Global Benefits & Mobility Lead

Associated Press; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

The Associated Press is seeking an International Benefits Lead to shape and deliver competitive, compliant and sustainable benefits programs for employees outside the United States. You will partner across the organization, lead complex initiatives, and manage vendor relationships to elevate AP’s global total rewards function.

You will oversee international benefits, mobility programs, budgeting, and compliance while collaborating with HR, Finance, Legal, Payroll and external advisors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• Significant international benefits and global total rewards experience.
• Experience across multiple countries and regulatory environments.
• Experience renewals with brokers, carriers, consultants, and vendors.
• Understanding global mobility programs, including assignments, relocations, immigration and tax.
• Ability to translate complex information into practical guidance.
• Strong analytical and financial skills to evaluate costs and trends.
• Ability to manage multiple global priorities independently.
• Effective cross-cultural communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead the management and evolution of international benefits programs, including health, retirement, wellbeing and other locally provided benefits.
• Partner with brokers, consultants, carriers and vendors on renewals, market reviews, plan changes, implementations and ongoing service delivery.
• Evaluate benefit competitiveness, costs, utilization and market trends, and recommend improvements that balance employee needs, business priorities, compliance and financial sustainability.
• Support benefits budgeting, forecasting, governance and compliance across international markets.
• Lead and support global mobility programs, including international assignments, relocations, transfers, localization, immigration coordination and tax support.
• Partner with HR, Finance, Legal, Payroll and external advisors throughout the mobility lifecycle to ensure a consistent and effective employee experience.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on international benefits and global mobility, providing guidance to HR colleagues and business leaders.
• Lead cross-functional benefits and mobility projects, and develop policies, processes, communications, reporting and analytics to support effective decision-making.
• Identify opportunities to improve programs and processes through technology, automation, data and stronger integration across benefits, HRIS, payroll and mobility.
• Build strong relationships with regional stakeholders and external partners and provide occasional support outside standard business hours to accommodate international teams.

Skills

International benefits

Global total rewards

Analytical skills

Financial skills

Cross-cultural communication

Project leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

HRIS

Benefits platforms

Job description

The Associated Press is seeking an International Benefits Lead to shape and deliver competitive, compliant and sustainable benefits programs for employees outside the United States. You will partner across the organization, lead complex initiatives, and manage vendor relationships to elevate AP’s global total rewards function.

You will oversee international benefits, mobility programs, budgeting, and compliance while collaborating with HR, Finance, Legal, Payroll and external advisors.