Group Benefits Director

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Group Benefits DirectorRichemont

Genève, GE, CH

Permanent

Richemont owns some of the world’s leading luxury goods Maisons, with particular strengths in jewellery, fine watches and premium accessories. Each Maison represents a proud tradition of style, quality and craftsmanship and Richemont seeks to preserve the heritage and identity of each of its Maisons. At the same time, we are committed to innovation and designing new products which are in keeping with our Maisons’ values, through a process of continuous creativity.

THE ROLE

Richemont is looking for a Group Benefits Director to join the Group Rewards team with the accountability to drive, oversee, communicate, and implement benefits and pension programmes throughout the organization. This key leadership position requires strategic thinking and will play a crucial role in enhancing our employee value proposition and fostering a positive and caring workplace culture.

Located in Bellevue, Switzerland, you will report to the Group Compensation & Benefits Director.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead and drive our benefits community across all geographies and markets.
• Stay informed about industry and emerging benefits trends and conduct regular benchmark in close partnership with local and regional C&B colleagues.
• Monitoring of regulatory changes and pro-actively anticipate changes to ensure compliance of our benefits plans worldwide.
• Regular review of Group Benefits governance, raising awareness of our Benefits guidelines throughout our HR Reward community and wider HR community.
• Review and approve new benefits and benefits changes in accordance to our Group Benefits Governance, seek validation from Group Benefits Committee as and when needed.
• Close coordination with finance teams to ensure all liabilities are properly recorded with regards to IAS 19 reporting.
• Innovate on our benefits policies towards flexible benefits to further align with employee needs, supporting our Diversity & Inclusion agenda whilst improving Richemont value proposition.
• Provide support during M&A activities and more specifically during the integration phase to review and align benefits.
• Validate renewal process of our employee benefits insured policies (Heath, Life & Disability, personal accident) in the frame of our Employee Benefits Captive model.
• Ensure benefits plans are recorded and reported accurately in our benefits database.
• Management of benefits programmes for our international workforce (International Pension plan, International Medical and International Life & Disability plans).
• Monitoring of all our pension plans globally in accordance to Group Benefits Governance.
• Participate in the ongoing digital transformation (Workday).

QUALIFICATIONS

• Proven experience of 10+ years in the HR field and at least 5 years in the benefits arena in a large multinational organization.
• University Degree level education or equivalent.
• In depth knowledge of group employee benefits insurance products and pension.
• Excellent negotiation, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to leverage data for decision making.
• Ability to work under pressure and to navigate in a matrix environment.
• Team player.
• Project management capability.
• Good understanding of cross cultural environment.
• Demonstrate good conceptual thinking.
• Fluent in English, French is a plus.

YOUR JOURNEY WITH US:

If your application is selected we will reach out shortly for an introductory call.

As part of the interview process, we always ensure complete insight and transparency, namely, you will have the chance to meet to people who will be crucial to your future success in the role.

HOW DO WE KEEP YOU SMILING?

By providing you great opportunities to become a part of a dynamic and diverse environment where passion is not scarce and where you can count on the team to go that extra mile with you to reach success. Finally, the Richemont Group offers plenty of opportunities to ensure a healthy and progressive career development for you in the future.

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