At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!
As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets. At Elanco, we are driven by our vision of Food and Companionship Enriching Life and our purpose – all to Go Beyond for Animals, Customers, Society and Our People.
At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success. Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.
Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!
Your Role: Senior Director - Global Benefits
As Senior Director - Global Benefits, you will provide strategic leadership and direction for the functional design and administration of Elanco’s health and welfare benefits, retirement plans, and leave programs globally. You will partner with HR, Finance, Legal, and Procurement leaders to ensure our benefits attract top talent while remaining financially sound and compliant with statutory regulations.
Your Responsibilities:
- Lead the design, implementation, and administration of all health and welfare benefits, wellness plans, and leave programs across the US, LATAM, EMEA, and APAC.
- Monitor market trends and ensure compliance with all legal requirements—including ERISA, HIPAA, FMLA, Secure 2.0 Act. Serve as a subject matter expert to the Retirement Plan Advisory Committee.
- Partner with our broker to manage global vendor relationships, contract negotiations, and benchmarking analysis of all plans and programs.
- Oversee the benefits budgeting process, cost projections, monitor plan spending and trend.
- Drive the benefits communication strategy and optimize the employee experience and operational efficiency.
What You Need to Succeed (minimum qualifications):
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in HR, Finance, or a related discipline.
- Experience: A minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in Benefits, including 5+ years in a leadership role within a large global organization.
- Extensive experience in global functional design and U.S. health & welfare plans; strong financial/quantitative skills and proficiency in data-driven decision making.
What will give you a competitive edge (preferred qualifications):
- Master’s degree and/or professional benefits certification (e.g., CEBS, CBP).
- Hands-on experience with Workday HRIS.
- Prior experience managing benefit integration and assimilation during M&A activity.
- Demonstrated expertise in both U.S. and global benefits administration.
Additional Information:
Travel: 10%
Location: Global Elanco Headquarters - Indianapolis, IN - Hybrid Work Environment
Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown underrecognized groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Elanco we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive work environment. If you think you might be a good fit for a role but don't necessarily meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this role or other roles!
Elanco Benefits and Perks:
We offer a comprehensive benefits package focusing on financial, physical, and mental well-being while encouraging our employees to pursue our purpose! Some highlights include:
• Two weeklong shutdowns (mid-summer and year-end) in the US (in addition to PTO)
• 8-week parental leave
• Annual bonus offering
• Flexible work arrangements
• 401K match of 100% on first 6%
• 9 Employee Resource Groups
Elanco is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status
Elanco may use automated tools, including AI, to support parts of our recruitment process, such as reviewing applications against job‑related criteria and/or transferrable skills. These tools help ensure a consistent, structured evaluation, but they do not make hiring decisions. All decisions involve a human reviewer. For more information on how we handle personal data, please see our Elanco Workforce Privacy Notice.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Finance, or a related discipline
- At least 10 years of progressive benefits experience
- At least 5 years of leadership experience within a large global organization
- Extensive experience in global benefits functional design
- Extensive experience with U.S. health and welfare plans
- Strong financial and quantitative skills
- Experience using data-driven decision making
- Master's degree
- Professional benefits certification such as CEBS or CBP
- Hands-on experience with Workday HRIS
- Experience managing benefits integration and assimilation during mergers and acquisitions
- Expertise in U.S. and global benefits administration
Elanco Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Elanco and has not been reviewed or approved by Elanco.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off options are broad, including PTO, flexible leave, and the ability to purchase additional vacation. These provisions are highlighted as supportive of work-life balance.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes medical, dental, and vision alongside company-paid life, disability, and wellness support. Pet insurance and assistance programs reinforce a comprehensive wellbeing offering.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a U.S. 401(k) and, for some employees, access to a defined benefit pension. These programs add meaningful long-term value to total rewards.
Elanco Insights
What We Do
At Elanco, we work to improve the health of animals through innovative products and services for pets and farm animals around the world. As a global animal health company, we provide solutions that empower our customers to advance a vision of Food and Companionship Enriching Life. Since 1954, Elanco has committed to empowering veterinarians, farmers, and all those who care for animals with the tools they need to help animals live healthy lives. Healthier animals are the key to making our lives better - This is the fundamental belief uniting all global Elanco employees. That’s why we are committed to the idea that our business can be a unique force for good for all in society. Through our Elanco Healthy Purpose™ framework of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) commitments, we focus on delivering sustainable solutions to advance the well-being of animals, people and the planet. This program also enables our employees around the world to take paid time off to make an impact as a volunteer, offering their time or talent to give back to our customers, causes and communities. #ElancoHealthyPurpose #WeAreElanco
