Benefits Partner

Markel; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance company, Markel, is seeking a Benefits Partner to enhance their HR team in London. The ideal candidate will drive the benefits strategy across multiple countries and ensure compliance with current policies. Responsibilities include collaborating with global teams to optimize employee benefits, managing international mobility, and providing detailed analysis and recommendations. The role offers competitive compensation, an annual bonus, and excellent benefits in a dynamic work environment.

Benefits

Annual bonus

25 days paid holiday

Comprehensive pension plan

Private medical and dental coverage

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Demonstrate specialist knowledge of international benefits.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential data.
• Excellent understanding of global best practices and trends.

Responsibilities

• Work with global benefits consultants to analyze and implement benefits strategy.
• Manage the mobility process across international locations.
• Evaluate and recommend current benefits programs.

Skills

Knowledge of international benefits

Project management skills

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Job description

Are you an experienced Benefits Partner?

What part will you play? If you’re looking for a place where you can make a meaningful difference, you’ve found it. The work we do at Markel gives people the confidence to move forward and seize opportunities, and you’ll find your fit amongst our global community of optimists and problem-solvers. We’re always pushing each other to go further because we believe that when we realize our potential, we can help others reach theirs.

Join us and play your part in something special!

The opportunity:

This is an exciting opportunity for a Benefits Partner to join Markel’s HR team on a fixed term basis. The role will focus on driving a benefits strategy across all international locations as well as managing International Mobility.

As we continue to refine and elevate our international benefits strategy and operating model, we need additional help to design and implement across multiple jurisdictions, working with global centres of excellence and local HR teams.

What you’ll be doing:

• Work closely with a global benefits consultant/broker to review benchmark analysis to identify evolving workplace and industry trends in employee benefits.
• Evaluate current benefits policies and programmes and develop recommendations to ensure programmes are current, competitive, and in compliance with legal requirements
• Take a global approach with specialisation based on regional needs to make a recommendation for a global core benefit offering which enhances the employee value proposition in local markets.
• Manage the end-to-end mobility process across International and provide guidance and support to internal business leaders.
• Proactively partner with and seek input from key partners including business leaders, HRBPs, Legal, Payroll, Finance, Strategy, and Communications to ensure successful execution of programs
• Evaluate Markel’s current benefits enrolment processes and practices through the lens of efficiency and scalability
• When necessary, assist with troubleshooting and managing relationships with benefits managers, insurance brokers, and carriers
• Stay up to date on current events in applicable countries including legislative and market developments

Our must-haves:

• Demonstrate specialist knowledge of international benefits to become a trusted expert across our locations.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential data
• Excellent understanding of global best practices, current trends, and market benchmarks
• Strong project management and consulting skills with keen attention to detail
• Attention to detail and ability to manage programs and projects with minimal guidance
• Highly effective verbal and written communication skills

Who we are:

Markel Group (NYSE – MKL) a Fortune 500 company with over 60 offices in 20+ countries, is a holding company for insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory, and investment operations around the world.

We’re all about people | We win together | We strive for better | We enjoy the everyday | We think further

What’s in it for you?

• A great starting salary plus annual bonus & strong benefits package…
• 25 days paid holiday plus Bank Holidays, with the opportunity to buy/sell extra leave
• Fantastic company pension scheme, private medical and dental cover, life assurance, travel insurance cover, income protection, season ticket loan as well as other great benefits on offer
• There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career and we can provide the support needed to do just that!

Are you ready to play your part?

Choose ‘Apply Now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

Markel celebrates the value of a diverse workforce that brings experience and expertise from a wide variety of backgrounds and life circumstances. Whatever your background, if you feel you meet the requirements of this role then we want to hear from you. We are also happy to consider candidates who are looking for flexible working patterns.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with all reasonable accommodations to be able to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions if successful. Please contact us via email at [e-mail] or call us at 0161 507 5827 to request any accommodations that may be needed. This includes any alternative formats of any documents or information on how to apply offline.

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