Benefits Design SME & Business Partner

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What this job involves:

The Benefits Design SME and Business Partner is responsible for providing local and regional business leaders and HR Business Partners with benefits advice and consulting in alignment with the Global Benefits Philosophy, Strategy, and Objectives. Conducts analysis, develops financials, and creates new and/or updates existing communications. Prepares recommendations/presentations for the Leadership and key stakeholders. With local/global support, coordinates work and project manage various benefits work/projects. Provides benefits consulting and guidance to HR Directors/Managers, HR Coordinators, Benefits Operations, and other key stakeholders.

What your day-to-day will look like:

• Partner with country/regional/global HR and business leaders to develop recommendations regarding benefit programs that align with the Global Benefits philosophy, strategy, and objectives and the local business needs to support local competitive customs, practices, and laws. Programs include pensions, healthcare, insured risk benefits, car benefits, wellbeing programs and other perks.

• Support annual benefit renewals in each country/region/global in collaboration with local brokers, local HR, and business leadership representatives.

• Stay abreast of industry trends, best practices, legislative trends, and external competitiveness; participate in the actuarial/funding review of benefit offerings, and forecasting; and work directly with the business finance team and external/internal legal counsel on short- and long-term cost and legal implications.

• Research benefits best practices through surveys, networking, and other sources of industry information for all countries/regions/global areas of responsibility. Participates in analysis and recommendations for entrance into countries new to JLL.

• Work with country/global staff on rollouts of new benefit programs by developing/reviewing estimates of resource requirements; confirming cross-functional teams; assist with identifying and mitigating potential benefits compliance issues; managing multiple timelines; defining and communicating expectations for quality outcomes and process standards; identifying trends and tracking progress; investigating and adopting best practices from within and outside of JLL.

• Review processes and policies to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations by monitoring new and emerging benefits legislation. Uses judgment to assess and apply global benefits governance, including determining the materiality of impact on company reputation. Prepares and presents benefit program proposals, seeking approval from the Head of Global Benefits and/or other key stakeholders.

• Consult on and provide support for benefits due diligence during mergers and acquisition activity and organic growth.

• Maintain and continue growth of knowledge of benefits legislation to ensure company compliance.

Desired or preferred experience and technical skills:

• Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Field of Study

• Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (CEBS) designation and/or Global Remuneration Professional (GRP) designation preferred.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Demonstrable Employee Benefits experience (including international employee benefits experience), particularly in benefits design and funding; expertise in international benefits design, development, and funding; familiarity with a variety of benefits concepts, practices and procedures, and programs globally.

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