The International Benefits Manager (contract till end of 2026)

The International Benefits Manager will be responsible for managing and supporting global benefits (healthcare and retirement) programs across multiple regions, ensuring alignment with the global reward strategy, whilst ensuring local compliance.  This role will report directly into the COE, with a dotted line to EMEA’s C&B SC Lead.

Responsibilities:

• Proven experience in global benefits management, including any experience across multiple countries or regions and managing global benefits projects.

• Strong knowledge of international benefits and retirement regulations, trends, and best practices.

• Conduct market analysis and benchmarking to maintain competitive benefit and retirement programs in each region.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including finance, legal, procurement, and external vendors, to design, implement and execute employee benefits strategies aligned with the company’s goals and objectives.

• Management of the relationships with existing vendors incl. acting as TPO, managing data privacy, completing TPRM, etc.

• Analyze benefit utilization and cost data to identify trends, opportunities for savings, and areas for improvement.

• Ensuring benefits are governed as per the Reward Governance Framework

• Stay updated on regulatory changes and implement necessary adjustments to maintain compliance.

• Advanced excel skills and strong data analysis skills with the ability to assess trends, costs, and employee satisfaction.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage global projects across different time zones.

• ++Strong preferences for candidates with Captive & IPP (International Pension Plan) experience

Requirements:

• Minimum of 5-10 years of experience in benefits management, with a strong focus on health, welfare and retirement programs.

• Significant experience in an international benefit role (ideally gained in a large corporation or a specialist consulting organization)

• Experience of managing global processes and / evidence of delivery to deadlines/ effective management of multiple activities with conflicting timelines. 

• Proven experience managing vendor relationships and ensuring regulatory compliance in a large, complex organization

• Experience in a publicly traded company or a global organization is highly desirable.

• Problem-Solving: Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to address complex, cross-border benefits challenges.

• Detail-Oriented: High attention to detail in managing multiple benefit programs contracts, and legal requirements.

• Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to influence and collaborate with diverse stakeholders.

• Compliance Knowledge: Demonstrable understanding of global benefits regulations and compliance issues in multiple countries.

• Project Management: Ability to lead global benefits projects from concept to completion, managing multiple priorities and deadlines.

• Further in-depth experience and cultural understanding at a Local Operations level is highly beneficial

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and provide actionable insights.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact effectively with employees at all levels.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.

Why GSK?

At GSK we offer a wide range of additional benefits:

• Career at one of the leading global healthcare companies

• Contract of employment

• Attractive reward package (annual bonus & awards for outstanding performance, recognition awards for additional achievements and engagement, holiday benefit)

• Hybrid working model (where GSK site are in Poland)

• Extensive support of work life balance (flexible working solutions, min. 2-3 days/week working form the office, short Fridays option, health & well-being activities)

• Life insurance and pension plan

• Private medical package with additional preventive healthcare services for employees and their eligible

• Sports cards (Multisport)

• Possibilities of development within the role and company’s structure

• Personalized learning approach (internal trainings, mentoring, access to online training’ platforms: Keep Growing Campus, LinkedIn Learning, Business Skills, Harvard Manage Mentor, Skillsoft and external training)

• Supportive community and integration events

• Modern office with creative rooms, fresh fruits every day

Inclusion & Diversity at GSK: 

As an employer committed to Diversity and Inclusion, we encourage you to reach out if you need any adjustments during the recruitment process.

Please contact our Recruitment Team at [email protected] to discuss your needs.

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GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.

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