At a Glance
- Tasks: Design and deliver benefits and recognition programmes that enhance colleague experience.
- Company: Join Sage, a leader in creating competitive and compliant employee benefits.
- Benefits: Enjoy a dynamic work environment with opportunities for growth and development.
- Other info: Collaborative culture with strong focus on data-driven decision making.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on employee wellbeing and recognition across global markets.
- Qualifications: Experience in benefits design and programme management in a multinational setting.
The predicted salary is between 61408 - 75000 £ per year.
Support Sage in attracting, retaining, and enabling high performing talent by designing and delivering benefits, recognition and wellbeing programmes and initiatives. Ensure programmes are competitive, compliant and scalable, and deliver measurable value to colleagues and the business. Manage key supplier relationships to ensure consistent, high quality service and strong commercial outcomes. Partner with People, Finance, Tax, Legal and Compliance teams to ensure alignment on programmes, risks and business impact.
Key Responsibilities
- This role is responsible for designing, delivering, and continuously improving Sage's benefits and recognition programmes across both global and regional markets.
- Working as part of the Global Rewards team, you’ll help ensure programmes are competitive, compliant, and aligned with Sage’s benefits strategy, while enhancing the colleague experience and supporting business priorities.
- You’ll have the opportunity to contribute to global benefits and recognition initiatives while also partnering closely with regional stakeholders to deliver programmes that meet local colleague and business needs.
- This is a varied role combining strategy, programme design, supplier management, and day‑to‑day delivery.
What I will be doing:
- Lead and support a mix of global and regional benefits and recognition programmes, helping ensure they support Sage’s people, ESG, inclusion and business objectives.
- Use data, market insights, and colleague feedback to evaluate programme performance, identify opportunities for improvement and support annual planning, renewals and budget management to maximise value and cost efficiency.
- Manage relationships with external providers, brokers and consultants, overseeing supplier performance, commercial outcomes, and market reviews to ensure an excellent colleague experience.
- Support the design and governance of global recognition programmes, maintain benefits policies, and partner with Digital Services on benefits systems improvements.
- Help deliver benefits and recognition programmes across multiple geographies, support communications that improve colleague awareness and engagement, develop business cases for new initiatives, contribute to programme implementation, and provide expertise on complex colleague queries and escalations.
- Play a key role in benefits due diligence and integration activities associated with mergers and acquisitions.
What we are looking for
- We’re looking for an experienced benefits professional with strong knowledge of benefits design, programme management, and supplier governance within a multinational environment.
- You should be commercially minded, data‑driven, and confident using insights to improve programmes, manage costs and demonstrate business value.
- You’ll be comfortable operating across both strategic and operational activities, balancing long‑term programme development with hands‑on delivery and stakeholder support.
- Experience working across multiple countries, regions or markets would be highly beneficial.
- Strong stakeholder management skills are essential, with the ability to build relationships and partner effectively with colleagues across People, Finance, Procurement, Legal and external suppliers.
- You should have experience managing complex projects, developing business cases, and influencing decision‑making through data and insights.
- A collaborative mindset, strong attention to detail and a passion for creating positive colleague experiences will help you succeed in this role.
Benefits and Recognition Manager in Newcastle upon Tyne employer: Sage
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