Senior Benefits Specialist

Career Legal; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Career Legal in London seeks a Senior Benefits Advisor to join the HR team on a permanent basis. You will lead the development and delivery of the firm’s compensation and benefits offering, including global reviews, benchmarking, pension and wellbeing initiatives. The role reports to the Reward and Benefits Manager and involves analytics, budgeting, and stakeholder engagement. CIPD qualification preferred.

Qualifications

• CIPD qualification and experience in benefits within a professional services firm.
• Strong data, reporting and analytical skills; able to present data to senior stakeholders.
• Proven ability to negotiate with brokers and providers.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day management of UK and international benefits processes.
• Coordinate and manage the benefits enrolment process.
• Maintain and update benefits records and documents.
• Analyse and improve benefit administration processes and platforms.
• Contribute to reward-related projects and MI reporting for decision-making.
• Collaborate with brokers/carriers to negotiate coverage terms and costs.
• Support HR team with benefits queries and develop a joined-up strategy.
• Monitor competitors' benefit strategies and regulatory changes affecting the firm.
• Communicate benefits information to employees; provide training as needed.
• Assist with benefits budget management and annual budgeting with Finance.

Education

CIPD qualification

Tools

Excel

Job description

My client is a leading and award-winning law firm who is looking to recruit a Senior Benefits Advisor to join their wider HR team on a permanent basis.

The Senior Benefits Advisor is responsible for supporting the development and delivery of the firm's compensation and benefits offering. The Senior Benefits Advisor will play a crucial role in the delivery of global benefit reviews, benefit benchmarking, recognition, pension, and health and wellbeing initiatives. The role will report to the Senior Reward and Benefits Manager and will have the opportunity to get involved in a wide range of duties.

The key duties will include:

• Responsible for the day-to-day management of all UK and international benefits processes.
• Coordinate and manage the benefits enrolment process.
• Maintain and update benefits records and documents.
• Ability to analyse and improve benefit administration processes, for example the deployment and maintenance of a flexible benefits platform.
• Contribute to broader reward-related projects and the development of reporting MI, frequently on Excel, to aid firm-wide decision-making.
• Work with insurance brokers and benefits carriers to negotiate competitive coverage terms and costs on behalf of the company.
• Maintain strong relationships with the entire HR Team to answer benefit related queries, and the Reward and Benefits team to develop and administer a joined-up Reward and Benefits strategy.
• Understand key competitors' benefit strategies, and how they differ in in our global operating markets, to ensure our offerings are competitive and aligned with market standards.
• Stay informed on benefits trends and legislation that could impact the Firm's benefits offerings.
• Communicate benefits information to employees
• Provide training and support to the HR team on benefits-related matters as needed.
• Assist with the management of the benefits budget. Participate in the annual budgeting process for Reward in collaboration with the Finance team.

The Senior Benefits Advisor will ideally be CIPD qualified with previous Benefits experience in a professional services firm, be confident using PC programmes and HR systems, show excellent attention to deal and sense of urgency towards their work.You will have solid data, reporting and analytical experience and be able to manipulate and present data for senior stakeholders.