APEJ Benefits & Wellness Associate, Singapore recruitment

The APEJ Benefits and Wellness team is responsible for employee retirement, medical, insurance and wellness programs in Australia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and New Zealand.

This position has a considerable amount of interaction with the global benefits and wellness teams, other Human Capital Management teams and non-HCM teams such as tax, legal, financial accounting, etc. Effective communication and teamwork is a must.

The ideal candidate will leverage their Asia benefits and wellness expertise to:
• take complete ownership of the benefit and wellness programs for one or more APEJ countries
• benchmark and evaluate existing programs/policies and make recommendations as needed
• identify, design and implement new and innovative programs
• set policies, strategy and project milestones
• partner with regional and global counterparts to deliver coordinated services to clients
• establish and maintain relationships with stakeholders to understand their business requirements
• effectively leverage third party providers and technology solutions

Principal Responsibilities:

• Country Ownership:
Serve as the benefits and wellness expert and primary contact for one or more APEJ countries; co-ordinate employee communications and stakeholder postings; coordinate monthly and annual processes (i.e., payroll deductions/contributions, medical annual enrollment);manage vendors. This may include responding to employee inquiries for certain countries.

• Process/Program Ownership:
Work with the Benefits and Wellness team, regional HCM colleagues, internal colleagues and external vendors to manage employee retirement and insurance benefit and wellness programs.

• Process Review/Re-engineering:
Review existing processes to identify streamlining opportunities; partner with technology team to evaluate and leverage internal/external resources

• Project Management:
Work with manager, team and internal stakeholders to create and manage project plans; evaluate and revise deadlines to ensure timely delivery of critical items; take complete ownership of projects and tasks

• Benefits and Wellness Advisory:
Conduct internal and external benchmarking; liaise with external consultants; evaluate existing programs and explore new innovative ideas; formulate recommendations and present to internal stakeholders; implement recommended changes

Experience and Skillset:

• 6-8 years of Asia benefits, wellness, compensation or generalist experience (financial industry or benefits consulting experience a plus but not required)
•Excellent communication skills and interpersonal relationship management skills (written and oral) with ability to lead meetings, create communications, and present to key stakeholders
• Ability to simultaneously manage several large, complex and long-term projects
• Excellent organizational and management skills
• Proven analytical skills
• Strong excel skills
• Language: English (fluent); Mandarin/Cantonese (a plus)

Personal Characteristics:

• Highly motivated and organized
• Ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced environment that demands energy, creativity, and collaboration

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