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Global Benefits Manager - (18030816) 

Description

 

Primary Location: flexible, Switzerland Basel or country with Syngenta office

Job: Compensation & Benefits

Syngenta Group is one of the world’s leading agriculture innovation companies, with roots going back more than 250 years. Its 48,000 people across more than 100 countries strive to transform agriculture through breakthrough products and technologies that play a vital role in enabling the food chain to feed the world safely, sustainably and with respect for our planet. Swiss headquartered and Chinese-owned, the Group draws strength from its four business units – Syngenta Crop Protection headquartered in Switzerland, Syngenta Seeds headquartered in the United States, ADAMA headquartered in Israel, and Syngenta Group China – that provide industry-leading ways to serve customers everywhere.

Role purpose:

Within the benefits function we believe our role is more than delivering market competitive pension and insurance benefits in a (cost) efficient way to our employees.  As Global Benefits Manager you support the Head Group Benefits in defining and delivering our future benefits strategy supporting our different BU’s and make Syngenta an attractive place to work for a diverse & equal workforce. 

This is a hands-on and consultative role, in which you will research, develop, and administer employee benefit programs that are competitive and encourage our employees to lead (financially) healthy and fulfilling lives.

Core accountabilities:

• Employee benefits insurance programme (incl. captive / pooling and other contracts)


• International mobile population: international pension plan, International health plan & travel policy


• Employee assistance programme


• Outplacement programme


• Support finance and compensation in the budgeting process estimating cost of local benefits


• Management of providers/vendors (brokers, insurers, administrators, etc.) and measurement against their servicing requirements.


• Follow up on trends within the benefits domain (global / regional) to identify opportunities


• Keep our global benefits database up to date


• Act as a subject matter expert to the different Total Reward Managers supporting the different countries in employee benefits


• Ensure benefits are benchmarked regularly ensuring an attractive benefits package


• Train, develop and motivate the regional benefits teams to enhance the expertise


• Support benefits projects in individual countries where expertise required


• Support M&A activities


• Improve employee benefits communication globally (through digital tools)


• Support D&I, making our benefits more inclusive and take diversity into account


• Support Future of Work and benefits innovation

 

Qualifications

 

Qualifications:

• Work experience of several years in C&B in a complex, international, multi-business environment


• Project management experience and working with global teams across matrix


• Preferably master’s degree in economic or social sciences


• Consultative skills


• Analytical thinker


• Business acumen


• Fluent in English, additional languages such as German / Spanish / French are an asset

What we offer:

We offer a variety of financial and non-financial benefits including:

• We offer a position which contributes to valuable and impactful work in a stimulating and international environment 


• Flexible working arrangements and environment with an open culture and diverse workforce 


• The opportunity to work with and learn from highly qualified and experienced employees


• Learning culture (Together we Grow) and wide range of training options


• You will profit from a competitive pension fund plan, annual bonuses, onsite doctor, gym, canteen, and other benefits (Family friendly initiatives, Child and Family allowance…) in Basel (in other countries similar attractive benefits and perks apply)

Learn more about our team, our mission and how we achieve our goals. 

Syngenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

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Primary Location

: CHE-Basel-Basel 

Job

: Human Resources - Compensation & Benefits