At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a global benefits integration project, ensuring smooth transitions and compliance.
- Company: Prestigious global financial services organisation with a dynamic work environment.
- Benefits: Competitive day rate, hybrid working, and exposure to senior stakeholders.
- Other info: Opportunity for high visibility and career advancement in a leading firm.
- Why this job: Make a significant impact on employee benefits during a major organisational change.
- Qualifications: Proven experience in benefits integration and ability to start immediately.
The predicted salary is between 63000 - 77000 £ per year.
Middlemore has been retained by a prestigious global financial services organisation to recruit their interim International Benefits Integration Lead, based from London. Our client is undergoing significant corporate activity, and this newly created role sits at the heart of one of the most business-critical workstreams in that process: bringing together and harmonising employee benefits for a global population. This is a rare opportunity to take ownership of a high-visibility, high-complexity integration project for a genuinely prestigious brand, working closely with senior stakeholders across HR, Reward, Finance, Legal and the wider deal team.
The Role
Reporting into senior HR leadership, you will lead the benefits workstream of a major integration programme, spanning the UK, Europe, Asia and the US. You will be the single point of accountability for ensuring benefits are assessed, aligned and transitioned smoothly, compliantly and with minimal disruption to employees during a period of significant organisational change.
Responsibilities will include:
- Leading end-to-end due diligence on existing benefits arrangements across all in-scope jurisdictions, mapping legacy plans and identifying gaps, overlaps and areas of risk.
- Designing and delivering a harmonisation strategy that balances global consistency with the legal, tax, cultural and market realities of each local jurisdiction.
- Partnering with external benefits consultants, brokers and providers to renegotiate, migrate or consolidate plans, including health, risk, retirement and wellbeing benefits.
- Working closely with Legal, Payroll, Finance and HR Technology to ensure accurate data migration, funding and governance throughout the transition.
- Navigating statutory and regulatory requirements across each geography, including local works councils, collective agreements and mandatory benefit obligations.
- Building and executing a clear communication and change management plan so that employees understand what is changing, what is staying the same, and when.
- Managing the overall project plan, timeline, budget and risk log for the benefits workstream, reporting regularly into the wider Integration Management Office and senior leadership.
- Identifying and protecting key talent risk points where benefit changes could impact retention during a sensitive period.
- Ensuring Day One readiness and a smooth transition into business-as-usual, with clear handover documentation for the permanent HR team.
About You
We are looking for a benefits or reward specialist who has genuinely done this before and can hit the ground running from day one. You are likely to have:
- The ability to start immediately or at short notice.
- Proven experience leading benefits integration, harmonisation or due diligence work as part of an M&A process.
Interim International Benefits Integration Lead employer: Middlemore
Middlemore is an exceptional employer that fosters a collaborative and innovative work culture, making it an ideal place for a Senior Claims Manager to thrive. With a strong emphasis on employee development, you will have ample opportunities for growth and mentorship while working alongside industry experts in a dynamic environment. Located in a vibrant area, the company also offers competitive benefits and a commitment to excellence in the (re)insurance sector.
