Global Benefits Specialist
Palantir Technologies, New York, NY, United States
Global Benefits Specialist
As a Global Benefits Specialist, you are responsible for day‑to‑day benefit administration, compliance, and employee support at Palantir. You are outcome‑oriented, pursue solutions thoughtfully, are detail‑focused, and have excellent customer service skills. You help Palantir employees understand their benefits, navigate complex insurance cases, and ensure compliant program management while collaborating with cross‑functional stakeholders to improve their experience.
Core Responsibilities
Act as the first point of contact and ongoing resource for employee questions on healthcare, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, commuter, and wellbeing benefit enrollments, changes, and eligibility.
Manage benefit operations and compliance for US plans, including enrollments, files, invoicing, vendor management, compliance reporting, and employee experience for in‑office and remote employees.
Support benefit renewals (census files, employee outreach, vendor communication, enrollments, file feeds, etc.).
Manage point solutions and vendor relationships, and handle employee questions and stakeholder communication.
Cultivate and manage relationships with carriers and cross‑functional partners (Payroll, Mobility, etc.) to ensure delivery of high‑quality, legally compliant programs.
What We Value
2–3+ years experience in US Benefits Administration and Compliance.
Strong intuition and empathy when interfacing with employees and designing solutions to people‑focused challenges.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; able to provide high‑quality support with empathy.
Attention to detail, operational excellence, and ability to balance competing priorities while handling a high volume of inbound requests and driving forward projects.
Ability to operate independently and collaboratively, handle ambiguity, and tackle open‑ended problems.
Comfort with giving and receiving feedback and iterating programs to enhance employee experience.
Comfortable supporting a global, multi‑time‑zone population via email, messaging, and video conferencing.
HRIS/Benefit administration experience in Workday.
What We Require
2+ years of benefit or HR experience.
Initial onboarding in‑office and then 2–3 days in‑office per week on an ongoing basis.
Salary The estimated salary range for this position is $75,000 – $103,000 per year. Total compensation may also include Restricted Stock Units, a sign‑on bonus, and other potential future incentives. Compensation is based on qualifications, experience, skills, and other factors. The estimate excludes the value of any potential sign‑on bonus, benefits offered, and the potential future value of long‑term incentives.
Benefits
Employees (and their eligible dependents) can enroll in medical, dental, and vision insurance as well as voluntary life insurance.
Employees are automatically covered by basic life, AD&D, and disability insurance.
Commuter benefits.
Take what you need paid time off, not accrual based.
Two weeks paid time off built into the end of each year (subject to team and business needs).
Ten paid holidays throughout the calendar year.
Supportive leave of absence program, including time off for military service and medical events.
Paid leave for new parents and subsidized backup care for all parents.
Fertility and family‑building benefits, including but not limited to adoption, surrogacy, and preservation.
Stipend to help with expenses that come with a new child.
Employees can enroll in Palantir's 401(k) plan.
Equal Opportunity Employer Palantir is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer for all, including but not limited to veterans and those with disabilities. Palantir is committed to making the application and hiring process accessible to everyone and will provide a reasonable accommodation for those living with a disability. If you need an accommodation for the application or hiring process, please reach out and let us know how we can help.
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Core Responsibilities
Act as the first point of contact and ongoing resource for employee questions on healthcare, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, commuter, and wellbeing benefit enrollments, changes, and eligibility.
Manage benefit operations and compliance for US plans, including enrollments, files, invoicing, vendor management, compliance reporting, and employee experience for in‑office and remote employees.
Support benefit renewals (census files, employee outreach, vendor communication, enrollments, file feeds, etc.).
Manage point solutions and vendor relationships, and handle employee questions and stakeholder communication.
Cultivate and manage relationships with carriers and cross‑functional partners (Payroll, Mobility, etc.) to ensure delivery of high‑quality, legally compliant programs.
What We Value
2–3+ years experience in US Benefits Administration and Compliance.
Strong intuition and empathy when interfacing with employees and designing solutions to people‑focused challenges.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; able to provide high‑quality support with empathy.
Attention to detail, operational excellence, and ability to balance competing priorities while handling a high volume of inbound requests and driving forward projects.
Ability to operate independently and collaboratively, handle ambiguity, and tackle open‑ended problems.
Comfort with giving and receiving feedback and iterating programs to enhance employee experience.
Comfortable supporting a global, multi‑time‑zone population via email, messaging, and video conferencing.
HRIS/Benefit administration experience in Workday.
What We Require
2+ years of benefit or HR experience.
Initial onboarding in‑office and then 2–3 days in‑office per week on an ongoing basis.
Salary The estimated salary range for this position is $75,000 – $103,000 per year. Total compensation may also include Restricted Stock Units, a sign‑on bonus, and other potential future incentives. Compensation is based on qualifications, experience, skills, and other factors. The estimate excludes the value of any potential sign‑on bonus, benefits offered, and the potential future value of long‑term incentives.
Benefits
Employees (and their eligible dependents) can enroll in medical, dental, and vision insurance as well as voluntary life insurance.
Employees are automatically covered by basic life, AD&D, and disability insurance.
Commuter benefits.
Take what you need paid time off, not accrual based.
Two weeks paid time off built into the end of each year (subject to team and business needs).
Ten paid holidays throughout the calendar year.
Supportive leave of absence program, including time off for military service and medical events.
Paid leave for new parents and subsidized backup care for all parents.
Fertility and family‑building benefits, including but not limited to adoption, surrogacy, and preservation.
Stipend to help with expenses that come with a new child.
Employees can enroll in Palantir's 401(k) plan.
Equal Opportunity Employer Palantir is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer for all, including but not limited to veterans and those with disabilities. Palantir is committed to making the application and hiring process accessible to everyone and will provide a reasonable accommodation for those living with a disability. If you need an accommodation for the application or hiring process, please reach out and let us know how we can help.
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