Global Benefits Manager

Ripplings Employer of Record (EOR) product employs people internationally and manages the entire employee lifecycle on behalf of customers. Benefits are a critical component of our EOR product i.e. providing medical ancillary workers compensation and many other types of coverage.

The Global Benefits Manager will own a region of countries within Ripplings global benefits program and be fully accountable for the design launch management and ongoing operation of benefits in those markets. This role is responsible for end-to-end ownership across strategy vendor management renewals pricing system configuration customer communications and issue resolution.

This is a highly cross-functional role that partners closely with Brokers Carriers Product Engineering Payroll Finance Legal Implementation Support and Sales to ensure benefits programs are accurate compliant scalable and well-supported in the Rippling platform. The Global Benefits Manager is expected to operate with a high degree of autonomy anticipate downstream impacts and proactively identify risks gaps and improvement opportunities.

• Own the end-to-end benefits lifecycle for assigned countries including strategy plan design launches renewals pricing vendor management and ongoing operations
• Lead market research and benchmarking to define competitive compliant and cost-effective benefit offerings in each country of ownership
• Independently manage broker and carrier relationships including onboarding contract negotiation KYC billing setup and ongoing performance management
• Own the renewal process for assigned countries including timeline management pricing reviews plan changes approvals and execution
• Partner closely with Product and Engineering on system design configuration enhancements and new country launches to ensure benefits are accurately built and maintained in the Rippling platform
• Partner with Payroll Finance and Operations to ensure enrollment billing payments and taxation processes are accurate and operationally sound
• Educate and enable internal teams including Support Implementation Sales and Customer Success on country-specific benefits landscapes and program details
• Anticipate downstream impacts of changes to policies plans or systems and proactively identify dependencies risks and required follow-up actions
• Build and improve processes documentation and tooling to support scale accuracy and efficiency across the global benefits function

• 7 years of experience in global benefits benefits consulting or an in-house HR or benefits function within a fast-paced organization
• Deep knowledge of international benefits landscapes including health ancillary workers compensation retirement and statutory programs
• Proven ability to independently own complex workstreams from strategy through execution and ongoing management
• Strong project management and organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail and follow-through
• Demonstrated ability to operate in ambiguity make sound judgment calls and take action with limited guidance
• High degree of ownership accountability and persistence in driving work to completion
• High level of professionalism integrity and discretion in handling sensitive information

• Advanced proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets including complex formulas and data analysis
• Experience working with HRIS and payroll platforms
• Experience in workers compensation
• Proficiency in another language
• Familiarity with Salesforce Jira and Confluence

Rippling is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and do not discriminate based on race religion color national origin ancestry physical disability mental disability medical condition genetic information marital status sex gender gender identity gender expression age sexual orientation veteran or military status or any other legally protected characteristics Rippling is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities who need assistance during the hiring process. To request a reasonable accommodation please email

Rippling highly values having employees working in-office to foster a collaborative work environment and company culture. For office-based employees (employees who live within a defined radius of a Rippling office) Rippling considers working in the office at least three days a week under current policy to be an essential function of the employees role.

This role will receive a competitive salary benefits equity. The salary for US-based employees will be aligned with one of the ranges below based on location; see which tier applies to your location here.

A variety of factors are considered when determining someones compensationincluding a candidates professional background experience and location. Final offer amounts may vary from the amounts listed below.

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