The People Team at Asana works to enable all Asanas to achieve our goals as a company in a way that is consistent with our values. We focus on recruiting, developing, and retaining exceptional talent from diverse backgrounds, ensuring that everyone can thrive, grow, and make a meaningful impact. Our work The People Team at Asana works to enable all Asanas to achieve our goals as a company in a way that is consistent with our values. We focus on recruiting, developing, and retaining exceptional talent from diverse backgrounds, ensuring that everyone can thrive, grow, and make a meaningful impact. Our work supports Asana’s broader mission: to help humanity thrive by enabling all teams to collaborate seamlessly and effectively.

As the Head of Global Benefits & Leaves, you will lead the strategy, design, and operations of our global benefits and leave of absence programs. This is a critical leadership role overseeing a team of three and reporting directly to the VP of Total Rewards & People Operations. You’ll own the full portfolio—health and welfare, retirement, wellness, perks, and leave programs across all regions—ensuring our offerings are competitive, cost-effective, and deeply aligned with Asana’s culture. A key near-term priority for you will be driving the strategic migration of our leave administration platform from Matrix to Larkin.

This role is based in our San Francisco office with an office-centric hybrid schedule. The standard in-office days are Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. Most Asanas have the option to work from home on Wednesdays. Working from home on Fridays depends on the type of work you do and the teams with which you partner. If you're interviewing for this role, your recruiter will share more about the in-office requirements.

What you’ll achieve

• Set the global benefits roadmap across health, retirement, wellness, and perks, ensuring alignment with Asana’s total rewards philosophy.
• Own the annual benefits renewal cycle, including plan design evaluation, carrier negotiations, and cost modeling for leadership recommendations.
• Drive global benefits harmonization efforts, balancing a consistent employee experience with local market competitiveness and compliance.
• Lead the global leave of absence program strategy, including parental, medical, and statutory leaves, ensuring they are competitive and clearly communicated.
• Mentor, coach, and develop a team of three: US Benefits Manager, International Benefits Manager, and Leave of Absence Program Lead.
• Partner with Legal and Finance to ensure compliance with global regulations (ERISA, ACA, HIPAA, FMLA, etc.) and support new-market entries or M&A activity.
• Drive process improvements and systems optimization to improve data integrity and reduce manual work across the benefits ecosystem.

About you

• 10+ years of progressive experience in benefits and/or leave administration, with at least 3 years of people management.
• Deep expertise in U.S. benefits and leave programs, complemented by meaningful experience managing international benefits.
• Proven track record of not just administering programs, but designing and executing strategy from the ground up.
• Experience leading technology migrations (e.g., leave platforms, BenAdmin systems, or HRIS integrations).
• Strong analytical skills for cost modeling and the ability to translate complex benefits topics into clear narratives for senior leadership.
• Proven ability to drive accountability and value from brokers, carriers, and TPAs.
• Genuine passion for employee experience and a belief that benefits are a meaningful expression of company culture.
• Demonstrates curiosity about AI tools and emerging technologies, with a willingness to learn and leverage them to enhance productivity, collaboration, or decision-making.

At Asana, we're committed to building teams that include a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills, as this is critical to helping us achieve our mission. If you're interested in this role and don't meet every listed requirement, we still encourage you to apply.

What we’ll offer
Our comprehensive compensation package plays a big part in how we recognize you for the impact you have on our path to achieving our mission. We believe that compensation should be reflective of the value you create relative to the market value of your role. To ensure pay is fair and not impacted by biases, we're committed to looking at market value which is why we check ourselves and conduct a yearly pay equity audit.

For this role, the estimated base salary range is between $207,000-243,000. The actual base salary will vary based on various factors, including market and individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process. The listed range above is a guideline, and the base salary range for this role may be modified.

In addition to base salary, your compensation package may include additional components such as equity, sales incentive pay (for most sales roles), and benefits. If you're interviewing for this role, speak with your recruiter to learn more about the total compensation and benefits for this role.

We strive to provide equitable and competitive benefits packages that support our employees worldwide and include:

• Mental health, wellness & fitness benefits
• Career coaching & support
• Inclusive family building benefits
• Long-term savings or retirement plans
• In-office culinary options to cater to your dietary preferences 

These are just some of the benefits we offer, and benefits may vary based on role, country, and local regulations. If you're interviewing for this role, speak with your recruiter to learn more about the total compensation and benefits for this role.

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The People Team at Asana works to enable all Asanas to achieve our goals as a company in a way that is consistent with our values. We focus on recruiting, developing, and retaining exceptional talent from diverse backgrounds, ensuring that everyone can thrive, grow, and make a meaningful impact. Our work supports Asana’s broader mission: to help humanity thrive by enabling all teams to collaborate seamlessly and effectively. As a People Partner, you will operate as a true business leader, bringing organizational strategy, change leadership, and deep consulting acumen to shape talent transformation agendas at the functional leadership level.

This role is based in our San Francisco office with an office-centric hybrid schedule. The standard in-office days are Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. Most Asanas have the option to work from home on Wednesdays. Working from home on Fridays depends on the type of work you do and the teams with which you partner. If you're interviewing for this role, your recruiter will share more about the in-office requirements.

What you’ll achieve

• Drive strategic thought partnership by building and implementing department-level talent strategy initiatives that align directly with business outcomes.

• Navigate ambiguity to identify root issues in complex situations, presenting findings and socializing change with clarity to senior stakeholders.

• Lead change management by partnering with senior leaders to develop scalable change strategies, proactively planning for contingencies and championing the vision through effective storytelling.

• Consult and advise functional leads as a trusted advisor, leading complex people situations and supporting leaders in building their own capability.

• Leverage data literacy to interpret complex people data to identify trends, translate findings into actionable decisions, and champion a data-driven culture.

• Influence at scale by actively participating in business headcount and strategic planning forums as the essential "people voice."

About you

• Typically bring 6-8 years of HR experience with a demonstrated track record as a strategic HR Business Partner or Organizational Consultant.

• A recognized subject matter expert who has successfully navigated large-scale organizational change and influences effectively without authority.

• A versatile communicator who is equally comfortable diving into a complex spreadsheet as they are leading a "C-suite" conversation.

• Independent problem solver with a proven ability to manage large, complex projects across functional and regional boundaries with minimal direction.

• Collaborative partner who proactively seeks partnership with HR Centers of Excellence to ensure recommendations are holistic and data-backed.

• Analytic mindset with a commitment to identifying and mitigating potential biases in data and decision-making.

• Demonstrates curiosity about AI tools and emerging technologies, with a willingness to learn and leverage them to enhance productivity, collaboration, or decision-making.

• M&A experience is preferred but not required.

At Asana, we're committed to building teams that include a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills, as this is critical to helping us achieve our mission. If you're interested in this role and don't meet every listed requirement, we still encourage you to apply.

What we’ll offer

Our comprehensive compensation package plays a big part in how we recognize you for the impact you have on our path to achieving our mission. We believe that compensation should be reflective of the value you create relative to the market value of your role. To ensure pay is fair and not impacted by biases, we're committed to looking at market value which is why we check ourselves and conduct a yearly pay equity audit.

For this role, the estimated base salary range is between $175,000 - $200,000. The actual base salary will vary based on various factors, including market and individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process. The listed range above is a guideline, and the base salary range for this role may be modified.

In addition to base salary, your compensation package may include additional components such as equity, sales incentive pay (for most sales roles), and benefits. We strive to provide equitable and competitive benefits packages that support our employees worldwide and include:

• Mental health, wellness & fitness benefits

• Career coaching & support

• Inclusive family building benefits

• Long-term savings or retirement plans

• In-office culinary options to cater to your dietary preferences

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The People Team is a global team responsible for helping Asana scale with clarity, focus, and impact. We partner closely with leaders across the company to enable performance, develop talent, and build systems that support strong execution and a great employee experience. Our work spans talent and performance management, rewards, employee relations, people partnerships, and people analytics.

As the People Analytics Partner, you will play a critical role in helping the People Team solve complex problems using data and insights. This role is embedded in People Team initiatives—not operating as a back-office reporting function, but as an active partner on high-priority projects. You’ll work closely with People leaders to analyze challenges, inform decisions, and support execution through clear, actionable analytics.

This role is based in our Vancouver office with an office-centric hybrid schedule. The standard in-office days are Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. Most Asanas have the option to work from home on Wednesdays. Working from home on Fridays depends on the type of work you do and the teams with which you partner. If you're interviewing for this role, your recruiter will share more about the in-office requirements.

What you’ll achieve

• Partner closely with People leaders across Talent, Performance, Rewards, People Partners, and Employee Relations on high-impact projects
• Use analytics to diagnose problems, identify patterns and risks, and evaluate options related to performance, engagement, retention, manager effectiveness, and workforce planning
• Contribute analytics throughout the lifecycle of People projects—from early exploration through execution and follow-up
• Translate data into clear insights and recommendations leaders can act on
• Build dashboards, tools, or models when they directly support decision-making
• Improve data quality, consistency, and usability across People analytics
• Help ensure insights are used to drive focus, prioritization, and follow-through

About you:

• 7+ years of experience as an analytics individual contributor, ideally in People, HR, or organizational analytics
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with comfort working through ambiguity and imperfect data
• Ability to connect quantitative data to real organizational challenges and decisions
• Experience using SQL, spreadsheets, BI tools (e.g., Tableau), and survey data
• Clear communicator who can explain insights and recommendations to non-technical audiences
• Strong project orientation and ability to manage multiple initiatives at once
• Bias toward action and outcomes over analysis for its own sake
• Demonstrates curiosity about AI tools and emerging technologies, with a willingness to learn and leverage them to enhance productivity, collaboration, or decision-making

At Asana, we're committed to building teams that include a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills, as this is critical to helping us achieve our mission. If you're interested in this role and don't meet every listed requirement, we still encourage you to apply.

What we’ll offer

Our comprehensive compensation package plays a big part in how we recognize you for the impact you have on our path to achieving our mission. We believe that compensation should be reflective of the value you create relative to the market value of your role. To ensure pay is fair and not impacted by biases, we're committed to looking at market value which is why we check ourselves and conduct a yearly pay equity audit.

For this role, the estimated base salary range is between $132,000 - $150,000. The actual base salary will vary based on various factors, including market and individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process. The listed range above is a guideline, and the base salary range for this role may be modified.

In addition to base salary, your compensation package may include additional components such as equity, sales incentive pay (for most sales roles), and benefits. If you're interviewing for this role, speak with your recruiter to learn more about the total compensation and benefits for this role.

We strive to provide equitable and competitive benefits packages that support our employees worldwide and include:

• Mental health, wellness & fitness benefits
• Career coaching & support
• Inclusive family building benefits
• Long-term savings or retirement plans
• In-office culinary options to cater to your dietary preferences 

These are just some of the benefits we offer, and benefits may vary based on role, country, and local regulations. If you're interviewing for this role, speak with your recruiter to learn more about the total compensation and benefits for this role.

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