Description and Requirements

Job Description

Global Benefits Program Manager, Remote

Role Overview

The Global Benefits Program Manager plays a critical role within the Global Benefits Center of Excellence, responsible for driving execution excellence across the global benefits portfolio. This role provides program management leadership, governance, portfolio oversight, and operational coordination across Benefits, Well-being, Leave, and related strategic initiatives globally.
Partnering closely with the Director, Global Benefits and the Senior Manager, Global Benefits Strategy & Governance, the Program Manager ensures initiatives are appropriately prioritized, planned, governed, tracked, and delivered. The role serves as the central point of coordination for the Global Benefits portfolio, maintaining visibility into milestones, risks, dependencies, budgets, and outcomes across all regions.
The Program Manager establishes and manages the operating rhythms, reporting structures, governance processes, and portfolio management practices that enable successful delivery of global benefits programs and strategic initiatives.

GLOBAL PORTFOLIO & PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

• Manage the Global Benefits portfolio, ensuring visibility across all Benefits, Well-being, Leave, compliance, vendor, and strategic initiatives.
• Maintain the global benefits project portfolio, roadmap, and planning calendar.
• Establish and administer project governance standards, project methodologies, and portfolio reporting processes.
• Facilitate prioritization discussions and portfolio reviews to ensure alignment with organizational objectives and available resources.
• Monitor project health across the portfolio and proactively identify potential execution risks.
• Support annual planning activities and portfolio roadmap development.

STRATEGIC INITIATIVE DELIVERY

• Lead and coordinate execution of global and regional benefits initiatives from planning through implementation and stabilization.
• Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, milestones, deliverables, and implementation schedules.
• Coordinate cross-functional activities across Benefits, People, Finance, Legal, Procurement, HR Operations, Payroll, and external partners.
• Ensure project objectives, deliverables, timelines, and stakeholder expectations remain aligned throughout implementation.
• Drive accountability for deliverables and ensure timely resolution of project barriers.
• Support implementation of new benefits programs, policy changes, vendor transitions, compliance initiatives, and operating model enhancements.

GOVERNANCE, REPORTING & EXECUTIVE VISIBILITY

• Prepare executive-level reporting, dashboards, status updates, and portfolio summaries.
• Develop governance materials for leadership meetings, steering committees, and strategic reviews.

• Maintain visibility into project performance, key milestones, risks, dependencies, and outcomes.
• Produce regular reporting that supports informed decision-making by Benefits and People leadership.
• Establish consistent reporting and communication practices across the global portfolio.
• Support leadership presentations and annual strategic planning cycles.

RISK, DEPENDENCY & ISSUE MANAGEMENT

• Maintain comprehensive tracking of project risks, dependencies, assumptions, issues, and mitigation plans.
• Identify delivery risks and partner with stakeholders to develop mitigation strategies.
• Escalate critical issues appropriately and facilitate resolution across stakeholder groups.
• Ensure dependencies across countries, vendors, functions, and initiatives are properly managed.
• Monitor implementation readiness and organizational preparedness for significant changes.

VENDOR IMPLEMENTATION & OPERATIONAL COORDINATION

• Coordinate implementation activities associated with broker transitions, vendor implementations, program launches, and renewals.
• Partner with internal stakeholders and external vendors to ensure successful execution of project deliverables.
• Track implementation milestones, contractual deliverables, and operational readiness activities.
• Support cross-functional implementation planning and execution.
• Facilitate alignment between global standards and regional implementation requirements.

BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP & STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT

• Build collaborative relationships across global Benefits, PBPs, HR Operations, Payroll, Finance, Legal, Procurement, and external partners.
• Facilitate stakeholder alignment and maintain effective communication throughout project lifecycles.
• Drive accountability through structured project governance and transparent reporting.

• Support leaders in navigating competing priorities and resource constraints.
• Promote a culture of execution excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

PROCESS IMPROVEMENT & OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE

• Identify opportunities to improve project delivery, governance, reporting, and portfolio management processes.
• Develop tools, templates, dashboards, and operating procedures that improve visibility and efficiency.
• Drive adoption of consistent project management practices across the Global Benefits function.
• Leverage data and lessons learned to continuously improve future initiative delivery.
• Support maturity of the Global Benefits operating model through scalable governance practices.

EXPERIENCE

REQUIRED

• Experience managing complex programs, portfolios, or large-scale projects in a global environment.
• Demonstrated project and program management expertise, including governance, reporting, planning, and stakeholder management.
• Experience coordinating initiatives involving multiple functions, countries, and stakeholders.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Experience developing executive-level reporting and presentations.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and manage risks, dependencies, and implementation challenges.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficiency in project management tools, reporting solutions, and portfolio management practices.
• Ability to influence outcomes and drive accountability without direct authority.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

PREFERRED

• Experience supporting Benefits, Total Rewards, Well-being, Human Resources, or People-related programs.
• Experience within a global organization supporting multiple regions and countries.
• Experience leading vendor implementations, renewals, or operational transformation initiatives.
• Project Management Professional (PMP), PgMP, Agile, or similar certification.
• Experience supporting a Center of Excellence or shared services environment.
• Consulting or professional services experience.

Compensation and Benefits

Slalom prides itself on helping team members thrive in their work and life. As a result, Slalom is proud to invest in benefits that include meaningful time off and paid holidays, parental leave, 401(k) with a match, a range of choices for highly subsidized health, dental, & vision coverage, adoption and fertility assistance, and short/long-term disability. We also offer yearly $350 reimbursement account for any well-being-related expenses, as well as discounted home, auto, and pet insurance.

Slalom is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For this role, we are hiring at the following levels and targeted base pay salary ranges:

Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, Denver, etc.: $87,000-$110,000

Seattle, Washington D.C., Boston: $95,000-$120,000

San Francisco: $104,000-$130,000

We will accept applicants until July 20th, or until the position is filled

We are committed to pay transparency and compliance with applicable laws. If you have questions or concerns about the pay range or other compensation information in this posting, please contact us at: [redacted]. Please note, this recipient is not able to support recruitment inquiries beyond this purpose.