Senior Benefits Manager - JAPAC

Description

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks® everything starts and ends with our mission:

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.

Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we’re looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.

Our Approach to Work

We lead with flexibility and choice in all of our people programs. We have disrupted the traditional view that all employees have the same needs and wants. We offer personalization and offer our employees the opportunity to choose what works best for them as often as possible - from your wellbeing support to your growth and development, and beyond!

At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work from the office three days per week, leaving two days for choice and flexibility to work where you feel most effective. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. While details may evolve, our goal is to create an environment where innovation thrives, with office-based teams coming together three days a week to collaborate and thrive, together!

Your Career

We are seeking a highly experienced JAPAC Senior Benefits Manager to lead our benefits program in the region and shape the future of our employee benefit offerings. This role will report to the Director, Global Benefits. As a Senior Benefits Manager at Palo Alto Networks, you will play a pivotal role in designing, implementing, and managing our employee benefits program. You will be responsible for ensuring that our employees receive competitive and attractive benefits packages, aligning with our commitment to their well-being. Your expertise will be crucial in developing and maintaining effective strategies to attract and retain top talent. 

We are a forward-thinking group of individuals who want to push the bounds of how we deliver world-class benefits to employees with the technology of the future. Palo Alto Networks offers a wide range of benefits which support employees during different times in their lives. You are a highly motivated individual who is looking to make a big impact on the lives of our employees. 

Your Impact

• Be a vital part of the JAPAC People Team and Global Benefits team by supporting regional benefits programs including retirement and medical plans, PTO, Leave of Absence and other insured benefits for 13 countries
• Conduct market reviews across countries to ensure external competitiveness, and alignment to the company’s benefits philosophy
• Manage employee escalations with vendors and brokers in region
• Create and execute an effective communications plan for renewals and important notices throughout the year (including detailed employee communications, working with brokers on country-specific presentations, etc.)
• Manage relationships and contracts with our benefit providers and advisors in various countries across the region
• Manage country insurance renewals including plan design changes, vendor onboarding and management
• Partner with HR and Talent Acquisition to socialize and promote benefits programs in region

Your Experience

• Minimum of 8 years’ experience in design, analyses, socialization, and support of benefits  programs applicable to a high-growth, go-to-market, high-tech organization, across JAPAC
• Proven track record of managing benefit plans and providers in a global context
• Experience with Excel and/or Google Sheets
• Ability to set, manage, and deliver compliant programs within a reasonable budget as well as make decisions and trade-offs based on holistic financial metrics 
• You are detail-oriented, and have both left-brain and right-brain strengths
• Superior language, written and oral, communication skills required
• Sense of humor and commitment to professionalism
• Dynamic and team oriented, with excellent interpersonal skills, business judgment, strategic thinking, superior work ethic
• Able to work efficiently with cross-functional teams and manage numerous projects simultaneously under deadline pressure
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, demanding environment across multiple time zones
• Ability to demonstrate integrity and maintain confidentiality
• Project planning and execution for cross-functional initiatives
• Comfortable with ambiguity
• Quick learner and an independent, proactive working style and curious
• Experience with interpretation and applying local regulatory/statutory requirements for benefits
• Fluent in English with extraordinary presentation, written and spoken communication skills in English required

The Team

Our People team works throughout the organization to enable ... you guessed it: people. We’re one team, driven to one mission statement. Each piece matters, and within the People team, you are focused on enabling our teams to resolve the world’s most challenging cybersecurity threats. 

You will be part of a growing, passionate, and dynamic team with an opportunity to work on challenging and exciting projects — centered on what we believe is one of the most significant mission statements in the world.

Our Commitment

We’re trailblazers that dream big, take risks, and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at accommodations@paloaltonetworks.com.

Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.

Covid-19 Vaccination Information for Palo Alto Networks Jobs

• Vaccine requirements and disclosure obligations vary by country.
• Unless applicable law requires otherwise, you must be vaccinated for COVID or qualify for a reasonable accommodation if:
  • The job requires accessing a company worksite
  • The job requires in-person customer contact and the customer has implemented such requirements
  • You choose to access a Palo Alto Networks worksite
• If you have questions about the vaccine requirements of this particular position based on your location or job requirements, please inquire with the recruiter.