International Benefits Associate

International Benefits sits within Human Resources and is responsible for the strategy, design, and analysis of the Firm's pension, benefit, and wellness programs outside the United States. Partnering with colleagues and advisers across 60+ locations, the team designs competitive benefit strategies and provides ongoing oversight and analysis, supporting approximately 125,000 employees globally..

As an International Benefits Associate within our Human Resources Department, you will play a crucial role in developing and enhancing the Company’s benefits offering within the EMEA region, and will drive governance and oversight projects across the ex US space. This role provides an opportunity to contribute to our team's strategic decisions and to grow professionally in a dynamic and supportive environment.

Job responsibilities

• Supports the team to review location benefits strategies, analyze programs versus market data and the firm’s benefits philosophy, and design new or enhanced benefits where gaps are identified. 
• Helps prepare costed proposals for presentation of new/enhanced benefits to senior leaders
• Coordinates team project management across the EMEA region
• Provides analytical support and owns project management for global review projects and data driven oversight exercises
• Supports the Pensions, Benefits and Wellness team in responding to employee queries in relation to the programs and offerings
• Provides support to the broader pension and benefits team on other projects and governance activities as required.  This could include work on audit related activities, preparing papers and governance documents for pension Boards and collation/review of benefits data.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills 

• Ideal candidate will have prior experience of pension and benefits programmes, ideally focused on strategy, either as part of an in-house team or consultancy. 
• Strong team player with excellent organizational and project management skills, used to managing varied priorities in a high paced environment, with ability to take ownership of projects, and be proactive
• Analytical - a problem solver with ability to make decisions with high attention to detail and based on a thorough understanding of the relevant facts
• Relationship builder and an effective communicator who is able to translate data driven conclusions into compelling narratives
• Flexible outlook and approach to work across different locations and cultures
• Desire to learn new skills and take on new challenges

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills 

• Pensions and benefits experience
• Other relevant experience, ideally within an HR context will be considered