Senior Manager of Global Benefits

Are you the kind of person that is always thinking, sketching, seeking, and adjusting? Who needs to understand how things work and then figure out how they can work better? Are you a passionate, tenacious, solver who loves to work with others who share your drive? Are you positive, constructive, and ingenious?

Are you always solving? Then we’d like to meet you and bet you’d like to meet us.

Ashland has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Manager of Global Benefits to join our Ashland business working remotely. This is a very visible, significant role within the Company and the Total Rewards and HR Services Team leadership team within Human Resources. This position will report to the Vice President of Total Rewards and HR Services.

The Senior Manager of Global Benefits is responsible for the design, governance, administration, effectiveness, and financial sustainability of Ashland’s full spectrum of global benefits programs to attract and retain talent and improve the health and productivity of our employees. You will support employees, executives, and strategic business objectives worldwide in the following areas:

• Health & Welfare
• Retirement & Savings (including defined benefits and retiree life and medical plans)
• Survivor & Protection
• Time‑Off & Leave Programs
• Wellbeing & Lifestyle
• Work‑Life & Family
• Other Perquisites & Supplemental Benefits
• Executive Compensation

Additional responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Limited Travel – to work with your team and leadership meetings
• Actively contribute to the organizational goals by taking initiative, executing on goals and focusing on performance and safety
• Improve the organization capacity and capabilities through building collaborative relationships, optimizing diverse talent and utilizing positive communications and influence with others

We love new ideas and innovation – bring yours to the table (working with 30+ countries and local HR Business Partners? Check! European works councils? Check! Unions? Check!)

In order to be qualified for this role, you must possess the following:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field
• 10–15 years of progressive benefits management experience in benefits policy design, governance, compliance and administration globally.
• Five years of management experience
• Experience with designing, recommending, and implementing executive incentive compensation programs (e.g. short-term and long-term incentives).
• Strong experience with directly managing all aspects of U.S. benefits programs including defined benefit, defined contribution, retiree medical/life, and union plans.
• Experience supporting or influencing union benefits negotiations and resolving union grievances regarding benefits offered.
• Demonstrated understanding of fiduciary responsibilities and SOX‑related controls for benefits programs.
• Experience managing benefits administration through external partners and platforms (e.g., Paycom, Benefitfocus).
• Experience managing global and local brokers and supporting benefit decisions for countries in which we operate.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.

• Demonstrated responsible and ethical behavior at all times
• The ability to help the company drive greater value through understanding the business, making complex decisions and creating the new and different

The following skill sets are preferred:

• Preparing and presenting materials to the compensation committee of the board
• Experience evaluating market data and recommending a total rewards package for executive level roles

Perks of working at Ashland:

• working with a supportive excellent HR team and other support functions that are also working remotely
• ongoing individual and team recognition rewards based on performance
• Comprehensive Benefit package, Medical, Dental and Vision starting on Day 1 for you AND your family
• very competitive 401(k) plan with 4% company match and an additional 4% contribution
• Salary range $172k - $222k+ based on experience
• Referral bonus plan – get a job with us and get paid to refer your friends

In more than 100 countries, the people of Ashland LLC. (NYSE: ASH) provide the specialty chemicals, technologies and insights to help customers create new and improved products for today and sustainable solutions for tomorrow. Our chemistry is at work every day in a wide variety of markets and applications, including architectural coatings, automotive, construction, energy, personal care and pharmaceutical. Visit www.ashland.com to see the innovations we offer.

At Ashland our vision is to be a leading, global specialty chemicals company whose inspired and engaged employees add value to all we touch. In fact our people, employees, customers and vendors define who we are. They are the driving force behind everything we do.

Not only do we value our customers but we value our employees, and we work to offer them a dynamic and challenging environment. We hold ourselves to high standards at Ashland, and we value integrity and honesty.

Ashland has a history of attracting the best people and keeping them. The reasons are simple: industry competitive salary and benefits, pay-for-performance incentive plans and a diverse work environment where employees feel challenged and valued. People come to Ashland and stay. As a growing Fortune 500 specialty chemicals company, we offer opportunities for development and advancement throughout our global organization. Our values define who we are and what we care about as a company. If you are looking for a relationship with a company instead of simply a job, this may be a great fit.

Ashland is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. NOTE: We do not accept resumes from external staffing agencies or independent recruiters for any of our openings unless we have a signed recruiting agreement in place to fill a specific position.