Location: London, in office 

As an EU Benefits Lead, you will partner closely with the People, Finance and Legal teams to manage our global benefits and global mobility functions. Together with the leadership team, you will define SumUp's global benefit portfolio (health and risk insurance, retirement plans, special leaves, fitness perks etc) by strategically reviewing our benefits and the overall experience provided to employees in a holistic manner to achieve our desired vision.

You will lead our Mobility team, aiming to achieve top notch experience in relocation, immigration and working from abroad processes, centered around best practices, adaptability and empathy. 

What you’ll do

• Keep a close eye on benefits costs MoM and ensure best possible negotiations, tax advantage perks and flexibility to maximise value over investment
• Maintain our existing benefits competitiveness and have a clear view on competition’s portfolio strength and weaknesses by conducting regular market benchmarks 
• Lead along with procurement team our vendor management calendar including contract renewals, vendor changes and new benefit expansions
• Improve employee-facing and candidate-facing benefits communications ensuring that it connects with the defined EVP
• Work closely with People Partners, People Ops, Legal, tech and Payroll teams to manage Benefit programs
• Manage the global mobility team responsible for all mobility processes such as visas for travel, immigration, and relocations and support the team members development.

You’ll be great for this role if

• Bachelors or Masters degree in  human resources, law or related fields combined with work experience
• Fluent in English, knowledge of German is a plus
• Good knowledge of pension-schemes and insurance benefits practices in Europe and/or USA
• Good knowledge of Excel
• You are a self-starter and work proactively 
• Structured & organised way of working

Why you should join SumUp

• Be part of a welcoming and international community of 3000+ people from over 50 nationalities across 12 global offices.
• SumUp Corporate Pension Scheme 
• Competitive Health Insurance Cover with Vitality  
• Life Assurance cover with MetLife for 2 x your salary
• Babbel: unlimited access to the Babbel platform to learn up to 14 languages
• SumUp Sessions: Confidential, accessible self-care. A mental health & wellbeing tool available to all employees through access to licensed psychotherapists

About SumUp

We believe in the everyday hero.

Small business owners are at the heart of all we do, so we're creating powerful, easy-to-use financial solutions to help them run their businesses. With a founder’s mentality and a 'team-first’ attitude, our diverse teams across Europe, South America and the United States work together to ensure that small business owners can be successful doing what they love.

SumUp is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that proudly pursues and hires a diverse workforce. SumUp does not make hiring or employment decisions on the basis of race, colour, religion or religious belief, ethnic or national origin, nationality, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age or any other basis protected by applicable laws or prohibited by company policy. SumUp also strives for a healthy and safe workplace and strictly prohibits harassment of any kind.

SumUp will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate.

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