EMEA Benefits Strategy Lead

Rozgoo; Dublin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Okta in Dublin seeks an experienced EMEA Benefits Manager to oversee and optimize regional Total Rewards programs. You will lead implementation, administration, and compliance, reporting to US leadership, with cross-functional influence across payroll, HR platforms, and legal.

The ideal candidate is data-driven, excels at managing deadlines, and builds stakeholder relationships in a global, matrixed organization.

Qualifications

• Degree in a related discipline with 8+ years of regional benefits experience.
• In-depth knowledge of benefits regulations, labor laws and tax across EMEA.
• Metrics-focused with ability to translate data into financial impact.

Responsibilities

• Serve as regional expert for pension governance, healthcare trusts, and employee councils across EMEA.
• Own vendor lifecycle for regional insurers, brokers, and TPAs; negotiate contracts and review data privacy.
• Manage end-to-end administration of health, retirement, and wellbeing initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with local laws; conduct regional market benchmarking and analyses.
• Partner with Payroll, People Ops, Finance and Legal to ensure accurate taxation and delivery.
• Utilize Workday and ServiceNow to track metrics; apply AI tools for insights and communications.
• Document and automate processes; drive program evolution with People Ops.
• Escalate complex benefits inquiries and provide high-touch employee service.

Skills

EMEA Expertise

Analytical Skills

Vendor Governance

Cross-functional Collaboration

Data & AI Integration

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Workday

ServiceNow

SmartSheets

Job description

Okta in Dublin seeks an experienced EMEA Benefits Manager to oversee and optimize regional Total Rewards programs. You will lead implementation, administration, and compliance, reporting to US leadership, with cross-functional influence across payroll, HR platforms, and legal.

The ideal candidate is data-driven, excels at managing deadlines, and builds stakeholder relationships in a global, matrixed organization.