Global Benefits & Mobility Lead

In this role, you will lead and harmonise the organisation’s global benefits and mobility offerings across multiple European markets. You will shape the Total Rewards proposition, balancing employee experience with cost discipline and regulatory compliance. You’ll partner with Finance, Legal and Tax, and external vendors to drive governance, vendor management and value across international programmes. This is a visible, strategic role with hands-on delivery, designed for an experienced practitioner who can influence senior stakeholders and scale global programmes.

• remote working position
• competitive base salary (75k–90k)
• annual performance bonus (up to 15% base)
• local framework-aligned benefits
• development in a global COE environment

• Lead benefits harmonisation across international markets (health, life, pension, retirement, fleet)
• Conduct benchmarking and gap analyses for market competitiveness and consistency
• Develop a global benefits philosophy and Total Reward proposition
• Design improvements to benefits programmes balancing experience and cost
• Ensure regulatory compliance of benefits arrangements
• Own relationships with global/local benefits vendors and brokers (RFPs, negotiations, performance)
• Drive cost optimisation across the benefits portfolio and support budgeting/forecasting
• Manage benefits platforms and enrolment tools for seamless experience
• Design and manage employee recognition programmes
• Own global mobility policy and governance for international assignments
• Manage policy decisions and escalations for ~20 international moves annually
• Coordinate with Legal and Tax on assignments, shadow payroll and host-country compliance
• Maintain governance, audit-ready records, and policy documentation
• Collaborate with Reward Technology to improve data, reporting and automation

• Global benefits and/or mobility experience (5+ years)
• Experience across multiple European markets
• Experience harmonising benefits in transformation contexts (e.g., M&A)
• Governing a global mobility programme including assignment policy and vendor management
• Vendor RFPs, negotiations and supplier performance
• Familiarity with benefits technology platforms and enrolment tools
• Strong commercial acumen and ROI-focused mindset
• Data-driven benchmarking and reporting capability
• Ability to navigate diverse legal/regulatory/cultural environments
• Excellent relationship, communication and negotiation skills
• Ability to explain complex benefits/mobility topics clearly
• Forward-looking mindset with interest in AI/technology in Reward

• relationship management
• communication
• negotiation
• benefits technology platforms
• enrolment tools
• data reporting and automation