HR Manager - Benefits & Wellbeing

A highly regarded International Professional Services organisation is looking for a Benefits and Wellbeing Manager to join their HR team in London. Reporting into the Global Director of Benefits, this role will be responsible for driving efficiency and effectiveness and helping create innovative, market-leading benefits packages across the firm.

Responsibilities include:

• Overseeing and administering the benefits and well-being programmes
• Developing and managing the budget for the Benefits and Well-being function (including pensions) for the London office
• Helping to support and supervise the Compensation and Benefits Coordinator and the Payroll Specialist and providing 2nd line payroll support in their absence
• Ensure HR and payroll systems and software are updated accurately as required
• Managing and developing relationships with third party providers of benefits and well-being
• Managing and developing benefits software and programmes to deliver the benefit selection process
• Working with HR to ensure a regular programme of well-being events are organised and communicated to facilitate high levels of participation and engagement
• Work with the Internal Communications Manager to raise awareness of Firm benefits and well-being programmes and develop innovative and creative ways to communicate and engage with the business
• Working closely with the Global Director of Benefits to design, lead and deliver the annual Wellbeing month activities and events for London and provide support to EMEA as required
• Support the London pensions lead and provide cover as required

Experience:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• Significant previous benefit and well-being experience within a global professional or financial services firm
• An understanding and experience of running a payroll
• Experience with HRIS systems, PeopleSoft preferred as well as automated benefit enrolment platforms
• Commercially aware with strong influencing skills; comfortable operating at all levels of the organisation
• Able to establish, build and maintain strong working relationships across the London and Global teams and with external providers
• A strong team player with the ability to work under pressure; resilient and flexible
• Strong attention to detail, organisational skills and the ability to handle multiple projects
• Strong customer service skills, able to anticipate needs and exercise independent judgment