Senior Global Benefits Associate

Wayfair; Lutterworth; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Wayfair is seeking an experienced Sr. Global Benefits Associate to join our Talent team. This role oversees benefits programs across the UK, Ireland, Germany and Canada, ensuring compliance and delivering high‑quality support across multiple jurisdictions.

You will collaborate with regional benefits providers, payroll, and HR colleagues to standardize processes, maintain data accuracy, and clearly communicate benefits during onboarding and ongoing engagement across time zones.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in global benefits administration across multiple regions (UK, Ireland, Germany, Canada).
• Strong understanding of international benefits structures (pensions, healthcare, life assurance, other reward schemes).
• Knowledge of local employment laws and regulatory requirements in covered regions.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills across multiple time zones.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage employee benefits programs across the UK, Ireland, Germany, and Canada.
• Manage employee escalations related to benefits coverage and inquiries.
• Stay up to date with local employment laws and regulations to maintain compliant plans.
• Collaborate with regional benefits providers, brokers, and payroll teams for smooth administration and timely processing.
• Identify opportunities to standardise global benefits processes while accommodating local nuances.
• Maintain accurate benefits records and reporting across countries and HR/payroll systems.
• Develop and distribute materials to educate employees about benefits and onboarding.

Skills

Global Benefits Administration

Cross-region Knowledge

UK & Ireland Benefits

Regulatory Compliance

Stakeholder Communication

HRIS/Payroll Systems

Job description

We are seeking an experienced and proactive Sr. Global Benefits Associate to join our Talent team. This role is ideal for a benefits professional with 3+ years of experience in global benefits administration, specifically covering the UK, Ireland, Germany and Canada. You will play a key role in managing and improving our international employee benefits offerings, ensuring compliance with local regulations, and providing a high level of support to employees across multiple regions.

Key Responsibilities

• Global Benefits Administration: Oversee and manage employee benefits programs across the UK, Ireland, and Canada, ensuring consistency and compliance with regional requirements.
• Employee Support: Manage employee escalations related to benefits coverage.
• Regulatory Compliance: Stay up to date with local employment laws and benefits regulations in each jurisdiction, ensuring all benefit plans remain compliant.
• Vendor & Stakeholder Management: Work closely with regional benefits providers, brokers, and payroll teams to ensure smooth administration and timely processing of benefits.
• Process Standardisation & Improvement: Identify opportunities to streamline global benefits processes while accommodating local nuances and best practices.
• Data Integrity & Reporting: Maintain accurate benefits records and reporting across multiple countries, ensuring data integrity within HR and payroll systems.
• Employee Communication & Engagement: Develop and distribute materials to educate employees about their benefits, assisting with onboarding and ongoing engagement initiatives.

Skills & Experience Required

• 3+ years of experience in global benefits administration, ideally covering multiple regions such as the UK, Ireland, Germany and Canada.
• Strong understanding of international benefits structures, including pensions, healthcare, life assurance, and other reward schemes.
• Knowledge of local employment laws and regulatory requirements in the covered regions.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks effectively across different time zones.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work with employees, HR colleagues, and external vendors across different cultures.
• Experience working with HRIS, payroll, or benefits administration software in a multinational environment.

Assistance For Individuals With Disabilities

Wayfair is fully committed to providing equal opportunities for all individuals, including individuals with disabilities. As part of this commitment, Wayfair will make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified individuals with disabilities, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship on business operations. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please let us know by completing our Accomodations for Applicants form.

About Wayfair Inc.

Wayfair is one of the world’s largest online destinations for the home. Whether you work in our global headquarters in Boston, or in our warehouses or offices throughout the world, we’re reinventing the way people shop for their homes. Through our commitment to industry-leading technology and creative problem-solving, we are confident that Wayfair will be home to the most rewarding work of your career. If you’re looking for rapid growth, constant learning, and dynamic challenges, then you’ll find that amazing career opportunities are knocking.

No matter who you are, Wayfair is a place you can call home. We’re a community of innovators, risk-takers, and trailblazers who celebrate our differences, and know that our unique perspectives make us stronger, smarter, and well-positioned for success. We value and rely on the collective voices of our employees, customers, community, and suppliers to help guide us as we build a better Wayfair – and world – for all. Every voice, every perspective matters.

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