Vice President, Global Benefits

About this role

Vice President, Global Benefits
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Circana is a leading provider of technology, AI, and data solutions for consumer packaged goods companies, manufacturers, and retailers. Our predictive analytics and Liquid Data® platform help clients measure market share, uncover consumer behavior, and drive growth—powered by six decades of expertise and an expansive, high-quality data set.
At Circana, we are fueled by our passion for continuous learning and growth, we seek and share feedback freely, and we celebrate victories both big and small in an environment that is flexible and accommodating to our work and personal lives. We’re a global company dedicated to fostering inclusivity and belonging. We value and celebrate the unique experiences, cultures, and viewpoints that each individual brings. By embracing a wide range of backgrounds, skills, expertise, and beyond, we create a stronger, more innovative environment for our employees, clients, and communities. With us, you can always bring your full self to work. Join our inclusive, committed team to be a challenger, own outcomes, and stay curious together. Circana is proud to be Certified™ by Great Place To Work®. This prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at Circana. Learn more at
The VP, Global Benefits partners with the Head of Total Rewards to execute Circana’s global benefits strategy, and is the primary owner of benefits governance, budget, vendor and broker management, regulatory compliance, and operational delivery. This role is accountable for centralizing benefits delivery currently dispersed across regional HR Business Partner teams into a consistent, governed, enterprise capability, in service of Circana’s HR vision of a simple, proactive, and scalable employee experience.
Working closely with Compensation, Total Rewards leadership, HR Technology, Legal, Payroll, Finance, Procurement, HR Business Partners, and business leaders, this role ensures benefits programs are designed and administered consistently, equitably, competitively, and in compliance with local regulatory requirements across all countries in which Circana operates.
The role provides strategic and operational leadership over the global benefits portfolio, builds the governance model, operating model, and data foundation needed for scalable delivery, and leads a growing team of benefits professionals as the function centralizes. This is a unique opportunity to help build and modernize Circana's global benefits capability at a pivotal stage of growth. This role is best suited for a leader who has successfully built, transformed, or centralized benefits capabilities and can quickly establish credibility, influence, and results in a complex global environment.
This is an evolving role, built for how work should be organized in an AI-enabled function. The leader will architect a global team, including virtual and flexible team members, anchored on the organization's most important priorities (determined through our Business Strategy, HR Mission and Vision, and People Strategy), deliberately elevating team members to complex, judgment-driven, and people-centric work while putting automation and AI to work on repetitive, transactional tasks.
Job Responsibilities
Global Benefits Strategy Partnership

• Partner with the Head of Total Rewards to shape and execute the global benefits strategy, ensuring programs remain market-competitive, cost-effective, and aligned to Circana’s Total Rewards philosophy and talent priorities.

• Oversee execution of global benefit design, partnering with the Director, Benefit Design, who owns day-to-day design decisions across health & welfare, retirement/pension, wellbeing, and voluntary benefits.

• Partner with Compensation on the broader Total Rewards Framework to ensure benefits are positioned consistently with pay philosophy and market positioning.

Transformation & M&A Integration

• Oversee harmonization of benefits plan design led by the Director, Benefit Design, ensuring outcomes align to enterprise strategy and budget.

• Provide executive sponsorship for benefits due diligence and integration planning for future M&A activity, partnering with the Director, Benefit Design on design execution.

• Approve new-country benefit program design led by the Director, Benefit Design, ensuring alignment to global strategy and budget.

Governance & Centralization

• Build and lead the governance model, standards, decision rights, and operating framework needed to centralize benefits administration currently managed by regional HR Business Partners.

• Establish and lead the transition plan, timeline, and change management approach for migrating benefits from HRBP teams to a centralized Benefit function.

• Set the standards for global benefits policies, procedures, and documentation, and govern their consistent application across regions.

Vendor, Broker & Financial Management

• Own broker, carrier, and third-party administrator relationships and contracts globally for material renewals, partnering with Procurement on RFP mechanics and formal vendor process, and using AI-assisted analysis for renewal-package review and first-pass prep.

• Lead negotiation and final decisions on broker/carrier renewals and RFP outcomes for material renewals, ensuring service quality and cost discipline; routine renewal documentation and coordination is supported by the Benefits Vendor & Systems Coordinator.

• Own the global benefits budget; monitor spending, forecast costs, and identify efficiency opportunities in partnership with Finance.

Compliance & Regulatory Governance

• Ensure compliance with applicable benefits regulations across all countries of operation, including ERISA, ACA, and country-specific statutory requirements.

• Partner with Legal and Total Rewards on regulatory readiness for initiatives such as the EU Pay Transparency Directive and country-specific benefits…