Job Description

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

Sourcing Model

Recruitment at FIS works primarily on a direct sourcing model; a relatively small portion of our hiring is through recruitment agencies. FIS does not accept resumes from recruitment agencies which are not on the preferred supplier list and is not responsible for any related fees for resumes submitted to job postings, our employees, or any other part of our company.

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