Sr Manager, Benefits & Wellbeing

FIS; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

FIS seeks a Senior Manager, Benefits and Wellbeing to lead prioritized benefits transformation across markets. You will drive Workday optimization, M&A integrations, and vendor transitions, coordinating with cross-functional teams to ensure timely, scalable results and improved employee experience.

You will manage complex programs, balance timelines and risks, and deliver post-implementation learning to drive future improvements in benefits programs and operations.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of relevant and applicable experience. Future-proofing mindset: shape products, workflows and system connectivity so benefits activity can scale and adapt over time.
• Product and workflow optimization, including simplification of benefit processes, employee experience and scalable ways of working.
• Technology-enabled design thinking, including Workday Benefits, HR systems, data, AI tools, automation and digital employee journeys.
• System connectivity mindset: connect product design, platforms, data flows, vendor processes and BAU readiness.
• M&A integration and harmonization, including side-by-side comparisons, transition planning and future-state benefit design.
• Stakeholder influence across Benefits, Transformation, Ops, Finance, Legal, Tax, Comms, ER, brokers and vendors.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of prioritized Benefits transformation and optimization projects, turning approved strategy / design into executable plans across markets and teams.
• Own Benefits M&A integration activity end to end, including data collation, side-by-side comparisons using Origin, integration planning, benefit harmonization and transition into Ops for key projects.
• Deliver optimization projects for Benefits products, working with the go-to-market team to shape requirements, implementation approach, employee impact and launch readiness.
• Manage WAVE activity that sits outside BAU, ensuring non-standard work is scoped, tracked, resourced and handed over appropriately once stabilized.
• Lead Workday Benefits optimization projects, including configuration requirements, process improvements, testing coordination and readiness for operational use.
• Implement benefit changes, vendor transitions (including Wellhub for example roll out and EAP RFP) and cross-market harmonization activity, managing timelines, milestones, dependencies, risks and outcomes.
• Coordinate with Ops teams to confirm delivery capacity for new projects, requirement forms with portfolio analyst for Systems and Ops, handover points and escalation routes where operational blockers impact delivery.
• Package transformation work into structured execution bundles, ensuring Finance, Legal, Tax, Comms, ER, brokers, vendors and local teams are engaged at the right point post design and strategic design decisions.
• Track post-implementation outcomes and lessons learned so optimization activity improves future delivery, employee experience and operational scalability.

Skills

Benefits optimization

Workday Benefits

Data integration

M&A integration

Stakeholder mgmt

Job description

Position Type :

Full time

Type Of Hire :

Experienced (relevant combo of work and education)

Job Description

Are you curious, motivated, and forward-thinking? At FIS you'll have the opportunity to work on some of the most challenging and relevant issues in financial services and technology. Our talented people empower us, and we believe in being part of a team that is open, collaborative, entrepreneurial, passionate and above all fun.

About the role:

The Senior Manager, Benefits and Wellbeing will lead the execution of prioritized work and ensure programs are delivered across markets and teams. You will lead and execute transformation programs including Workday and harmonization; deliver M&A integration end to end; support M&A data collation and side-by-side comparisons; implement benefit changes and vendor transitions; manage timelines, milestones and outcomes; coordinate with Ops teams for execution

What you will be doing:

• Lead delivery of prioritized Benefits transformation and optimization projects, turning approved strategy / design into executable plans across markets and teams
• Own Benefits M&A integration activity end to end, including data collation, side-by-side comparisons using Origin, integration planning, benefit harmonization and transition into Ops for key projects
• Deliver optimization projects for Benefits products, working with the go-to-market team to shape requirements, implementation approach, employee impact and launch readiness
• Manage WAVE activity that sits outside BAU, ensuring non-standard work is scoped, tracked, resourced and handed over appropriately once stabilized
• Lead Workday Benefits optimization projects, including configuration requirements, process improvements, testing coordination and readiness for operational use
• Implement benefit changes, vendor transitions (including Wellhub for example roll out and EAP RFP) and cross-market harmonization activity, managing timelines, milestones, dependencies, risks and outcomes
• Coordinate with Ops teams to confirm delivery capacity for new projects, requirement forms with portfolio analyst for Systems and Ops, handover points and escalation routes where operational blockers impact delivery
• Package transformation work into structured execution bundles, ensuring Finance, Legal, Tax, Comms, ER, brokers, vendors and local teams are engaged at the right point post design and strategic design decisions
• Track post-implementation outcomes and lessons learned so optimization activity improves future delivery, employee experience and operational scalability

What you bring:

5- 7 years of relevant and applicable experience. Future-proofing mindset: able to shape products, workflows and system connectivity so benefits activity can scale and adapt over time

• Product and workflow optimization, including simplification of benefit processes, employee experience and scalable ways of working
• Technology-enabled design thinking, including Workday Benefits, HR systems, data, AI tools, automation and digital employee journeys
• System connectivity mindset: able to connect product design, platforms, data flows, vendor processes and BAU readiness
• M&A integration and harmonization, including side-by-side comparisons, transition planning and future-state benefit design
• Stakeholder influence across Benefits, Transformation, Ops, Finance, Legal, Tax, Comms, ER, brokers and vendors

What we offer you:

• The chance to work on some of the most challenging, relevant issues in financial services & technology.
• Time to support charities and give back in your community.
• A fantastic range of benefits designed to help support your lifestyle and wellbeing.
• Great workspaces with dedicated and motivated colleagues.
• A broad range of professional education and personal development opportunities

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