Senior Benefits Manager, EMEA

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Senior Benefits Manager, EMEA
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Cork, Ireland; Windsor, United Kingdom
Job category: Human Resources Job ID: 136301\-en\_US Job Summary
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We are seeking a Senior Benefits Program Manager to join NetApp’s Global Total Rewards team and lead EMEA benefits strategy and execution. Reporting to the Director, Global Benefits, this role manages a team of benefits SMEs and partners closely with regional leaders across EMEA, the U.S., and APAC to deliver competitive, compliant, and employee\-forward programs in a fast\-paced, global environment.

What you’ll be doing

• Lead EMEA benefits strategy, governance, and execution across 24 countries, ensuring programs are competitive, compliant, employee\-forward, and aligned to NetApp’s Total Rewards strategy.


• Manage and develop a team of benefits SMEs, partnering with regional benefits leads, HR, Finance, Payroll, Legal, Procurement, and senior business leaders to deliver consistent, effective solutions.


• Own annual EMEA benefits renewals, financial planning, forecasting, vendor governance, broker relationships, procurement activities, contracting, and multi\-country implementation.


• Use market insights, program metrics, benchmarking, employee needs, and cost analysis to recommend benefit, pension, leave, and wellbeing enhancements to senior leadership.


• Drive operational excellence through process improvement, automation, data governance, vendor administration enhancements, and scalable service delivery models.


• Lead cross\-functional projects, including new entity or country launches, workforce expansions, M\&A/divestiture initiatives, and regional communications or benefits education.


• Support other global benefits programs and initiatives as needed.

• 5\+ years of benefits strategy, administration, and communications experience across multiple European countries, technology industry experience preferred.


• 3\+ years of people management experience, preferably in a global or matrixed environment.


• Strong EMEA benefits expertise, including plan design, provider management, renewals, benchmarking, compliance, and market practice.


• Proven ability to scale benefits programs and processes in support of business growth, operational efficiency, and employee experience.


• Experience partnering with senior stakeholders and cross\-functional teams to deliver complex benefits programs and regional initiatives.


• Strong analytical and financial skills, with the ability to use data, benchmarking, and cost analysis to inform recommendations, advanced Excel skills required.


• Demonstrated project management capability, including the ability to manage ambiguous, multi\-country projects through completion, on time and on budget.


• Hands\-on experience supporting mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, or new entity/country launches preferred.


• Excellent written, verbal, and executive communication skills.

At NetApp, we embrace a hybrid working environment designed to strengthen connection, collaboration, and culture for all employees. This means that most roles will have some level of in\-office and/or in\-person expectations, which will be shared during the recruitment process.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

NetApp is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination based on age, race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, disability or genetic information, pregnancy, protected veteran status, and any other protected classification.

Why You'll Thrive at NetApp

At NetApp, you won't wait for the perfect moment—you'll make it. The early planning, the extra thought, the bold idea that turns good into great: That's how our people operate and how we continue to push the boundaries of data infrastructure.

NetApp is the trusted partner for organizations transforming data into opportunity. As the only enterprise\-grade storage service natively embedded in Google Cloud, AWS, and Microsoft Azure, we empower customers to run everything from traditional workloads to enterprise AI with unmatched performance, resilience, and security.

Our culture

We celebrate mold breakers, bold thinkers, and problem solvers. We reward initiative, impact, and ownership. We provide flexibility so you can balance professional ambition with your personal life. Here, differences are not just welcomed—they drive everything we do.

If you're ready to innovate, rise to the challenge, and own every moment \- make your next move your best one. Apply now.

Submitting an Application

To ensure a streamlined and fair hiring process for all candidates, our team only reviews applications submitted through our company website. This practice allows us to track, assess, and respond to applicants efficiently. Emailing our employees, recruiters, or Human Resources personnel directly will not influence your application.

AI Disclosure

For select roles, some stages of our hiring process may use artificial intelligence tools to help evaluate applications and candidate selection. These tools support—rather than replace—human decision\-making.

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