Regional Benefits Leader – EMEA & APAC

HRM Search Partners; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-related pay

Pension

Medical and dental cover

Car parking

Fully subsidised canteen

Onsite gym

Other employee benefits

Job summary

HRM Search Partners has been exclusively retained by a leading international financial services organisation to appoint a Benefits Lead - EMEA & APAC. Based in Dublin, you will own the benefits portfolio across EMEA and APAC, guiding governance, benchmarking and modernisation while partnering with markets across Dublin, London, Sydney, Hong Kong and wider APAC.

The role blends strategic leadership with hands-on delivery, including programme design, analytics, vendor management and employee

Responsibilities

• Take clear ownership of the benefits landscape across EMEA and APAC, developing a detailed understanding of existing programmes and identifying the most material opportunities for enhancement.
• Help evolve the international portfolio towards stronger governance, determining where greater consistency creates employee or commercial value and where local legislation, healthcare systems, tax or market practice require differentiation.
• Lead the review and modernisation of established programmes, particularly across European markets, while translating existing market insight and benchmarking into implementation across growing APAC locations.
• Take initiatives through the full lifecycle - from market assessment and business case development through vendor selection, stakeholder approval, implementation, testing and launch.
• Bring appropriate commercial challenge to broker and vendor relationships, including contracts, renewals, service performance and opportunities to leverage relationships across markets.
• Build and develop a small regional benefits team, creating clear ownership and accountability while remaining sufficiently close to the detail.
• Use employee insight, utilisation and cost data, systems and market intelligence to understand how benefits are experienced and where targeted improvements can make a meaningful difference.

Job description

HRM Search Partners has been exclusively retained by a leading international financial services organisation to appoint a Benefits Lead - EMEA & APAC. Based in Dublin, you will own the benefits portfolio across EMEA and APAC, guiding governance, benchmarking and modernisation while partnering with markets across Dublin, London, Sydney, Hong Kong and wider APAC.

The role blends strategic leadership with hands-on delivery, including programme design, analytics, vendor management and employee