Design, implement, and manage global benefits, wellness, and leave programs. Execute benefits strategy, perform financial modeling and utilization analysis, manage vendors/brokers, optimize leave administration, lead global open enrollment and communications, and ensure compliance with international labor laws through cross-functional partnership.
Dive in and do the best work of your career at DigitalOcean. Journey alongside a strong community of top talent who are relentless in their drive to build the simplest scalable cloud. If you have a growth mindset, naturally like to think big and bold, and are energized by the fast-paced environment of a true industry disruptor, you’ll find your place here. We value winning together—while learning, having fun, and making a profound difference for the dreamers and builders in the world.
We are looking for a passionate, strategic, and experienced Global Benefits Manager to lead the design, implementation, and ongoing management of our global benefits, wellness, and leave programs. In this critical role, reporting to the Head of Total Rewards,you will ensure that employees around the world have access to competitive, compliant, and meaningful benefits that support their holistic well-being and enhance the overall employee experience.
In this high-impact role, you will bring deep expertise in global benefits and leave administration, thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment, and help scale programs that reflect our values and support our diverse, global workforce.
What You’ll Do:- Global Strategy Execution: Evolve and execute DO’s global benefits strategy to provide market-competitive offerings (Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life, Retirement, Perks, and Wellness) that attract and retain top talent
- Financial Modeling and Analytics: Perform regular utilization and cost analyses to proactively manage healthcare spend and ensure optimal fiscal discipline; build predictive financial benefits models to provide data-guided recommendations to leadership during annual budgeting cycles
- Vendor and Broker Management: Partner with international brokers and vendors to negotiate competitive renewals, establish strong service level agreements, stay ahead of emerging global trends, and maintain high compliance standards
- Leaves & Accommodations: Optimize global leave of absence and accommodation management by automating workflows and partnering with third-party administrators to navigate complex local leave laws seamlessly
- Open Enrollment and Communication: Lead global open enrollment strategies and communication campaigns to maximize plan literacy, deliver seamless sign-up experiences, and drive high employee engagement
- Cross-Functional Compliance: Collaborate with Legal, Payroll, and Finance teams to maintain rigorous compliance with evolving international labor laws, and statutory benefits, and reporting requirements
- Global Expertise: 8+ years of progressive benefits experience within global, fast-scaling, publicly traded tech companies, with specific expertise across the US, Canada, Europe, India, and Pakistan
- Financial Acumen: Proven ability to manage multi-million dollar benefits budgets, evaluate medical funding arrangements (including transitioning from fully insured to self-funded models), and execute cost-containment strategies without sacrificing employee experience
- Advanced Analytical Skills: Expert command of Excel/Google Sheets (pivot tables, complex logic formulas, xlookup/vlookup, data modeling) with an uncompromising commitment to data integrity
- High Relational Intelligence: Exceptional communication skills with the ability to listen actively to diverse employee needs and translate complex plan mechanics into clear, empathetic narratives
- Proactive Mindset: A self-starting approach with a natural appetite for process efficiency, automation, and leaving programs better than you found them
- Preferred Qualifications: Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (CEBS) designation (or progress toward it) and hands-on experience with Workday Benefits are highly preferred
- $116,000 - $145,000
*This is a remote role
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Why You’ll Like Working for DigitalOcean
- We innovate with purpose. You’ll be a part of a cutting-edge technology company with an upward trajectory, who are proud to simplify cloud and AI so builders can spend more time creating software that changes the world. As a member of the team, you will be a Shark who thinks big, bold, and scrappy, like an owner with a bias for action and a powerful sense of responsibility for customers, products, employees, and decisions.
- We prioritize career development. At DO, you’ll do the best work of your career. You will work with some of the smartest and most interesting people in the industry. We are a high-performance organization that will always challenge you to think big. Our organizational development team will provide you with resources to ensure you keep growing. We provide employees with reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education. All employees have access to LinkedIn Learning's 10,000+ courses to support their continued growth and development.
- We care about your well-being. Regardless of your location, we will provide you with a competitive array of benefits to support you from our Employee Assistance Program to Local Employee Meetups to flexible time off policy, to name a few. While the philosophy around our benefits is the same worldwide, specific benefits may vary based on local regulations and preferences.
- We reward our employees. The salary range for this position is based on market data, relevant years of experience, and skills. You may qualify for a bonus in addition to base salary; bonus amounts are determined based on company and individual performance. We also provide equity compensation to eligible employees, including equity grants upon hire and the option to participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Program.
- DigitalOcean is an equal-opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.
Application Limit: You may apply to a maximum of 3 positions within any 180-day period. This policy promotes better role-candidate matching and encourages thoughtful applications where your qualifications align most strongly.
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