Lead Specialist

1 month ago

Edinburgh, United Kingdom Wood Mackenzie Full time

Company Description

Wood Mackenzie is the global leader in data, analysis and consulting across the energy, chemicals, metals, mining, power and renewables sectors.

Founded in 1973, our success has always been underpinned by the simple principle of providing trusted research and advice that makes a difference to our customers. Today we have over 2,000 customers ranging from the largest global energy companies and financial institutions to governments as well as smaller market specialists.

Our teams are located around the world. This enables us to stay closely connected with customers and the markets and sectors we cover. Collectively this allows us to offer a compelling combination of global commodity analysis with detailed local market knowledge.

We are committed to supporting our people to grow and thrive. We value different perspectives and aspire to create an inclusive environment that encourages diversity and fosters a sense of belonging. We are committed to creating a workplace that works for you and encourage everyone to get involved in our Wellness, Diversity and Inclusion, and Community Engagement initiatives. We actively support flexible working and are happy to consider alternative work patterns, taking into account your needs and the needs of the team or division that you are looking to join.

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We are proud to be a part of the Verisk family of companies

**Job Description**:
As a member of the Reward Centre of Excellence within the Wood Mackenzie Human Resources team, the Lead Specialist, Reward will have responsibility for the seamless and efficient management of employee benefits in the UK, Europe, Middle East and APAC.

Initially, the role will have a primary focus on the centralization of employee benefits in Wood Mackenzie, as it separates from its parent company in 2023. A strong project management focus on a seamless transition of offerings is expected, particularly in the UK where benefits and platforms are highly integrated with the parent organization. The role holder will be technically capable, and familiar in navigating the implementation of a benefits platform, partnering with third party suppliers, IT colleagues and other stakeholders to achieve a seamless deployment. In working to establish a standalone environment, the role holder will conduct a wider review of benefits across EMEA and APAC, with a view to creating a regular cadence of offering review, reocmmendation and renewal in partnership with appropriate internal stakeholders.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Support employee benefit offerings through the life cycle from data collection, implementation, systems management, policy renewals, annual enrolment and BAU
- Drive increased rigour in the central management of regional benefits, ensuring an improved cycle of review and renewals
- Act as primary interface with brokers and providers, escalating and collaboratively resolving any issues as required
- Partner closely with the HR People Services team to ensure smooth transactional support for employee benefits, including education to assist in query resolution
- Handle case escalations and support employees, HR and the business in understanding local benefits plans
- Take ownership of benefit delivery processes to ensure all stakeholders understand roles and responsibilities
- Complete regular reporting requirements and ensure seamless interface with Payroll and HRIS teams as required
- Work with brokers to negotiate appropriate commercial terms in recommending a competitive employee package by location
- Partner with the Internal Communications team to ensure appropriate levels of employee awareness, promotion and engagement on benefits matters
- Work with third party suppliers for benefits benchmarking data and be the SME within the wider HR community to promote understanding of local and regional practices to support development/ growth of business units as well as M&A activity
- Input and support on ad-hoc projects, including potential M&A integration

**Deliverables**
- Seamless transition of Wood Mackenzie EMEA & APAC benefits to BAU state, following separation from Verisk
- Effective project management of, and active participation in, seamless transition to Wood Mackenzie Darwin benefits platform for annual open enrolment window
- Centralised view of all EMEA & APAC benefits, with an associated calendar for review and renewal
- Clear recommendations to HR Leadership regarding any commercial changes to plans, or new benefits to adopt
- Effective partnership with HR People Services, Payroll and Finance to ensure seamless transactional support for EMEA & APAC benefits

**#LI-RO3**

**Qualifications**:

- Experience in benefits administration across the range including retirement plans, insurances such as private medical or risk insurances
- Good understanding of Benefits and HR policies and practices within the UK is essential; experience of international benefits is

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