Director, International Benefits

Director of International Benefits 

Headquartered in New York City, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is a leading developer, publisher, and marketer of interactive entertainment for consumers around the globe. We develop and publish products principally through Rockstar Games, 2K, and Zynga. Our products are designed for console gaming systems, PC, and mobile, including smartphones and tablets. We deliver our products through physical retail, digital download, online platforms, and cloud streaming services. The Company’s common stock is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol TTWO. For more corporate and product information please visit our website at http://www.take2games.com.

While our offices (physical and virtual) are casual and inviting, we are deeply committed to our core tenets of creativity, innovation and efficiency, and individual and team development opportunities. Our industry and business are continually evolving and fast-paced, providing numerous opportunities to learn and hone your skills. We work hard, but we also like to have fun, and believe that we provide a great place to come to work each day to pursue your passions.

The Challenge

The Director, International Benefits role is an exciting opportunity to join a highly successful, forward-thinking, interactive entertainment company to lead a team of benefits professionals supporting over 7,000 employees in 25 countries outside of North America. This strategic and tactical people leader will play a key role in innovating, achieving efficiencies and consistency across our various labels, while at the same time communicating and delivering competitive and engaging benefits, which includes wellbeing and leaves, to attract and retain top industry talent.

What You’ll Take On

• Lead, handle and develop a team to innovate, communicate, evolve and efficiently handle existing and new benefits in all our countries outside North America.
• Provide VP, Global Benefits with recommendations around program governance, design, delivery and management, with input from Director, North American Benefits and Manager, Global Wellbeing.
• Collaborate with senior benefits leadership to integrate and implement strategic plans into functional and departmental goals and objectives.
• Regularly review team’s capacity to account for new, ongoing and unplanned projects, and BAU operations.
• Develop and handle the annual international benefits budget.
• Prepare and deliver compelling, concise and clear presentations for a variety of audiences such as label HR teams, internal approvers, leadership and employees.
• Provide M&A support to senior leadership as needed.
• Review and approve all plan renewals to ensure these are completed in an accurate and timely manner.
• Foster key internal stakeholder (e.g., Finance, Legal, Payroll, HR Tech) and vendor relationships to facilitate effective collaboration, solicit feedback and serve as a key point of escalation to support with resolution of sophisticated, highly visible and/or sensitive issues.
• Oversee, and lead when needed, multiple complex projects, keeping up to date on all progress and providing resolution and/or guidance on advanced issues.
• Collaborate and support on global or North American projects if needed.

What You Bring

• Seasoned strategic and operational benefits professional, people manager and leader with a minimum of 9 years’ experience in an acquisitive multinational company with the ability to critically assess and improve existing benefits packages, processes and policies.
• To provide clear guidance and direction to the team, a successful track record and deep understanding is needed of project management, benchmarking, implementing, and harmonising international benefits programs, as well as a sound understanding of operations for benefits such as retirement plans, medical, dental, vision, wellbeing, EAP, life, disability, business travel accident, leaves and time off policies, reimbursements and allowances, commuter benefits and various perks.
• Knowledge and sensitivity around cultural and regional differences, statutory requirements, governing regulations and benefits prevalence in the international countries in which we operate.
• Sound ability to guide the team in navigating frequently shifting priorities across multiple complex workstreams within a fast-paced environment.
• Strong problem-solving and time management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communications, including the ability to influence and educate senior leadership.
• Ability to travel when needed.

What We Offer You:

• Great Company Culture. We pride ourselves as being one of the most creative and innovative places to work, creativity, innovation, efficiency, diversity and philanthropy are among the core tenets of our organization and are integral drivers of our continued success.
• Growth: As a global entertainment company, we pride ourselves on creating environments where employees are encouraged to be themselves, inquisitive, collaborative and to grow within and around the company.
• Work Hard, Play Hard. Our employees’ bond, blow-off steam, and flex some creative muscles – through corporate boot camp classes, our onsite Gym, company parties, our Office bar, game release events, monthly socials, and team challenges.
• Benefits. Benefits include, but are not limited to Private healthcare, Private dental, A double matching pension policy where the employer will double match up to a 4% contribution from the employee, Employee stock purchase scheme with a 15% discount, Eye tests and vouchers towards glasses, Cycle to work scheme, Flu vouchers, Annual health, 4X death in service insurance, Income protection (66% salary), Workplace Savings, 26 days holiday, Enhanced Family friendly policies + other great perks and great office facilities!
• Perks. Fitness reimbursement up to £50 per month, an onsite Gym, an Office bar, employee discount programs, free games & events, stocked pantries and a dog friendly workplace.

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. and its affiliates and group companies (“T2”) is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, which means we are committed to creating and celebrating diverse thoughts, cultures, and backgrounds throughout our organization. Employment at T2 is based on substantive ability, objective qualifications, and work ethic – not an individual’s race, colour, religion, sex or gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, age, marital status, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.

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