Director of Benefits & Leave, Smartsheet
$172.5-200k
+ Incentive
Dynamic workspace platform for collaboration
Be an early applicant
Dynamic workspace platform for collaboration
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$172.5-200k
+ Incentive
1001+ employees
Company mission
to empower anyone to drive meaningful change — for themselves, their businesses, and the world.
Role
Who you are
- If you're passionate about transforming the employee experience through impactful benefits, we want to hear from you
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field
- 12+ years of progressive experience in benefits and leave management, with significant global experience
- 8+ years of experience in managing and leading teams, including global teams
- Proven ability to develop and implement global benefits strategies
- Strong knowledge of global benefits regulations and compliance requirements
- Excellent leadership, communication, and presentation skills
- Proficiency with HRIS systems, such as Workday, and Microsoft Excel and Google Suite
- Demonstrated ability to be flexible, adaptable, and a collaborative leader in a global environment
- Industry-specific certifications (e.g., CEBS, GPHR) preferred
What the job involves
- We're looking for a strategic and forward-thinking leader to join us as Director, Global Benefits
- In this role, you'll design, implement, and manage global benefits and leave programs that are competitive, compliant, and aligned with our company strategy
- Leading a global team, you'll shape our approach to employee well-being, partnering with senior leaders to deliver innovative, cost-effective solutions that attract, engage and retain top talent
- You will report to our Sr. Director, Total Rewards and this is a remote eligible position
- Provide strategic leadership and direction for the global benefits and leave function, ensuring alignment with the company’s overall business objectives and talent strategy
- Lead and manage a global team of benefits and leave professionals, fostering a high-performance culture and ensuring effective execution of projects and programs
- Oversee the management of broker and vendor relationships globally, ensuring optimal service delivery, cost-effectiveness, and performance
- Develop and implement global benefits and leave policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with local laws and regulations
- Direct the global annual renewal process, including the evaluation of proposed changes, budget negotiations, and smooth implementation of new plans
- Conduct global benchmarking and market analysis to ensure the competitiveness and attractiveness of the company's benefits package
- Lead change management efforts for global benefits transitions and new program rollouts, ensuring effective communication and adoption
- Ensure benefits-related systems, including Workday, are effectively supporting global administration
- Collaborate with global stakeholders, including Finance, Procurement, Legal, HR, and senior leadership, to evaluate, refine, and integrate benefits programs
- Manage the global benefits budget, ensuring cost-effectiveness and financial sustainability
Our take
With teams increasingly moving to remote work across many industries, companies have been reaching for tools to keep operations smooth and communications open. Founded in 2005, Smartsheet is a cloud-based work management platform helping a vast range of companies, from small businesses to large enterprises, plan, track, and report on work.
Like other team collaboration software companies Lucid and Atlassian, Smartsheet saw strong growth between 2020-2022, achieving almost 40% year on year revenue increases through 2022. If the company can continue this success, it stands to make real gains in a global team collaboration market expected to be worth about $20 billion by 2028.
Smartsheet has embedded itself across various industries, with deep integrations with applications from the likes of Salesforce, Atlassian, Google, and Microsoft, leading to it being the first work management sector Unicorn to reach $1 billion in recurring annual revenue in 2024. Whilst remaining broad in application, it is also expanding and upgrading its product offerings; this may prove crucial in further distinguishing itself from well-backed startups like Monday.com and Asana as they begin jostling for market space.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
7% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
May 2017
$61m
SERIES F
May 2014
$35m
SERIES E
Total funding: $128.5m
Company benefits
- Lucrative Employee Stock Purchase Program (15% discount)
- 401k Match to help you save for your future (50% of your contribution up to the first 6% of your eligible pay)
- Monthly stipend to support your work and productivity
- Flexible Time Away Program, plus Incidental Sick Leave
- Up to 24 weeks of Parental Leave
- Personal paid Volunteer Day to support our community
- Opportunities for professional growth and development including access to LinkedIn Learning online courses
- Company Funded Perks, including a counseling membership, primary care membership, local retail discounts, and your own personal Smartsheet account
- Teleworking options from any registered location (role specific)
- HSA, 100% employer-paid premiums, or Buy-up medical/vision and dental coverage options for full-time employees
- Equity - Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) with all offers
- US employees are automatically covered under Smartsheet-sponsored life insurance, short-term, and long-term disability plans
- US employees receive 12 paid holidays per year
Company HQ
West Bellevue, Bellevue, WA
Leadership
Mark Mader
(President & CEO)Having studied at Dartmouth, Mark spent 2 years as a Greenwich Associates Research Associate before 10 years at Onyx Software. They then founded Smartsheet in 2005 as CEO.
Brent Frei
(Board Member)Brent worked at Motorola and Microsoft for 4 years before founding Onyx Software in 1994 and Smartsheet in 2005. They have been a Board Member since, alongside working as CEO of TerraClear.
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