Senior Benefits Specialist - EMEA

London Source: WhatJobs
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Overview

In this role you will oversee end-to-end benefits administration for EMEA and India, driving renewal lifecycle execution and cross-regional projects. You will partner with Payroll, Compliance, and Legal to balance regulatory compliance with a seamless employee experience. The position combines operations, vendor management, and project leadership to optimize health, retirement, and time-off programs. You will lead open enrollment communications and present renewal proposals to stakeholders, shaping a standardized regional benefits approach.

Pay / Benefits

  • Comprehensive health, life, and disability insurance
  • Employee stock ownership
  • Competitive retirement/pension plans
  • Generous vacation and personal days
  • Parental leave and family-care programs
  • Mental Health and Wellbeing programs

Responsibilities

  • Oversee day-to-day administration of health, welfare, retirement, and time-off programs across EMEA and India
  • Serve as senior point of contact for employee queries and coordinate with regional specialists
  • Create and manage project plan and timeline for all assigned renewals including logistics and reviews
  • Analyze quotes, utilization data, and benchmarking data to support renewal proposals
  • Drive renewal execution post-approval with updates in Workday and cross-functional coordination
  • Draft employee communications and lead enrollment presentations for employees
  • Lead cross-regional benefits projects and policy alignments for operational improvement
  • Partner with external brokers and vendors to manage services and vendor SLAs
  • Conduct audits for data integrity and regulatory compliance; propose solutions to Senior Manager

Key requirements

  • 6+ years of experience in benefits administration or HR operations
  • Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, or related field
  • Strong knowledge of EMEA and India benefits regulations
  • Project management skills with cross-functional coordination
  • Vendor management experience with contracts and renewal logistics
  • Proficiency in spreadsheets (Google Sheets/Excel) for data analysis
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to lead enrollment presentations
  • communication
  • cross-functional collaboration
  • analytical mindset
  • Workday HRIS
  • Google Sheets/Excel
  • data analysis and reporting

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