Senior Benefits Analyst
Illumina
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Cambridge • United Kingdom
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About the role
- Execute and evolve the Continental Europe & MEA benefits strategy, ensuring alignment with Illumina’s values, regional priorities, and business goals.
- Analyse data, market trends, and stakeholder input to recommend and implement enhancements that are impactful, cost-effective, and employee-centric.
- Project manage benefits launches in new countries, delivering high-quality outcomes in line with organizational priorities.
- Lead annual benefit renewals, including vendor negotiations and detailed data analysis to ensure programs remain competitive, compliant, and sustainable.
- Manage broker and vendor relationships, holding partners accountable for performance and value while seeking opportunities to improve service and outcomes.
- Design and deliver engaging benefits communications and campaigns that help employees understand and make the most of their benefits.
- Oversee benefits delivery across allocated countries, ensuring consistent quality, strong governance, and positive employee experience.
- Collaborate closely with the EMEA Benefits Day-to-Day Process Lead, focusing on process design while shared services manage operational delivery and employee queries.
- Partner with HR, payroll, procurement, finance, legal, country leaders, and works councils, working inclusively across cultures and geographies to deliver seamless solutions.
- Share insights, trends, and recommendations with the EMEA Compensation & Benefits Director and wider team to support data-driven future planning.
- Contribute to EMEA-wide wellbeing and engagement initiatives, identifying opportunities to tailor and enhance them for the CE & MEA region.
Requirements
- Experience reviewing, designing, and delivering benefits programs
- Proven experience leading benefit renewals and vendor negotiations
- A track record of improving processes and driving operational efficiency
- Experience with benefits benchmarking and design, working with brokers and market data
- Strong business acumen, with the ability to align benefits solutions to organisational goals
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to create clear, engaging benefits communications
- Strong analytical capability, including proficiency in Microsoft Excel and related tools
- Excellent organisation and project management skills, with attention to detail in a fast-paced environment
- A collaborative, inclusive approach, with the ability to work effectively across cultures, regions, and stakeholder groups
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
benefits program designvendor negotiationsdata analysisbenefits benchmarkingoperational efficiencyproject managementMicrosoft Excel
Soft Skills
business acumenwritten communicationverbal communicationanalytical capabilityorganisation skillsattention to detailcollaborative approachinclusive approach