Regional Benefits Leader - EMEA

We are seeking a talented individual to join our Benefits Corporate team at Marsh. This role will be based in Lisbon. This is a hybrid role that requires working in the office at least three days a week.

Responsibilities

• Lead our Global Benefits Strategy within the EMEA region
• Provide local support and expertise to People Partners and local leadership
• Collaborate with Mercer-Marsh Benefits consultants and brokers to manage benefit plans across Europe and the Middle East, ensuring alignment with global directives
• Conduct benchmarking to identify issues, develop solutions, and assess local trends and changes in benefits legislation
• Oversee annual renewals by coordinating with consultants, brokers, and local finance teams to adjust plan design elements and eligibility criteria
• Support the rollout of global
  - being strategies and initiatives, working closely with local HR to enhance employee benefits and
  - being programs
• Ensure effective administration of benefits operations, including process documentation, invoice processing, and employee support services
• Manage a few direct reports from the EMEA team

Requirements

• 10+ years of professional experience in international benefits programs
• Experience in large multinational environments
• Proven experience in stakeholder management at all levels
• Fluent in English, with excellent communication skills
• People management experience
• An agile mindset and a proactive attitude toward problem solving

What makes you stand out

• Experience working with global benefits management teams and familiarity with benefits legislation across EMEA
• Previous experience in consulting
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret financial data related to benefit plans
• Previous involvement in
  - being initiatives and crisis response strategies

Marsh Mc
Lennan (NYSE: MMC) is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $24 billion and more than 90, 000 colleagues, Marsh Mc
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Lennan is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Marsh Mc
Lennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh Mc
Lennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.