Role: Senior Benefits Partner Location: Manchester – Hybrid, 2 days per week in Spinningfields
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The Senior Benefits Partner will play a key role in shaping and delivering a consistent, competitive, and compliant global benefits strategy. This includes managing relationships with global brokers, overseeing benefit renewals, leading the annual open enrolment process in the US, and supporting retirement and pension arrangements such as 401(k) plans, superannuation, and other local schemes.
This role is vital to ensuring that our benefits offering supports the attraction, retention, and wellbeing of colleagues around the world, contributing directly to our people strategy and wider business goals. The successful candidate will be expected to deliver a streamlined, cost-effective benefits framework that is responsive to local needs while remaining aligned with global objectives.
Conduct regular market benchmarking and analysis to ensure benefits remain competitive and aligned with business needs.
Programme Implementation and Delivery
Coordinate the implementation of benefit programmes across multiple countries, adapting to local regulations, customs, and workforce needs.
Partner with regional HR and People teams to roll out new initiatives and communicate changes effectively.
Lead the annual renewal process, ensuring data accuracy, cost control, and the delivery of high-quality services.
Retirement and Pension Scheme Oversight
Support the administration and governance of global retirement and pension plans, including the UK DC scheme, US 401(k), Australian superannuation, and other local schemes.
Ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements in each jurisdiction.
Act as a trusted adviser to HR Business Partners, Finance, and Legal on benefit-related matters.
Inclusion, Equity and Accessibility
~ Strong understanding of international benefits, including statutory requirements, market trends, and local practices across multiple regions.
Project Management: Skilled in managing complex, multi-country projects including US open enrolment, benefit launches, and renewals, with attention to timelines, budgets, and stakeholder coordination.
HR, Finance, Legal, Payroll) and external partners (e.g. brokers, vendors).
Demonstrated ability to work across teams, cultures, and geographies to deliver consistent, high-quality outcomes.
Workday, ADP, Darwin, or similar tools) to manage and deliver benefit programmes.
Compliance and Governance: Strong understanding of global compliance and governance standards related to employee benefits, pensions, and insurance.
Vendor Management : Ability to manage vendor performance, contracts, and service levels effectively across global and regional providers.
Analytical Thinking : Capable of interpreting benefits data (e.g. enrolment trends, cost analysis, usage rates) to inform decisions and measure programme impact.
Knowledge of Retirement Plans: Working knowledge of retirement and pension plans including US 401(k), Australian superannuation, and other international schemes.
Flexible Working: Balance your work and personal life with our flexible working options.
~ Generous Holiday Allowance: Enjoy 25 days of holiday, plus bank holidays, with the option to buy up to 5 additional days of annual leave.
~ Financial & Investment Benefits: Enjoy peace of mind with our Pension, Life Assurance, and Share Save Scheme.
~ Community & Volunteering Programmes: Make a difference in your community with our volunteering opportunities.
~⚡ Green Car Scheme: Drive green and save money with our eco-friendly car scheme.
~ Cycle Scheme: Stay fit and healthy with our cycle-to-work scheme.
~ Special Time Off: Take time off for those big moments in life, like getting married/entering into a civil partnership, becoming a grandparent, and welcoming home a new pet.
~ Family Planning: Benefit from our generous maternity and paternity leave, as well as time off and support for those undergoing fertility treatments.
We are passionate about helping our customers to protect their brand, value and reputation against the ever-evolving threat landscape. We fuel that passion with investment in our people and our business.
Our values and code of ethics are at the heart of how we operate – we work together, we are brilliantly creative and we embrace difference. We want to create an environment where all colleagues feel psychologically, emotionally and physically safe to be authentic, sharing their personal experiences to represent the diversity of the world they live in, and have equal opportunity to achieve their best.
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