and managing large distributed teams spanned across North America, Europe, India, and Australia.


Awards

Recognized under 30 Startups To Watch: The Startups That Caught Our Eye In January 2021 by INC42