Senior Benefits Analyst

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