Global Head
Listed on 2025-12-25
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Management
Talent Manager, HR Manager, Regulatory Compliance Specialist -
HR/Recruitment
Talent Manager, HR Manager, Regulatory Compliance Specialist
About the Role:
Grade Level (for internal use):
14
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Global Head of Benefits
Team Description
It is an exciting time in the People team at S&P Global. With a mantra of “People First”, the People team is evolving the People model to push past the traditional Ulrich model in order to support the fast pace changes in the business and to support all people. This role presents the unique opportunity for the incumbent to lead the Global Benefits team.
Position Description
S&P Global is seeking a Global Head of Benefits to collaborate with senior leadership in the development, design, and execution of S&P Global’s benefits and wellness programs. They will have a commercially focused mindset and the ability to translate that capability to People solutions through these programs. This leader will draw from big picture thinking to deliver compelling, innovative and creative programs that balance business needs and employee experience.
They will be a key member of the People Products Leadership Team, reporting to the Global Head of Total Rewards. This role will have full responsibility for North American benefits, and will lead the overall global benefits and wellness strategy in close partnership with the regional leads and their teams for the establishment of a comprehensive benefits and wellness strategy in support of the attraction, retention, and engagement of our employees.
This role is based in Centreville, Virginia with plans to relocate to Reston, Virginia, in 2026.
Roles and Responsibilities:- Drive strategic planning, design, implementation, maintenance, communication, and administration of benefits and wellness programs
- Be adept at identifying and analyzing data and behavioral patterns to help inform the design, communication, education and administration of benefits and wellness programs
- Demonstrate critical thinking and exceptional people skills in helping solve complex system-wide challenges and in building teams who work effectively with you and each other to provide strategic and operational support to senior management
- Active partner on all M&A activities and contribute to other corporate initiatives
- Benchmark activities across all areas of benefits and wellness to elevate our understanding of our competitiveness and evolve it over time to meet the changing landscape of total rewards
- Lead an effective, client-focused benefit and wellness team that instills company-wide trust and value for the People function, and delivers with operational excellence
- Communicates effectively with leadership and broad employees to convey the value and opportunity of S&P Global’s benefits and wellness programs
- Ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local regulations, including ERISA, COBRA, HIPAA, FMLA, ACA etc.; keep up-to-date on legal and legislative issues related to all benefit and retirement plans and maintain accurate documentation and reporting for audits and regulatory requirements.
- Monitor administrative costs and pricing of benefit programs and recommend cost-containment strategies.
- Relationship Building/Influencing:
Demonstrate effective and appropriate influencing skills with senior management/partners, combining high-level human capital knowledge with deep organizational understanding. Build strong relationships with solid trust and mutual respect as the foundation. Leverage strong judgement skills to make decisions. Instinctively know when and how to introduce change, in such a way that it is broadly accepted and institutionalized - Intellectual Curiosity:
Ability to combine analytical reasoning, creativity and judgement. Quickly study, able to handle complex matters, with multiple initiatives going on simultaneously. Able to deal effectively with strategic issues, as well as tactical operational details - Solution- and Results-oriented:
Resourceful, with strong service orientation and positive can‑do attitude. Fully committed to the job and to deliver outstanding work. Never satisfied with status‑quo, continually striving for…
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