Senior Benefits Specialist

Overview

The Senior Benefits Specialist at Linesight is responsible for the end to end management and optimisation of employee benefit programmes across Europe. This role plays a critical part in ensuring benefits are competitive, cost effective, compliant and aligned with the company's overall reward strategy.

The position partners closely with internal stakeholders (Total Rewards, HR, Finance, Legal, Payroll) and external vendors and advisors to manage benefit renewals, lead market reviews, negotiate rates and terms, support RFP processes and deliver clear and effective benefits communications to employees.

The Opportunity

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day administration, governance and compliance of employee benefits programmes across the business.
• Lead annual benefits renewals, vendor negotiations and RFP processes, ensuring strong service delivery and value optimisation.
• Partner with HR Operations, Payroll, Finance and external brokers to manage enrolment, deductions, budgeting and issue resolution.
• Conduct market benchmarking, utilisation reviews and cost-benefit analysis to support competitive and commercially effective benefits offerings.
• Support the development and implementation of benefits strategy aligned to Total Rewards and wider people objectives.
• Identify opportunities to enhance employee experience, improve operational efficiency and simplify benefits administration.
• Develop and deliver clear employee benefits communications and act as a subject matter expert for HR and employee queries.
• Ensure benefits programmes remain compliant with local legislation, governance standards and internal policies.
• Maintain accurate documentation, policies and reporting while presenting recommendations and insights to senior stakeholders.

Skills & Experience

Essential

• Proven years' experience in benefits administration or benefits management within a professional environment.
• Strong experience managing benefit renewals, vendor negotiations and RFP processes.
• Good understanding of benefits markets, plan design, benchmarking and cost drivers.
• Strong analytical, stakeholder management and problem solving skills.
• Ability to communicate complex benefits information clearly and effectively.

Desirable

• Experience supporting regional or multi-country benefits programmes.
• Familiarity with HRIS and benefits technology platforms.
• Relevant qualification in Human Resources or a related discipline.

Diversity, inclusion and accessibility

Linesight is committed to transparent, equal opportunity employment practices. We are building a diverse and inclusive organisation, accessible to all, based on having a safe culture which enables all our people to be their true selves. We are a people business, and we understand that the more inclusive we are, the happier our people and better our work will be. We will ensure that individuals with disability are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or recruitment process and are accommodated in the workplace. If you require assistance or accommodation of any kind, please mention this in your application, we would love to hear from you!