Senior Manager Regional Benefits

Accountabilities

• Lead the regional benefits strategy across EMEA, ensuring alignment with global Total Rewards frameworks and overall business objectives.


• Manage, mentor, and develop a regional benefits team, fostering a high-performance culture and continuous capability building.


• Oversee the design, governance, and execution of benefits programs, including time-off policies, ensuring compliance and financial sustainability.


• Partner with HR, Finance, Procurement, and business leaders to support benefits delivery, transformation initiatives, and organizational priorities.


• Lead annual benefits renewals, including plan design, cost-sharing models, vendor negotiations, and budget planning.


• Use data analytics to monitor cost drivers, assess risks, and identify opportunities to optimize benefits spend and effectiveness.


• Ensure compliance with country-specific regulations, internal governance standards, audits, and documentation requirements.


• Drive operational excellence by improving processes, standardizing procedures, and ensuring accurate and timely administration of benefits programs.


• Manage strategic vendor relationships and global brokers, ensuring performance against KPIs and high-quality employee support.


• Support M&A activities and benchmarking initiatives to ensure competitive and scalable benefits offerings across the region.


• Develop and deliver clear communication strategies to ensure employees and stakeholders understand benefits programs and changes effectively.

Requirements

• Extensive experience in benefits strategy, total rewards, or compensation & benefits within a multinational or complex regional environment.


• Proven track record in people leadership, team development, and cross-functional stakeholder management.


• Strong understanding of benefits design, governance, compliance, and financial management across multiple jurisdictions.


• Experience working with benefits systems, HR platforms, and people analytics tools to generate insights and support decision-making.


• Solid financial acumen with the ability to manage budgets, cost drivers, and plan sustainability.


• Demonstrated ability to lead change management initiatives in evolving organizational environments.


• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex benefits concepts into clear, employee-friendly messaging.


• Highly organized, execution-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, matrixed structure.


• Full professional proficiency in English (written and spoken).


• Strong influencing skills and the ability to build trusted relationships across global and local stakeholders.

Benefits

• Flexible working arrangements supporting work-life balance.


• Comprehensive health, wellness, and retirement benefit programs.


• Fully remote work model within the EMEA region.


• Opportunities for career development and continuous learning in a global organization.


• Exposure to international projects, including benefits transformation and M&A initiatives.


• Collaborative, inclusive, and globally connected work environment.


• Opportunity to shape and influence regional benefits strategy at scale.


• Strong focus on employee wellbeing and engagement programs.

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