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An overview of this role
At GitLab, we seek to enable a high performance culture while keeping team members’ experience at the forefront of everything we do. The Total Rewards team plays a critical role in achieving this by aligning our compensation and benefits strategy with GitLab’s overall strategy, values, and culture. As a Senior Benefits Analyst, you’ll be instrumental in driving this mission forward by providing hands-on support across all aspects of our benefits programs.
What you’ll do
- Contribute to the development and execution of the benefits strategy through data-driven analysis, program design and implementation.
- Manage the administration of health and welfare plans, retirement plans and other employee benefits programs ensuring accuracy, compliance from a company and local standpoint and efficiency
- Maintain accuracy and integrity of benefits related data in Workday and other systems through regular audits and data coordination.
- Oversee benefits enrollments and changes, ensuring updates are shared with the relevant internal team or external partner, and also managing the processing of benefits-related severances.
- Collaborate with external vendors, consultants, and legal advisors to ensure benefits programs are competitive, compliant, and cost-effective.
- Act as the primary point of contact for benefits related team member inquiries in collaboration with the People Connect team including creating documentation to support major program and policy implementations.
- Participate in the development of communications and education including collaborating with the broader team on refreshing the handbook to ensure our pages are user-friendly, concise, and informative.
- Provide administrative support including facilitating benefits renewals, managing vendor procurement, and reviewing benefits invoices for accuracy.
- Coordinate the collection and submission of materials required for audit controls.
- Assist with ad hoc data requests and special projects.
- Support global benefits initiatives and projects as needed, contributing to the development of a cohesive and scalable benefits strategy across all regions while ensuring compliance with all global rules and regulations (we operate in 60+ countries)
What you’ll bring
- Global People or Human Resources experience with a demonstrated focus in Benefits.
- Comprehensive knowledge of EMEA and JAPAC benefits laws and regulations and familiarity with Works Councils is a plus.
- The ability to work in a fast-paced environment, meeting deadlines consistently with strong attention to detail and accuracy among competing priorities.
- Strong analytical skills with proficiency in Google Sheets, Excel, and Tableau.
- Experience with Workday or similar HRIS.
- Proven experience quickly learning new concepts and tools.
- Ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and external partners.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- A shared interest in our values, and working in accordance with those values.
- Willing to work with git and GitLab whenever possible.
How GitLab will support you
- Benefits to support your health, finances, and well-being
- All remote, asynchronous work environment
- Flexible Paid Time Off
- Team Member Resource Groups
- Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Growth and development budget
- Parental leave
- Home office support
Remote-Global
Country Hiring Guidelines:
GitLab hires new team members in countries around the world. All of our roles are remote, however some roles may carry specific location-based eligibility requirements. Our Talent Acquisition team can help answer any questions about location after starting the recruiting process.
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Recruitment Privacy Policy. Your privacy is important to us.GitLab is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. GitLab’s policies and practices relating to recruitment, employment, career development and advancement, promotion, and retirement are based solely on merit, regardless of race, color, religion, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression), national origin, age, citizenship, marital status, mental or physical disability, genetic information (including family medical history), discharge status from the military, protected veteran status (which includes disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, active duty wartime or campaign badge veterans, and Armed Forces service medal veterans), or any other basis protected by law.
GitLab will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. See also GitLab’s EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know during the recruiting process.
