Role: Benefits Manager

Sector: Financial Services

Location: London (hybrid)

This is a senior Benefits Manager opportunity with responsibility for the UK and EMEA region. The role sits within HR and will lead the design, delivery and continuous improvement of employee benefits, pensions, wellbeing and global mobility programmes. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring benefits offerings remain competitive, compliant and aligned to the organisation’s people strategy, while leading a regional team and supporting business growth initiatives, including M&A activity.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, implement and manage UK and EMEA employee benefits programmes, ensuring alignment with business objectives and talent strategies.
• Act as the subject matter expert for UK pensions, managing employee queries and relationships with external advisers and pension providers.
• Ensure all benefit programmes comply with relevant legal, regulatory and governance requirements across multiple jurisdictions.
• Manage relationships with benefits vendors, consultants and external partners to deliver high-quality, cost-effective solutions.
• Lead the regional wellbeing strategy and oversee programmes that enhance employee health, engagement and overall experience.
• Oversee global mobility activity across the region and support benefits-related workstreams arising from mergers and acquisitions.
• Use data and analytics to assess programme effectiveness, identify improvement opportunities and provide reporting to stakeholders.
• Manage regional budgets and lead the UK & EMEA benefits team, driving continuous improvement and high performance.