Global Benefits Manager

Position Title: Global Benefits Manager

Location: Switzerland

Reports to: Global Benefits and Mobility Leader

Direct Reports: NA

Scope / Responsible Population: Global

ABOUT THE WELLA COMPANY

Together, WE enable individuals to look, feel, and be their true selves.

Wella Company is one of the world’s leading beauty companies, comprised of a family of iconic brands such as Wella Professionals, Clairol, OPI, Nioxin and ghd. With 6,000 employees globally, presence in over 100 countries, Wella Company and its brands enable consumers to look, feel, and be their true selves. As innovators in the hair and nail industry, Wella Company empowers its people to delight consumers, inspire beauty professionals, engage communities, and deliver sustainable growth to its stakeholders.

For additional information about the Wella Company please visit www.wellacompany.com.

THE ROLE

We’re looking for a highly capable Benefits Manager to join our Global Rewards Team. This role will be responsible for driving and influencing the development and execution of the Wella company’s employee benefits programs. It is a unique opportunity to join a fast-paced company, where you will have the opportunity to help us manage and scale our benefits programs and wellness initiatives around the world in line with our strategic goals. You will be aligned to our Global Rewards function and work closely with the HR teams across the countries.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Drive the execution of the company’s global benefits and wellbeing strategy, working collaboratively with the Regional Reward Partners and Local Reward Specialists across the countries.


• Review our benefits plans regularly to ensure compliance, competitiveness and alignment with company strategy and growth plans. Partner with our global benefits brokers, plan administrators and vendors to set up and administer competitive benefits plans, as required.


• Liaise with the global broker to ensure timely renewals of the employee insured benefits across the countries.


• Drive initiatives and programs in line with the Total Employee Wellbeing strategy


• Deploy effective benefits communication strategies to ensure awareness, education and understanding of the benefits and wellness programs (including written communications, 1:1 meetings when needed, presentations) and success metrics


• Support governance of benefit programs and processes across the countries, periodic audits and prepare reports


• Work with Reward Partners and country HR teams to support implementation of benefits and wellbeing related programs


• Analyze program usage and effectiveness and make recommendations for improvements for global benefit and wellbeing programs


• Manage all Benefits data files and exchanges from a variety of sources (like global broker, HRIS etc.)


• Coordinate special projects as assigned and support the implementation lifecycle.


• Deploy and report the success metrics for the benefits and wellbeing programs


• Provide day to day benefits support to the country HR teams and be the first point of contact on benefits queries and issues. Management of Benefits Inbox, query management and responding to HR team queries, escalating when necessary.


• Provide interim support for Global Mobility programs as needed, ensuring continuity of assignment and relocation activities while coordinating global benefits and mobility-related initiatives.


• Ability to work collaboratively to suggest and evaluate the best solutions for administrative and cost optimization


• Strong sense of urgency and a customer-first mindset


• Being a passionate and driven member of our Total Rewards team and assisting team members with any ad hoc people projects and tasks

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

Essential:

• More than 5 years’ experience in a Rewards or Benefits management role, experience working in regional or global role is preferred.


• Familiarity with various types of wellbeing and benefits programs


• Experience with HR systems and particularly benefits and wellbeing related systems like Darwin etc.


• Proficient in Microsoft Office such as Excel, PowerPoint & Word


• Takes a high degree of ownership, aims for high standards of accuracy, but readily communicates and drives solutions when things tend to go wrong. 


• Supportive, willing to help and communicates openly with the business.


• Highly organized, creates structure, manages deadlines and systematic via effective time management.


• Proficient in English

EEO OPPORTUNITIES

Wella Company wants to meet the aims and commitments set out in its equality policy. This includes not discriminating under the Equality Act 2010 and building an accurate picture of the make-up of the workforce in encouraging equality and diversity.

We offer equal employment opportunity to qualified individuals without regard to race, religion or belief, color, national origin, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Wella Company with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodation for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact us at: https://www.wellacompany.com/consumer-affairs

We strongly believe that cultivating a diverse workplace gives a company strength. The combination of unique skills, abilities, experiences, and backgrounds creates an environment that produces extraordinary results. EOE Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled.

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