Manager - Total Rewards, Benefits & Wellbeing

MasterCard; Dubai; On-site; AED 350,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Mastercard powers economies and empowers people worldwide. The Role: Title and Summary Manager - Total Rewards, Benefits & Wellbeing Overview, partnering with AP & EEMEA Benefits & Wellbeing leads to design and deliver best in class offerings across AP, EEMEA.

This position leads benefits projects for the EEMEA region and ensures regulatory compliance. You will work with leadership teams to design international benefit programs, enhance employee experiences through seminars, and stay ahead of

Qualifications

• Proven knowledge of benefits and wellbeing programme design.
• Experience with regulatory requirements across multiple markets in EEMEA.
• Ability to build cross-functional relationships and influence stakeholders.
• Strong communication and customer-focused skills.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business leaders and PBPs to provide Benefits & Wellbeing consulting support across the EEMEA region.
• Design international employee benefit and wellbeing programs for EEMEA region.
• Stay informed on legislative developments and support compliant benefits programmes across EEMEA region.
• Develop business cases and recommendations for benefits design enhancements and rebalancing.
• Guide stakeholders on existing local benefit plans, perks and allowances.
• Collaborate on global and regional benefits projects with PBPs as needed.

Skills

Benefits design

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic thinking

Job description

Our Purpose Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.

Title and Summary Manager - Total Rewards, Benefits & Wellbeing Overview

Our global Benefits & Wellbeing team designs and delivers consumer focused programs for our employees.

Role holder is expected to partner with AP & EEMEA Benefits & Wellbeing lead to design and deliver best in class benefits offering and statutory compliance across Asia Pacific (AP), Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa (EEMEA) regions.

This position will provide Benefit & Wellbeing support and lead benefits projects and initiatives for the EEMEA region.

Key responsibilities include:

• Partner with business leaders and PBPs to provide Benefits & Wellbeing consulting support across the EEMEA region
• Partner in business expansion plans by designing benefits and wellbeing offerings for new markets in the region
• Primary TR contact for the EEMEA region on all benefits & wellbeing related matters
• Design international employee benefit and wellbeing programs for EEMEA region
• Enhance employee experience, understanding and utilization of our existing benefits & wellbeing offering in the region through wellbeing summits and education seminars
• Stay informed on legislative developments and support the design of compliant benefits programmes across EEMEA region
• Develop business cases and recommendations for benefits design enhancements and rebalancing based on market intelligence, employee insights and organizational needs
• Guide stakeholders on existing local benefit plans, perks and allowances
• Partner closely with delivery team to provide design guidance and support for benefits & wellbeing programmes
• Support vendor selection and contribute to vendor strategy and effectiveness reviews
• Collaborate on global and regional benefits projects with PBPs as needed
• Support in accomplishing 5 year benefits roadmap

All About You

• Demonstrated knowledge of benefits & wellbeing programme design, market practices and regulatory requirements
• Understanding of EEMEA benefits; Regional benefits consulting or in-house benefits experience preferred
• Ability to build cross functional relationships and influence stakeholders across levels and functions
• Able to solve problems while applying creativity to support effective benefits proposals and solutions
• Highly collaborative team player
• Strong communication and customer-focused skills
• Strong attention to detail and sense of urgency
• Ability to prioritize, multi-task and meet deadlines in a fast-paced and dynamic team environment
• Experience supporting benefits programmes across multiple countries and working effectively within a regional and global matrix environment preferred

Corporate Security Responsibility

All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must: Abide by Mastercard’s security policies and practices; Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed; Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines.

Everyone wants easier ways to pay; we invent them. Checkout lines are slow; we speed them along. Merchants want more sales; we give them data and insights. People need financial access; we connect them. Corporate purchasing is complicated; we make it simple. Commuters are busy; we speed them on their way. Governments need greater efficiencies; we help create them. Small businesses are virtual; we give them access to a world of buyers. Retailers want to fight fraud; we provide the tools.