Senior Manager

This Senior Manager, Benefits is responsible for leading SES’s global benefits, well‑being, and leave offering while also serving as the lead benefits workstream owner for harmonization of benefit programs. The incumbent ensures the effective design, delivery, and governance of global benefits programs, with particular focus on benefits operations, compliance, vendor management, employee communications, and service delivery.

The role is a hands‑on leader who shapes and executes a forward‑looking, innovative global benefits strategy that enhances the employee experience, supports business growth, and ensures long‑term sustainability. It requires strong technical benefits expertise, project leadership capability, and the ability to balance compliance, cost, operational excellence, and change management in a fast‑moving environment, coupled with strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of health, wellness, retirement, and leave programs across the U.S., LATAM, EMEA, and Asia Pac, ensuring alignment with business needs, employee expectations, and local market practices.
• Drive operational excellence by optimizing benefits processes and leveraging technology and data analytics to expand program reach, enhance the employee experience, and improve efficiency, scalability, and decision‑making.
• Own and evolve the global benefits communication strategy, ensuring clear, inclusive, and impactful messaging that increases employee understanding, engagement, and perceived value of the total rewards offering.
• Partner cross‑functionally with HR, Finance, Legal, Procurement, IT, and regional teams to ensure compliance, financial discipline, and seamless program delivery across geographies.
• Ensure strong financial stewardship and fiduciary integrity of global benefits programs, including oversight of funding strategies, vendor performance, and risk management practices.
• Lead vendor strategy and governance, including selection, performance management, and optimization of broker and partner relationships to deliver high‑quality, cost‑effective solutions.
• Establish and track key performance indicators (KPIs), leveraging employee feedback, benchmarking, and data insights to continuously improve program effectiveness and ROI.
• Identify and address operational and administrative challenges, developing scalable, cross‑functional and cross‑regional solutions that enhance efficiency and service delivery.
• Lead, coach, and develop a high‑performing global benefits team, building capabilities in strategic thinking, innovation, and execution while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

• Proven ability to develop and execute enterprise‑level strategies while maintaining strong operational oversight and delivering measurable outcomes.
• Experience managing U.S. Pension Plan and Retiree Medical, including SOX controls, annual audits, HRA development, retiree premiums, and collaboration with administrators, actuaries, and auditors.
• Deep expertise in global benefits design, governance, and compliance across U.S., LATAM, EMEA, and Asia Pac, with the ability to navigate diverse regulatory and cultural environments.
• Demonstrated success driving innovation and transformation, including the use of technology, digital platforms, data analytics, and automation to modernize benefits delivery and improve employee experience.
• Strong financial acumen, including experience managing budgets, funding strategies, vendor negotiations, and cost‑optimization initiatives.
• Track record of balancing strategic leadership with hands‑on execution, adopting a pragmatic problem‑solving approach.
• Experience leading and developing high‑performing teams, inspiring, coaching, and building organizational capability globally.
• Exceptional communication and influencing skills, translating complex concepts into clear, compelling messages for diverse audiences, including senior leadership.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, building trusted partnerships and driving alignment across functions and regions.