Location: London
Hybrid working
Permanent
Are you a hands on, commercially minded benefits leader who thrives in complexity and genuinely loves getting into the detail and shaping the bigger picture?
If you want a role where you can build, refine, challenge, and elevate global benefits across multiple regions - this is it.
I am representing a client who are looking for a dynamic International Benefits Manager to own and evolve the global benefits offering across a Global scale. This role is ideal for someone who is excited by multi country problem solving, operational excellence, and making benefits a core part of the employee experience.
This is not a "sit back and oversee" position.
This is for someone who wants to lead from the front, drive meaningful change, and work closely with a global team to deliver high quality outcomes.
What You'll Be Doing
- Lead the global benefits and pensions strategy across all international locations.
- Continuously review and refine benefits to reflect legislation, market trends, cost, and employee needs.
- Partner with HR and business leadership to strengthen the overall wellbeing and rewards offering.
- Ensure all global benefits programs meet regulatory, compliance, and reporting requirements.
- Maintain strong internal controls, including periodic audits and risk reviews.
- Support governance committees and prepare materials for senior leadership discussions.
- Own relationships with brokers, insurers, and benefits providers worldwide.
- Lead renewal cycles, negotiate terms, and manage service performance.
- Maintain a structured vendor management approach, including due diligence and risk assessment.
- Lead and develop an offshore benefits operations team to ensure smooth, accurate delivery.
- Build and refine end to end benefits processes in partnership with HR, Payroll, and other teams.
- Lead benefits integration for new locations, growth initiatives, and M&A activity.
- Create engaging communications that help employees understand and maximise their benefits.
- Act as the expert advisor for HR business partners, managers, and employees.
- Adapt messaging for global audiences and diverse cultures.
What You Bring
- 10+ years' international benefits experience, ideally with significant multi country scope.
- Demonstrated success designing and delivering benefits and pension programs across the Globe.
- Strong technical knowledge of global benefits legislation and market norms.
- Deep experience with benefits operations - vendor management, payroll links, HRIS, and process design.
- Skilled in HR technology and data analytics; experience with automation or AI tools is an advantage.
- Experience leading offshore or outsourced teams.
- Bonus: familiarity with HRIS platforms or leading global benefits systems.
This role is perfect for someone who is:
- A doer - action oriented, pragmatic, and willing to get hands on.
- Comfortable navigating complexity, ambiguity, and changing priorities.
- Resilient, resourceful, and solutions focused.
- A strong communicator who can influence at all levels.
- Detail driven yet able to zoom out and think strategically.
- Collaborative, but also capable of taking full ownership and running with work independently.
- Passionate about delivering a great employee experience globally.
The SR Group (UK) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.