Compensation & Benefits Manager North Europe

Job Purpose

The Compensation and Benefits Manager will lead our North Europe area Total Rewards reporting to the Area Compensation and Benefits Manager, Europe & Africa .  In this role, you will develop, manage, implement and administer compensation and benefits programs, through direct team supervision and individual contributions. You will work in the Global Total Rewards Center of Expertise, supporting the area HR functions business objectives. The role covers the UK area, with North Europe scope including Poland, The Netherlands, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan.

Job Description

• Maintain strategic focus on building strong relationships with key internal stakeholders, understanding the business, and delivering quality services and compensation programs that are aligned to the Company’s compensation and benefits philosophy.
• Manage relationships with vendors and providers, including the monitoring of cost, service levels, processes and accuracy of data.
• Fully manage the North Europe Compensation and Benefits processes by working towards achieving compensation packages that are market competitive and that prove attractive for employment and retention of high calibre candidates.
• Manage and maintain the UK online employee benefits portal and flexible benefits offerings.   
• Project manage the annual enrolment window and renewal process for all UK benefits across all locations and legal entities, as well as monthly processing of ‘any-time’ benefits to ensure all key stakeholders are involved.
• Promote and support the benefit programs across the area by ensuring effective communication and administration of all available employee benefits, working closely with global brokers to maximize offerings and renewal terms.
•  Plan and direct the administration of area employee health and welfare programs such as pension, medical, life and disability plans.
•       Monitor effectiveness of current compensation and benefit programs. This includes evaluating cost, market conditions, employee satisfaction and efficiency of administration.

You are meant for this job if:

• Experience in design, implementation, and administration of compensation programs as well as in administration and leadership of benefit programs is a plus but not required. 
• Strong knowledge of UK compensation and benefits policy and practices, as well as mandatory legislation for compliance.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully lead team of compensation and benefit professionals.
• Demonstrated success in project management.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to analyze data, understand trends, and develop recommendations for action based on the analysis.
• Strong collaboration skills and are skilled at building credibility and effective work and professional relationships.
• Strategic agility. Forecast future alternatives, consequences, trends and advise management of necessary changes
• Excellent communication and project management skills. Demonstrate ability to adapt communication styles to audiences and possess a strong sense of detail and urgency in results delivery.
• Seeks improvements and drives change, acting as a change agent and strives for simplification, standardization and clarity.
• Promotes cross unit collaboration and common goals.