Benefits Manager, Europe, Benefits Experience & Technology (BXT)
Job ID: 2859733 | Amazon UK Services Ltd.
Amazon is seeking an employee benefits manager to join our Europe Benefits team. This role will be located in London and will partner extensively with internal stakeholders and external partners on the strategy, design and delivery of employee benefits. Qualified candidates need to have industry experience in managing multi-country benefit programs and in leading teams.
The ideal candidate is highly organized, analytical, works effectively with internal and external contacts, has proven abilities to manage multiple critical projects concurrently through to successful completion, to manage and develop a team, and enjoys the challenges of developing and improving programs and service delivery in a highly dynamic environment. This role will be responsible for leading benefits for select countries in Europe and identify new opportunities to meet the needs of our diverse and rapidly growing businesses.
Periodic global travel is required.
Key Job Responsibilities
1. Strategic Benefit Management and Design: Responsible for country benefit plans (statutory requirements and typical market practices) and developing benefit program proposals that align to Amazon’s Global Benefits Strategy.
2. Implementation: Responsible for all implementation activities of approved benefit programs, including selection and setup of benefit providers, creating project plans, assembling resources, and developing and documenting processes and policies through stabilization period.
3. Governance: Ensuring programs align to Amazon’s benefit philosophy and meet local regulatory requirements, including monitoring costs, financial impact, future funding requirements, and competitiveness of package.
4. Expansion Program Management: Act as subject matter expert for expansion activity within your countries including setting up new entities, new benefits, and implementing global programs.
5. Consulting: Become a trusted advisor to International Compensation and Benefits team, local HR, payroll and our vendors to ensure high quality delivery of all benefit programs and initiatives.
6. Communication and Influence: Communicates the value of new or existing benefits programs and provides recommendations for design changes that will enhance employee quality of life.
7. Vendor Management: Recommends standards for vendor performance, maintains vendor performance by identifying and monitoring performance issues, and ensures resolutions.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
1. Bachelor’s degree with additional qualifications in business, finance, HR or related field.
2. Experience working within the field of global benefits development, administration and governance.
3. Experience on employee benefit plan design including healthcare, worker’s compensation and pension schemes along with associated complexities of plan administration, associated payroll processes, country level regulatory requirements and benefits program taxability.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
1. Experience with large scale global employee benefit plans programs development and delivery.
2. Excellent English written and verbal communication skills.
3. Ability to interface with all levels of the organization.
4. Ability to influence business leaders and work with a high degree of autonomy through ambiguous phases of expansion project development.
5. Strong sense of accountability, sound personal judgment and global business acumen.
6. Great organizational skills with exceptional follow through and attention to detail.
7. Proven abilities in vendor management and establishing effective partnerships with external service providers.
8. Successful record of building operational processes and procedures as well as global partnerships, driving program efficiency and maintaining high levels of customer satisfaction.
Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build.
Posted: December 20, 2024 (Updated 2 days ago)
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