Job Description

HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

Our division recruits, develops and rewards the people of Goldman Sachs.  Our teams advise, design and implement strategies, processes and technologies that help our people advance professionally, drive productivity and help the firm and our clients achieve superior results.  We look for individuals with strong problem solving and analytical skills, innovative thinking and intellectual curiosity who want to make an impact on the success of the firm’s most valuable asset, our people.

BUSINESS UNIT AND ROLE OVERVIEW

Human Capital Management (HCM) is at the forefront of supporting business growth and change at Goldman Sachs, and our people are at the centre of driving that change. We are looking for professionals with strong analytical and communication skills, enthusiasm, and intellectual curiosity. 

Our team is comprised of individuals who understand data, people, process, technology and operations. Our work is fast-paced and requires individuals to be proactive and have strong business acumen. HCM works across the organization and has stakeholders at all levels of the firm across all business areas. 

Reporting to the Vice President, Pensions and Benefits for Europe for Europe, Middle East and Africa (\'EMEA\'), this position within the team supports the strategy, management, operations, governance/compliance and oversight of pension and benefit programmes across 18 EMEA locations with a primary focus on Pensions and Benefits outside of the UK. The team also focuses on engagement, innovation and education. We work closely with vendor partners and expert advisors to provide a high-quality offering to employees.

The ideal candidate will leverage their pensions and benefits expertise to support the design and delivery of comprehensive benefit programmes to over 5,000 employees across the region. The candidate will work closely with other internal groups (e.g., Legal, Tax, Finance, and the Vendor Management Office,) to deliver a best-in-class programme. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

Support EMEA pensions and benefits strategy, Governance and Operations including: 

STRATEGY

• Support EMEA Pensions and Benefits (Life, Disability, Healthcare, etc.) ensuring innovation and that plan design maximises the employee experience and associated pension and benefit outcomes, whilst leveraging cost saving opportunities for the firm
• Ensure strategy is aligned to business requirements
• Lead or support policy reviews on ongoing basis ensuring critical review, compliance with internal requirements as well local regulation and legislation
• Partner with the global team on cross regional pension and benefit projects including cross regional and cross functional working group activity
• Collaborate strategically across the UK and Global pension and benefit teams

GOVERNANCE 

• Ensure compliance of all pension and benefit programmes in line with internal policy and local regulation and legislation
• Support the management of relevant Trustee Boards or required consulting groups 
• Support compliance with the Global Governance and Policy and ensure EMEA pension and benefit programmes operate within the global governance framework
• Support internal pensions and benefits governance ensuring alignment to internal policy, e.g. Records Management
• Seeking relevant approval to all pension and benefit programme/policy changes. 

OPERATIONS

• Support and/or lead day-to-day management of pension and benefit programmes, including funding
• Support and/or manage the effective delivery of EMEA pension and benefits administration processes via a third-party administrator including payroll files, tax data and vendor enrolment transactions. Identify and implement ongoing opportunities to automate processes and gain efficiencies across all EMEA locations
• Support and/or lead the ongoing development of management reporting across all areas of benefits and wellness to enable global parity
• Manage and oversee the management of vendor service providers including budget, performance and innovation
• Managing key stakeholders and vendors, ensuring compliance in local jurisdictions and leveraging opportunities to increase the quality of pension and benefit offerings
• Set and manage budgets for relevant pension and benefits initiatives across EMEA, working with both local and global teams to address questions, prepare budgets, and present analyses / reporting to senior stakeholders

OTHER

• Provide advisory service to the business including postings, presentations and the delivery of other stakeholder management documentation
• Support and advise on merger, acquisition and sale activity as relates to EMEA pensions and benefits policies

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• 5+ years of EMEA Pensions and Benefits experience with focus on pensions, healthcare, risk benefits, cars and voluntary benefits and working knowledge of EMEA pensions and benefits legislation
• Working knowledge of Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution pension arrangements preferable
• Experience of Global Pensions and Benefits an advantage
• Strong project management and organization skills with superior attention to detail and excellent follow-through
• Results-oriented; ability to successfully manage multiple tasks, take initiative to improve own performance, and ability to work intensely towards extremely challenging goals in the face of obstacles or setbacks
• Ability to develop relationships with people at all levels of the organization and a broad base of stakeholders
• Strong communication, influencing and persuasion skills and comfortable working in a global team that both welcomes and challenges new ideas
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills; ability to perform detailed analysis of problems and identify resolutions; understands when and how to escalate issues to manage risk
• Innovative approach with ability and appetite to challenge existing policies and processes
• Creative strength to transform abstract ideas into tangible actions/products
• Ability to operate in a virtual work environment where teams may be spread across multiple locations
• Self-starting and enthusiastic in approach to work
• Strong understanding of finance and metrics management and reporting
• Advanced computer literacy: Advanced Microsoft Office and Excel skills a requirement

   

ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS

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