EMEA & UKI Benefits Senior Specialist - 12 Month FTC

IFS is a billion-dollar revenue company with 6000+ employees on all continents. Our leading AI technology is the backbone of our award-winning enterprise software solutions, enabling our customers to be their best when it really matters–at the Moment of Service™. Our commitment to internal AI adoption has allowed us to stay at the forefront of technological advancements, ensuring our colleagues can unlock their creativity and productivity, and our solutions are always cutting-edge.

At IFS, we’re flexible, we’re innovative, and we’re focused not only on how we can engage with our customers but on how we can make a real change and have a worldwide impact. We help solve some of society’s greatest challenges, fostering a better future through our agility, collaboration, and trust.

We celebrate diversity and understand our responsibility to reflect the diverse world we work in. We are committed to promoting an inclusive workforce that fully represents the many different cultures, backgrounds, and viewpoints of our customers, our partners, and our communities. As a truly international company serving people from around the globe, we realize that our success is tantamount to the respect we have for those different points of view.

By joining our team, you will have the opportunity to be part of a global, diverse environment; you will be joining a winning team with a commitment to sustainability; and a company where we get things done so that you can make a positive impact on the world.

We’re looking for innovative and original thinkers to work in an environment where you can #MakeYourMoment so that we can help others make theirs. With the power of our AI-driven solutions, we empower our team to change the status quo and make a real difference.

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We embrace flexibility and hybrid work opportunities to support diverse needs and lifestyles, while also valuing inclusive workplace experiences. By fostering a sense of community, we drive innovation, strengthen connections, and nurture belonging. Our commitment ensures you can work in a way that suits you best, while also engaging with colleagues to share ideas and build meaningful relationships.

As our EMEA and UKI Benefits Senior Specialist you will join our Global Reward team in Staines where we strongly believe that working hard and having fun are two compatible elements. 

This role has some specific regular tasks but also has many ad hoc tasks.

Tasks include but are not limited to:

• Identifies benefit options by studying programs and obtaining advice from consultants.
• Manage country and regional benefit contract renewals from end-to-end.
• Maintenance of mobility administration including assignment initiation and monitoring, use of appropriate tools to generate cost estimates and letter generation in support of immigration processes.
• Develop relationships with vendors/brokers to obtain contract usage data. 
• Manages benefits by coaching, counselling, and mentoring employees.
• Resolves employee questions and problems by interpreting benefit policies and procedures.
• Managing Benefits Documentation on the Rewards share point.
• Support local HR with benefits processes.
• Support the wider Reward team with benchmarking roles according to a prescribed job architecture and benchmarking.
• Support on project work such as implementation of new benefits, country specific benefit reviews etc.
• Support on the implementation of the Pay Transparency.
• Complete a review of the UK Pension Scheme.

• Previous reward & benefits experience is mandatory.
• Must have experience of mobility processes in a multi-national organisation.
• Experience with benchmarking, specifically Willis Towers Watson.

• Proficient IT skills - Microsoft Outlook / Excel / Word / Power Point / SharePoint.
• High level of attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills - both verbal and written
• Able to manage own workload and prioritise.
• Self-motivated and drive to make a difference.

Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously

Please note this is a 12-month FTC.