Director, Global Benefits Program & Governance

This role will be based in Sunnyvale or San Francisco. 

At LinkedIn our approach to flexible work is centered on trust and optimized for culture connection clarity and the evolving needs of our business. The work location of this role is hybrid meaning it will be performed both from home and from a LinkedIn office on select days as determined by the business needs of the team.

This role reports to the VP Benefits & Wellbeing and provides global leadership over LinkedIns Benefits & Wellbeing portfolio ensuring programs are competitive scalable and aligned with the companys culture and values. The leader will establish governance frameworks and consistent standards across global benefits programs including time off retirement insured benefits financing and family and wellbeing initiatives while partnering closely with regional and cross-functional stakeholders. This position serves as a strategic advisor to senior leaders driving vendor strategy financial stewardship and clear inclusive communication to enhance the employee experience worldwide.

Key Responsibilities:  

• Provide global leadership and governance for a $40M Benefits & Wellbeing portfolio building on a strong foundation of competitive programs while identifying opportunities to further enhance impact and value in alignment with LinkedIns culture and values. 
• Oversee global benefits policies and programs including Global Absence & Time Off Family Programs EAP Global Education Benefits PerkUp! and more. 
• Establish consistent standards and governance frameworks for critical areas of focus including time off retirement programs international benefits brokerage and insured benefits financing strategy in partnership with regional leaders to drive outcomes. 
• Enhance benefits offerings in key initiatives including mental health financial wellness and voluntary benefits strategies from development to execution to empower employees ability to improve their holistic wellbeing. 
• Serve as the Benefits & Wellness lead for technology solutions and resource prioritization with partner teams. 
• Act as a trusted advisor to stakeholders translating benefits strategy and data into clear inclusive communications that drive understanding engagement and trust across the global workforce. 

Qualifications :

Basic Qualifications:  

• 13 years in benefits total rewards human resources or a related field including responsibility for global or multiregional benefits programs. 
• 7 years of people leadership including leading managers and/or senior individual contributors in a complex matrixed environment. 

Preferred Qualifications:  

• Ability designing governing and scaling global benefits programs including conducting RFPs leading vendor selections negotiating contracts and managing complex vendor and broker relationships. 
• Proven ability to establish standards and governance frameworks across benefits programs while partnering with regional teams to drive consistent outcomes and local compliance. 
• Strong analytical financial and program management skills including budget stewardship cost modeling and datainformed decision making. 
• Proven performance influencing and partnering with senior stakeholders across HR Legal Finance Technology Communications and Shared Services to deliver complex highimpact programs. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate complex benefits strategies and data into clear inclusive employee and leader communications. 
• Ability to operate independently in a fastpaced global technologydriven environment exercising sound judgment credibility and a strong customer and employee experience orientation. 
• 10 years working with regulations compliance requirements and legal considerations across multiple countries or regions. 
• Background leading global benefits transformations or missioncritical initiatives such as organizational change redesign of benefits strategies or implementation of new global platforms. 
• Demonstrated success leading through influence rather than authority in highly matrixed global organizations. 
• Deep expertise in vendor governance Insured Benefits financing strategies and international brokerage models. 
• Background in a highgrowth or largescale technology company supporting a diverse global workforce. 

Suggested Skills: 

• Stakeholder Management 
• People Leadership 
• Strategic Thinking 
• Cross functional Collaboration 
• Drive for Results

LinkedIn is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.   

The pay range for this role is $172000-$280000. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate including but not limited to skill set depth of experience certifications and specific work location. This may be different in other locations due to differences in the cost of labor.   

The total compensation package for this position may also include annual performance bonus stock benefits and/or other applicable incentive compensation plans. For more information visit  Information :

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