Benefits Manager (Global)

Banyan Software is the best permanent home for software businesses that serve specialized industries, their employees, and their customers. We are on a mission to acquire, build, and grow great companies worldwide, helping them modernize through shared AI expertise and operational discipline. The Banyan Software Foundation, endowed with $100 million in Banyan stock, leverages technology to build a greener and more equitable world. Banyan is Great Place to Work Certified, a five-time Inc. 5000 honoree, and a top 10 company on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Atlanta, Banyan operates more than 100 portfolio companies across North America, the UK, EU, and APAC.

Benefits Manager (Global)
Toronto- Hybrid
Full time role

The Opportunity

Most benefits roles are about maintaining what exists. This one is about building something that doesn't exist yet: a global benefits function that serves both Banyan's HQ and Group programs directly while overseeing the PEOs and vendor partners that manage benefits across 100+ operating companies. We operate in multiple countries, acquire new businesses regularly, and need someone who can bring simplicity to the complexity and execute reliably at global scale.

Banyan Software acquires vertical market software companies and holds them permanently. We don't buy to flip. We buy to grow. That means our portfolio companies stick around, and so do our relationships with the people who work in them. On the HQ and Group side, you own benefits strategy and execution directly. On the operating company side, benefits are largely managed through PEOs and other vendor partners, and your job is to oversee those relationships, ensure a great employee experience, and bring coherence across the portfolio. You’ll lead a small team of Benefits Coordinators and partner with regional HRBPs to deliver programs locally. You’ll report to our General Counsel, which means you’re delivering programs on a solid foundation of governance, compliance, and risk management while ensuring they’re genuinely great programs for employees.

Why Banyan

• A permanent-hold model changes everything. You build relationships with the same portfolio companies year after year. You get to implement long-term benefits strategies that actually mature. You're not managing benefits as a transition item before resale: you're investing in sustainable, scalable systems that compound over time.
• Structure with flexibility. We deliver most operating company benefits through PEOs and other vendor partners, which gives us compliance consistency and scale. But there's room to flex programs to meet local OpCo needs. You'll shape how that balance works: enough structure to be efficient and compliant, enough flexibility to keep it relevant. You’ll build the frameworks, benchmarking standards, and vendor relationships that help each business run well in its local market.
• International benefits expertise actually matters. If you've worked through international benefit regulations, employment law, tax treatment, and the compliance landscape across regions like Europe and India, your expertise is immediately valuable. We have businesses across multiple geographies and you'll use that experience daily.

What You Own

• HQ and Group benefits program strategy and execution. You own program design, vendor relationships, compliance, and day-to-day administration for Banyan's HQ and Group population across the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia, India, and Pakistan. That includes health and welfare programs, retirement programs (401K in the U.S., pensions elsewhere), and everything in between. Hold vendors accountable. Anticipate and navigate regulatory change.
• Operating company coordination and support. Operating company benefits are largely delivered through PEOs and other vendor partners. You oversee those relationships, ensure program quality and a strong employee experience, and partner with regional HRBPs to make sure programs land well locally. When an OpCo has a unique need, you help figure out how to flex within the structure.
• Vendor and broker management. You negotiate and manage relationships with brokers, consultants, PEOs, and other vendor partners. Bring discipline and transparency. Use our scale to get better terms. 
• Team leadership. A small team of Benefits Coordinators handle regional administration, compliance, and vendor coordination. You hire them. You develop them. You hold them to a high bar.
• Global payroll partnership. Benefits and payroll are deeply connected. You partner closely with the global payroll team to ensure seamless delivery: deductions are accurate, enrollments flow through cleanly, and employees aren't caught in the gap between systems.
• M&A integration and due diligence. When we acquire a new company, you ensure a smooth onboarding experience for the acquired company's employees. Stay with it through the transition. 

Who You Are

• Genuine global benefits expertise. You've managed benefits in 6+ years of roles in global organizations. European market knowledge is required. You understand the differences in benefits regulation, tax treatment, and employee expectations across regions. India and Pakistan experience is a significant plus.
• Proven leader of distributed teams. You've hired, developed, and held accountable a team that doesn't work in your physical location. You communicate clearly across time zones. You set expectations and measure results. People want to work for you.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and speed. You don't need a perfect playbook before you move. You make smart decisions with incomplete information, iterate based on what you learn, and stay calm when priorities shift. This environment moves fast.
• Collaborative advisor.  You influence without authority. You work well with HR, payroll, finance, and business leaders. You give people confidence that you understand their constraints and aren't going to surprise them.

We're building a team that reflects the diversity of the businesses and communities we serve. If this role excites you, we want to hear from you, even if your background doesn't match every detail above.

The expected base salary for this position is: [CAD $110,000 - $125,000] excluding annual bonus and equity (when applicable). Salary is based on a number of factors including market conditions, location and may vary depending on job-related skills and experience.

This position is for an existing vacancy.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Equal Employment Opportunity at Banyan: Banyan affirms that inequality is detrimental to our Global Teams, associates, our Operating Companies, and the communities we serve. As a collective, our goal is to impact lasting change through our actions. Together, we unite for equality and equity. Banyan is committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of any protected characteristic, including race, color, genetic information, creed, national origin, religion, sex, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, lawful alien status, ancestry, age, marital status, or protected veteran status and will not discriminate against anyone on the basis of a disability. We support an inclusive workplace where associates excel based on personal merit, qualifications, experience, ability, and job performance.

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