Senior Compensation & Benefits Specialist

About the role

Our client is a fast‑growing global fintech company operating a leading online trading platform with a strong international footprint. As the company expands into new markets, they are looking for a Senior Compensation & Benefits Specialist to own and evolve their global employee benefits portfolio—from day‑to‑day operations to strategic rollouts in new locations.

Key responsibilities

• Own annual and quarterly benefits budgeting, cost planning, forecasting, and ongoing cost control.
• Analyse utilisation trends and vendor reports to identify optimisation opportunities; support Finance with accruals, reconciliations, and financial reporting.
• Lead vendor relationships across all benefit programmes, managing renewal cycles, pricing negotiations, RFPs, and provider transitions while ensuring SLA and compliance standards are met.
• Lead benefit setup in new countries – research, design, benchmarking, legal compliance, and rollout – partnering with Legal, Finance, and HR throughout.
• Conduct ongoing market benchmarking to ensure benefits competitiveness across all operating regions.
• Analyse market data, employee feedback, and usage patterns to recommend design improvements and support the evolution of the broader benefits strategy.
• Serve as escalation point for complex employee benefit issues and oversee compliance with statutory benefits requirements across markets (e.g., pensions, local reporting).

Required profile

• 5+ years in Benefits or Total Rewards roles within multinational organisations.
• Solid expertise in benefits administration, compliance, and statutory reporting.
• Proven experience setting up benefits in new markets and managing vendor transitions.
• Background in benefits benchmarking, analytics, and data‑driven recommendations.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to handle complex, cross‑regional topics.
• Comfortable operating autonomously in a fast‑changing international environment.