Senior Benefits Specialist - EMEA

Overview

In this role you will oversee end-to-end benefits administration for EMEA and India, driving renewal lifecycle execution and cross-regional projects. You will partner with Payroll, Compliance, and Legal to balance regulatory compliance with a seamless employee experience. The position combines operations, vendor management, and project leadership to optimize health, retirement, and time-off programs. You will lead open enrollment communications and present renewal proposals to stakeholders, shaping a standardized regional benefits approach.

Pay / Benefits

• Comprehensive health, life, and disability insurance
• Employee stock ownership
• Competitive retirement/pension plans
• Generous vacation and personal days
• Parental leave and family-care programs
• Mental Health and Wellbeing programs

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day administration of health, welfare, retirement, and time-off programs across EMEA and India
• Serve as senior point of contact for employee queries and coordinate with regional specialists
• Create and manage project plan and timeline for all assigned renewals including logistics and reviews
• Analyze quotes, utilization data, and benchmarking data to support renewal proposals
• Drive renewal execution post-approval with updates in Workday and cross-functional coordination
• Draft employee communications and lead enrollment presentations for employees
• Lead cross-regional benefits projects and policy alignments for operational improvement
• Partner with external brokers and vendors to manage services and vendor SLAs
• Conduct audits for data integrity and regulatory compliance; propose solutions to Senior Manager

Key requirements

• 6+ years of experience in benefits administration or HR operations
• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, or related field
• Strong knowledge of EMEA and India benefits regulations
• Project management skills with cross-functional coordination
• Vendor management experience with contracts and renewal logistics
• Proficiency in spreadsheets (Google Sheets/Excel) for data analysis
• Excellent communication skills and ability to lead enrollment presentations
• communication
• cross-functional collaboration
• analytical mindset
• Workday HRIS
• Google Sheets/Excel
• data analysis and reporting

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