Benefits Manager APJ

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Okta is The World’s Identity Company. We free everyone to safely use any technology, anywhere, on any device or app. Our flexible and neutral products, Okta Platform and Auth0 Platform, provide secure access, authentication, and automation, placing identity at the core of business security and growth.

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Okta’s Total Rewards organization delivers comprehensive support to Okta employees and leaders, including driving the strategic planning, design, development, implementation, and communication of competitive total rewards programs including annual rewards and global compensation and benefits budgets. We build and maintain reward structures to ensure our people are fairly and competitively paid.

At Okta, we celebrate a variety of perspectives and experiences. We are not looking for someone who checks every single box, we’re looking for lifelong learners and people who can make us better with their unique experiences.

Join our team! We’re building a world where Identity belongs to you.

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Benefits Manager, APAC who will be a key player in, and is truly excited about, driving and effectively scaling Oktas Total Rewards Organization.

Reporting to the Senior Director, Global Benefits & Wellbeing, you will lead the development and implementation of benefit structures, programs, processes, and guidelines for the Asia Pacific region - including India, Singapore, Australia, South Korea, Japan, and Philippines. The role will be based in India. The hiring manager is based in the US.

The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills, enabling them to interpret both quantitative and qualitative data to generate insights and make data-driven recommendations. They should have sound business insight, capable of projecting financial impacts and translating data into actionable information. Effective problem-solving and decision-making abilities are essential, along with a talent for building and maintaining relationships with diverse stakeholders and influencing at all levels within a matrixed organization. The role requires an execution-driven individual who can manage multiple tasks with precision in a deadline-driven environment, and effectively present information in various settings.

Role’s Scope and Responsibilities:

• Manage the implementation and administration of employee benefits programs, including health insurance, retirement plans, and wellbeing initiatives.
• Conduct market research and benchmarking to ensure that our benefits offerings are competitive within the local market and industry standard.
• Stay updated on relevant legislation and industry best practices to ensure compliance with local, state, and statutory regulations.
• Utilize Workday and ServiceNow tools to gather, analyze, and report on benefits data.
• Maintain operational excellence and relationships with benefits vendors and service providers, including insurance carriers, brokers, and third-party administrators.
• Generate regular reports for management to track key metrics and make informed decisions.
• Leverage AI tools to support analysis of plans utilization, employee communication and support evolution, and cost projections.
• Manage global Paid Holiday calendar, work with teams to approve and post on relevant platforms.
• that our programs remain competitive
• Strong partnership with People Operations team, document, implement, evolve, and automate processes.
• Ability to analyze market data from relevant survey vendors and prepare recommendations to update benefits benchmarking reference, based on regional needs and Okta’s global rewards strategies.
• Offer education and training to the People & Places community, managers, and employees.
• Stay informed about emerging trends and best practices in benefits and recommend innovative solutions to enhance the companys offerings in the region, in line with Oktas objectives.
• Coordinate projects to streamline administrative processes associated with Benefits.
• Partner with regional payroll to ensure processes are operating smoothly.
• Take on additional responsibilities or projects as needed to support Okta’s Global Benefits strategy.
  
  

Job Requirements:

• Degree in any related discipline with a minimum of 8 years in regional Benefits role in a multinational environment.
• Experience designing and implementing benefits programs in a multi-region or global organization preferred.
• In-depth knowledge of benefit regulations across India and APAC, including labor laws, tax regulations, and market benefits practices.
• A highly metrics-focused orientation that can effectively communicate technically complex information.
• Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Office or Google apps and Workday.
• Demonstrated success in a dynamic, fast-paced and frequently changing environment, ability to operate in ambiguity.
• Efficiently manage current programs, challenge the status quo, and champion new initiatives.
• Strong work ethic; holds self and others accountable for achieving required outcomes.
• An established track record of building credibility and trust across the organization, candid communication, high integrity, sound business ethics and judgment.
• Able to quickly learn a company’s priorities and translate them into actionable solutions.
  
  

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What you can look forward to as a Full-Time Okta employee!

• Amazing Benefits
• Making Social Impact
• Developing Talent and Fostering Connection + Community at Okta
  
  

Okta cultivates a dynamic work environment, providing the best tools, technology and benefits to empower our employees to work productively in a setting that best and uniquely suits their needs. Each organization is unique in the degree of flexibility and mobility in which they work so that all employees are enabled to be their most creative and successful versions of themselves, regardless of where they live. Find your place at Okta today! https://www.okta.com/company/careers/.

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