Benefits Manager

The role

The Benefits Manager leads the administration, implementation, and continuous improvement of employee benefits programs across the APAC region. This role manages regional programs, analyzes benefits data, and optimizes costs while ensuring compliance with local statutory requirements.

What you will do

• Manage end-to-end administration and delivery of employee benefits programs across APAC.
• Support design, implementation, and continuous improvement of regional benefits programs.
• Coordinate annual benefits renewals, enrollment cycles, and employee communications.
• Support setup and implementation of benefits programs for new countries and locations across APAC.
• Ensure benefits programs comply with local labor laws, statutory requirements, and regulatory guidelines.
• Conduct regular audits of benefits data, processes, and vendor deliverables.
• Manage relationships with insurance brokers, third-party administrators, and other benefits vendors.
• Partner with HR, Payroll, Finance, Legal, and global Total Rewards teams.
• Analyze benefits utilization, cost trends, and employee feedback.
• Identify opportunities to streamline benefits processes through automation and standardization.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, or a related discipline.
• 5–7 years of progressive experience in employee benefits administration.
• Strong knowledge of Indian statutory benefits, labor laws, and employment regulations.
• Experience managing employee benefits programs, insurance renewals, vendor relationships, and employee queries.
• Exposure to benefits administration across multiple APAC countries.
• Strong analytical skills with advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, and data analysis.
• Experience working with HRIS platforms such as Workday or similar systems.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic, global environment.
• Ability to work effectively with international stakeholders across different time zones, including US business hours.

Nice to have

• Professional certifications such as CEBS, WorldatWork, SHRM, or equivalent benefits/Total Rewards qualifications.
• Experience supporting regional or global benefits programs within a multinational organization.
• Hands-on experience with Workday or other enterprise HRIS platforms.
• Experience in benefits benchmarking, cost analysis, and vendor negotiations.
• Project management experience, particularly involving benefits implementation or process transformation.
• Experience setting up and implementing benefits programs for new countries or locations.

About the company

Kong Inc., the AI Connectivity Company, is building the connectivity layer of AI. Their unified API and AI platform enables organizations to secure, manage, accelerate, govern, and monetize the flow of intelligence across APIs and AI traffic.