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Global Head of Benefits

Global Head of Benefits

We are a £9bn+ turnover business with operations across 400+ stores and 16 international markets (and growing). Over the past 15 years, we’ve transformed into a true Retail giant with a global footprint that covers 16 selling markets and now employs over 80,000 colleagues worldwide.
As Global Head of Benefits, you’ll oversee and manage our global benefits strategy. You’ll play a pivitol role in ensuring the competitiveness and effectiveness of our benefits programs, including pensions, risk benefits, well-being initiatives, life assurance, market benchmarking, costing, and total reward reviews. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in global benefits management, a strategic mindset, and the ability to influence and create positive impact across diverse regions.

What You’ll Do:
In your role, you’ll collaborate with different people across a range of skillsets. Here’s a flavour of your day-to-day:
  • Develop and deliver comprehensive global benefits programs, ensuring competitiveness, compliance, and alignment with strategic goals.
  • Oversee pension auto-enrolment in ROI and manage UK and ROI benefits, including pensions, cars, and health insurance.
  • Design and implement well-being initiatives and manage global life assurance programs
  • Partner with key teams to ensure effective communication and implementation of benefits programs and provide support on benefits-related matters.
  • Ensure compliance with local regulations and global standards and implement appropriate governance structures.
  • Conduct market benchmarking to keep benefits competitive and evaluate the financial aspects of benefits programs, including budgeting and cost analysis.

What You’ll Bring
Here at Primark, we want everyone to feel valued – so please bring your authentic self to work, of course with some other key experience and abilities for this role in particular:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field. A master’s degree or relevant professional certification
  • Minimum of 7 years of experience in global benefits management, with a working background in pensions (DB and DC) and risk benefits
  • Good mix of hands-on, operational and design/strategy experience.
  • Proven consultative skills and highly effective in communicating clearly and persuasively with the ability to influence at all levels in a complex environment
  • Strong project management skills
  • Proven experience in market benchmarking, costing, and total reward reviews.
  • Strong financial acumen and experience managing benefits budgets
Ready? Great! because we can’t wait to see what you can offer. You’ll be joining a team of diverse, creative, and skilled employees where you’ll truly belong, collaborating on projects that will shape the future of our industry. If you’re excited about this role but don’t meet all the criteria, we encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this role or another one, and our recruitment team Can determine where your skills may fit in at Primark.

Apply to be part of our future and we’ll assist you develop yours.

If you need any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility requests, during your recruitment journey, such as extended time or breaks between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, mobility access, or assistive technology please contact your talent acquisition specialist.


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