At Thomson Reuters, our benefits are critical to attracting and retaining talent. As the Benefits Manager (APAC), you will play a key role in ensuring our benefit plans drive attraction and retention while delivering a positive employee experience. You will manage the design, planning, and implementation of benefit programs, strategies, and initiatives across the APAC region and globally as assigned.
About the Role:
Manages benefit programs to ensure alignment with the company's philosophy and objectives while maintaining local compliance.Manages benefits renewal processes in collaboration with local HR to set renewal strategies and ensure alignment with global objectives, including securing appropriate approvals.Supports local HR teams with RFP processes in partnership with the global broker, liaising with the sourcing team as needed.Serves as the primary contact and escalation point for the global broker in the region.Determines the effectiveness of benefit programs, initiatives, and strategies in consultation with key stakeholders.Leads benchmarking exercises to ensure our benefits offered are market competitive.Directs and participates in teams and manages projects involving research, analysis, and recommendations for new and enhanced benefit programs.Reports progress against goals to senior leadership and consults with leaders to identify actions to enhance opportunities.Manages global plans such as the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and wellbeing apps.Supports local HR teams with communications, contracting, and invoicing processes as required and acts as the main escalation point for benefits, time-off, and leave queries from local HR.Collaborates with various departments and maintains procedures and processes for accurate and timely reporting, financial compliance, vendor management, mergers and acquisitions, appeals and escalations, governance, and participant communication.About You:
Ability to analyze complex information and prepare recommendations.Experience and/or background in Benefits requiredProficient with HR systems (e.g., Workday), benefits platforms, and general knowledge of Human Resources functions or disciplines.Detail-oriented with a commitment to quality and ability to approach assignments strategically and manage to completion.Excellent organizational skills with the ability to work on many tasks concurrently.An effective communicator with the ability to build relationships and influence key stakeholders.Experience in managing vendor relationships or working with multiple vendors.Working knowledge of Microsoft business applications like Excel, PowerPoint, Word, etc.A Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years of relevant experience.#LI-AD1
What’s in it For You?
Hybrid Work Model: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.
Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, empowering employees to achieve a better work-life balance.
Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow’s challenges and deliver real-world solutions. Our Grow My Way programming and skills-first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI-enabled future.
Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.
Culture: Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more. We live by our values: Obsess over our Customers, Compete to Win, Challenge (Y)our Thinking, Act Fast / Learn Fast, and Stronger Together.
Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.
Making a Real-World Impact: We are one of the few companies globally that helps its customers pursue justice, truth, and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.
About Us
Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data, intelligence, and solutions needed to make informed decisions, and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice, truth, and transparency. Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters, is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news.
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