Benefits Associate

Job Title: Global Benefits Associate
Department: People (People Services & Total Rewards)
Location: Remote - EMEA
POSITION SUMMARY
We’re looking for a Benefits Associate to join our Total Rewards team. The Benefits Associate will help drive the Benefits strategy to attract, reward, and retain our highly talented team.  They will research "best in class" benefits on a global scale.
RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsibility, along with Specialist, for vendor management for EMEA, APAC, and LATAM Benefits
• Research new and manage existing relationships with benefits service providers, outsourced vendors, and brokers on a regional basis to ensure compliance with processes, requirements, laws, and service expectations
• Provide Subject Matter expertise for any benefit queries escalated by People Services
• Administer the regional benefits program, eligibility, billing from vendors, audits, plan transfers, plan comparisons, and policy renewals
• Work with line manager to undertake benefits renewal processes for the region(s)
• Ensure enrolment windows are actively communicated to internal employees as appropriate
• Collaborate with counterparts in the Supported Employee Benefits Team to ensure consistent benefits offerings and compliance with local regulations
• Ensure all requests for changes to process, content, templates, etc are escalated to the correct team members
• Work with other team members i.e., Talent Acquisition and People Excellence, to ensure clarity on benefits offerings for the region(s)

QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS

• Previous experience within a Benefits role on a regional scale, ideally APAC, EMEA and LATAM
• Previous experience in Benefits vendor management or working for a benefits vendor
• University Degree (or equivalent) in Business Management, Human Resources, Finance, or a similar subject
• Fluent in written and spoken English
• Ideally, be fluent in one or more languages (other than English) of the region(s) being covered
• Advanced knowledge of Excel i.e., vlookups and pivot tables
• Experience working remotely and with remote teams