Global Benefits Manager

About the role

Sonar is looking for a Global Benefits Manager to own the design, administration, and continuous improvement of our benefits programs across all of our global hubs. You'll ensure our benefits offerings are competitive, compliant, and reflective of the diverse needs of our employees across regions, while managing vendor relationships and driving process efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage benefits programs across all global hubs, ensuring local compliance and competitiveness.
• Manage relationships with benefits brokers, carriers, and vendors globally, negotiating renewals and evaluating new offerings.
• Partner with Legal and regional HR teams to ensure benefits programs comply with local labor and tax regulations.
• Lead annual open enrollment processes and ongoing employee benefits education and communication.
• Analyze benefits utilization and cost trends, providing recommendations to leadership on plan design and budget.
• Manage leave-of-absence programs and ensure consistent, compliant administration across regions.
• Respond to employee questions and escalations related to benefits, acting as a subject matter expert.
• Continuously benchmark Sonar's benefits offerings against market practice to support talent attraction and retention.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience managing global employee benefits programs, including multi-country/global scope in AMER, APAC, and EMEA.
• Strong knowledge of benefits compliance requirements across multiple jurisdictions (US, UK, CH, DE, ES, Singapore, India, UAE, Japan, Australia).
• Experience managing vendor and broker relationships, including contract negotiation.
• Highly detail-oriented with strong project management skills, comfortable managing multiple concurrent open enrollment and compliance deadlines.
• Experience using HRIS/benefits administration platforms and analyzing benefits data.
• Communicate clearly and empathetically with employees on sensitive benefits topics.

In-office culture

We're intentional about this. We believe the best teams are built in the room together. Three anchor days — Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays — create the collaboration rhythm that makes a hub office worth having. Candidates need to be genuinely based in the location the role is posted — if that's not where you are today, we're happy to support relocation for the right person.