Benefits Manager, Europe and Asia Pacific (EAP)

at  TD Bank

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Benefits Manager is responsible for the integrated and proactive management and governance of benefit plans and policies for TD Bank across our Europe and Asia Offices. This role requires a strong, strategic operator who can mobilize information from multiple sources, manage numerous stakeholders and make recommendations for existing and new initiatives, all while ensuring effective monitoring is in place to measure the health of our colleagues and success of our programs.
This role reports to the Director, Europe and Asia Pacific Retirement, Benefits & Wellbeing.

POSITION OVERVIEW

• Manages the delivery of local and regional benefits programs.
• Manages the benefit renewal activity, ensuring our benefits are current, competitive and compliant.
• Collaborates across HR teams to ensure local benefit needs are addressed.
• Manages projects such as provider reviews, new benefit implementations and benefit changes.
• Maintains efficient records of benefit processes and procedures, ensuring accurate tracking and reporting. Continually reviewing and assessing these processes to improve, streamline to enhance accuracy.
• Manage Annual Enrolment for local country benefit plans ensuring plan is facilitated through the Bank’s flexible benefits technology provider and is communicated to our colleagues. Reporting benefits updates and changes to our Payroll Team.
• Collaborate with our Regulatory and Governance Teams to complete due diligence for new country or regulatory requirements and/or market practice changes.
• Collaborate with the North America Benefits Teams and third-party communication teams to build effective communication plans for annual renewals and programs.
• Support the Director of Benefits to oversee the Pension Agenda and Family Leave Policies and socialize regional plans into the Global Retirement, Benefits and Wellbeing Team Framework.
• Act as Europe and Asia Pacific liaison for Mercer (and other vendors) to determine existing roll-out of the Flexible Benefits Platform (TD Select).

CORE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• A subject matter expert on benefits, procedures and processes.
• Experience of implementing and managing Pension, Benefits and Wellbeing Plans in Europe and/or Asia Pacific.
• Ability to research and analyze benefit market competitiveness.
• Ability to meet planned objectives, leading with a flexible and approach to respond to challenges.
• Experience of implementing new benefit plans, holds understanding of mandated and supplemental benefit plans.
• Knowledge of international market trends, cultural and competitive practices, legislation and benchmarking of benefit plans.
• Ability to engage colleagues at all levels through interpersonal, influencing, facilitation, presentation and communication skills.
• Strong commercial skills; analysis the cost impact of change, providing alternative cost management options.
• Experience of collaborating with a Vendor Management Framework.
• Experience of working with Benefits Technology Platform Providers.
• Experienced at Pension administration in the local jurisdiction.
• Experience of successfully managing team members.

WHO WE ARE

TD is one of the world’s leading global financial institutions and is the fifth largest bank in North America by branches/stores. Every day, we deliver legendary customer experiences to over 27 million households and businesses in Canada, the United States and around the world. More than 95,000 TD colleagues bring their skills, talent, and creativity to the Bank, those we serve, and the economies we support. We are guided by our vision to Be the Better Bank and our purpose to enrich the lives of our customers, communities and colleagues.
TD is deeply committed to being a leader in customer experience, that is why we believe that all colleagues, no matter where they work, are customer facing. As we build our business and deliver on our strategy, we are innovating to enhance the customer experience and build capabilities to shape the future of banking. Whether you’ve got years of banking experience or are just starting your career in financial services, we can help you realize your potential. Through regular leadership and development conversations to mentorship and training programs, we’re here to support you towards your goals. As an organization, we keep growing – and so will you.

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