Reward Manager - Benefits

Due to internal promotions within our Reward team, we are now seeking an Employee Benefits Manager to join our AXA UK team. As Benefits Manager, you'll create and maintain a comprehensive benefits offering for AXA employees. In doing so, you'll play a vital role in enhancing our people's overall well-being and job satisfaction, ultimately helping AXA stand out as a place that people love to work.

The scope of responsibilities covers a wide range of employee benefits across our protection, lifestyle and health pillars as well as the AXA UK employee share scheme and the AXA UK Fleet. You'll manage key supplier relationships and line manage two Benefits Consultants, while working closely with the UK Wellbeing Manager.

At AXA we work smart, empowering our people to balance their time between home and the office in a way that works best for them, their team and our customers. You'll work at least 40% of your week away from home at our Bristol office. We're also happy to consider flexible working arrangements, such as part-time or condensed hours, which you can discuss with Talent Acquisition.

What you'll be doing:

• Leverage external best practice and knowledge of our business to keep our benefits offering fit for the future and aligned with AXA's people strategy


• Lead on processes and policies needed to successfully administer new and existing benefit arrangements so that our people can access our benefits in a seamless way


• Implement innovative communication and education material and channels to maximise participation


• Guide, support and advise internal customers on the interpretation of existing and emerging policies


• Maintain our third-party supplier framework, ensuring contacting is up to date, costs are managed and that our employees receive a positive user experience


• Oversee benefit program costs, implementing or suggesting corrective action in respect of variances or required cost reduction


• Work closely with our Wellbeing manager to deliver a joined up approach to wellbeing to our people
  
  Experience of developing and maintaining employee benefits programs (ideally flexible benefits)


• Continuous improvement mindset


• Strong organisational skills


• Accomplished communication and senior stakeholder management skills


• Previous people management experience beneficial


As a precondition of employment for this role, you must be eligible and authorized to work in the United Kingdom.

At AXA UK, we're appreciative of the people who work for us and our rewards package is reviewed regularly to reflect that. You can expect to receive:

• Competitive annual salary up to £75,000 dependant on experience


• Annual company & performance-based bonus


• Contributory pension scheme (up to 12% employer contributions)


• Life Assurance (up to 10 x annual salary)


• 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays


• Opportunity to buy up to 5 extra days leave or sell up to 5 days leave


• AXA employee discounts


• Gym benefits