Senior EMEA Benefits Specialist

Atlassian is looking for a mid-senior level Benefits Specialist with a proven track record in designing and managing benefit programs within the EMEA region (specifically the UK, Netherlands, France, Germany, Poland, and Turkey). This role is pivotal in designing and delivering local benefit programs that align with our global benefits strategy, ensuring we offer sustainable and impactful benefits that not only support our business objectives but also amplify our employee value proposition.
The role will be located in the UK (fully remote) and will be responsible for managing multi-country benefit programs within the EMEA region, as well as identifying new opportunities to meet the needs of our diverse and rapidly growing business.
Interviews and onboarding are conducted virtually, a part of being a distributed-first company.
Your Impact - Benefit Management
In this role, you'll be responsible for:

• Strategic Benefit Management and Design - responsible for managing and designing country benefits programs and policies (including leaves of absences), and pension plans that align to Atlassian's Global Benefits Strategy.
• Benefit Renewals - lead annual benefits reviews and renewals in partnership with local brokers, which includes analysing market trends, conducting market analysis to maintain locally relevant and competitive benefits, manage costs, and ensure sustainability.
• New Program Implementation - project manage the implementation of new benefit programs and operations processes, orchestrating alignment across internal stakeholders, including vendor selection and vendor onboarding, and developing and documenting benefits processes and program policies.
• Program Governance - establish and set performance expectations with external partners by identifying and monitoring performance issues and drive to resolution.
• Compliance - knowledge of compliance of benefits and pension programs across multiple countries, ensuring alignment with both local regulations, best practices and company policies with support of our global benefits consultant.
• Global Expansion - lead the benefits work stream for global expansions into new countries by investigating local market trends, gathering and analysing market data, and drafting recommendations for the set up of new benefit programs and LOA policies.
• M&A - assist with benefits due diligence review, drafting harmonisation proposals and integrations of benefits for countries within the EMEA region.
• Business Consulting - SME and trusted advisor to internal partners to assist in solving complex business problems.
• Communication - drive communication campaigns to foster comprehensive understanding of benefit programs among the People Team, business leaders, managers, and employees.
• Query management - act as escalation point for complex EMEA employee benefit queries.

• 5+ years experience working in designing and managing employee benefits programs such as medical, life and disability insurances, retirement/pension plans, time off, leaves of absence, wellbeing initiatives, and perks
• Proven experience in managing benefits programs and vendors across multiple EMEA countries, including the UK, and preferably other countries like Netherlands, France, Germany, Poland, and/or Turkey
• Strong project management skills, with a track record of successfully implementing benefits programs
• Ability to analyse data, forecast trends, and budget effectively
• A strong collaborator with the ability to manage relationships with internal and external partners and stakeholders, as well as the ability to engage with stakeholders at all levels
• Comfortable with working in a fast-paced environment with high-degree of ambiguity and change
• Pragmatic problem solver and someone that can drive problems to solution
• Self-starter, works with minimal supervision with the ability to be flexible and able to cope dynamic environment with competing priorities
• Sensitive to the dynamics of working across cultures and timezones, ability to relate to people of different personalities and backgrounds; curious, and appreciative of different work patterns while remaining committed to deadlines
• Fluency in English is essential, and knowledge of additional languages used within the EMEA region is highly desirable
• Presentation and facilitation skills
• Experience working with Workday HRIS or other benefits administration systems

Our Benefits & Perks
Atlassian offers a variety of perks and benefits to support you, your family and to help you engage with your local community. Our offerings include health coverage, paid volunteer days, wellness resources, and so much more. Visit go.atlassian.com/perksandbenefits to learn more.
About Atlassian
At Atlassian, we're motivated by a common goal: to unleash the potential of every team. Our software products help teams all over the planet and our solutions are designed for all types of work. Team collaboration through our tools makes what may be impossible alone, possible together.
We believe that the unique contributions of all Atlassians create our success. To ensure that our products and culture continue to incorporate everyone's perspectives and experience, we never discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or marital, veteran, or disability status. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
To provide you the best experience, we can support with accommodations or adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Simply inform our Recruitment team during your conversation with them.
To learn more about our culture and hiring process, visit go.atlassian.com/crh .