Benefits Specialist

The Benefits Senior Analyst will support the UK & Europe Head of Compensation and Benefits in supporting the region (UK, Belgium, Spain, France, Italy, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland).  Candidate will also partner with Global Rewards Team on IH Benefits.

As a Benefits senior analyst your role requires the ability to interact with a wide variety of stakeholders both internal and external, across a complex and dynamic business environment.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Get a deep understanding of each country current benefits package and stay alert of market practices. Conduct reviews to current benefits package as needed based on those findings.
• Understand local regulations linked to benefits for UK & Europe.
• Coordinate interaction with external providers to decide changes in the current benefits, introduction of new benefits, etc. Manage cost analysis as needed to present change proposals.
• Interact with Benefits providers, procurement and legal to manage annual renewals.
• Manage UK & Europe Benefits Market reviews
• Conduct in-depth analysis of benefits related data as required.
• Support annual Benefits and HR policies surveys and Benefits reviews across the region.
• Work on projects linked to Compensation and Benefits for IH.
• Supports on compensation related requests including role evaluation and salary offers reviews, maintaining the integrity of career architecture and salary planning framework.
• Play a key role in the education of company reward practices and programs, managing internal trainings for HRBP and TA.
• Partner with broader team on continuous improvement and process automation, enhancing HRIS integration and system utilization.

Skills and Experience:

• Team worker and comfortable working within international virtual teams.
• High knowledge of UK Benefits and local legislation, ideally also across Europe region.
• Experience in supporting Compensation and Benefits for different countries/regions
• Agile thinking and adaptable to manage multi-project activities, and demanding timescales.
• Experience with market compensation surveys (WTW, …)
• Proficient IT skills, including advanced Excel knowledge, and experience of HRIS integration and reporting. 
• Must be detail oriented with strong, solution driven analytical skills.

Required Competencies:

• Collaboration - Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Customer Focus - Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
• Manages Ambiguity - Operating effectively, even when things are not certain, or the way forward is not clear
• Persuades - Using compelling arguments to gain the support and commitment of others.

What We Offer

• Salary plus yearly bonus
• Multicultural working environment with Hybrid working. 
• Social Benefits. 
• Private Medical Insurance. 
• Educational Development Program. 

What we are looking for 

We are seeking individuals who thrive in collaborative environments, are passionate about driving meaningful change, and are excited to grow in a company that prioritizes its people.  

Join us and be part of a company where your growth, ideas and contributions are valued. Let’s create something extraordinary together. It’s time to look to your future and apply to work for Cigna today!