Manage, administer, and review local benefits programs within the assigned countries in close coordination with local stakeholders (P&O PP, Rewards, P&O Services, Procurement, TAS, etc.) aligned with the country organization’s strategic objectives.

• Review and analyze the local benefit programs as necessary to ensure they are efficient, market competitive, attractive to employees, compliant with local regulatory requirements, and aligned with global benefit principles.

• Responsible for participating in local benefits survey and data submission. Analyse survey results, benchmark local benefits against the market data, and share findings with local stakeholders.

• Manage benefit policy/program renewals, vendor changes, and new program expansions with the support of the cluster benefits lead, local brokers, and procurement to leverage Novartis global/regional purchasing power.

• Manage the global benefits database for the respective country's benefits plans.

• Support local & global stakeholders in local benefit projects, i.e. new benefits implementation, global rollouts, M&A, etc.

• Support local P&O in ERG discussions to gather feedback on employee benefits programs.

• Submit changes or new benefit proposals for review/information to cluster benefits lead according to the benefits governance framework.

• Prepare periodical reports required for legislative bodies, external vendors, unions, payroll, etc.

• Develop and deliver training and consulting to the country organization on any benefits-related programs & processes.

• Manage the benefits admin experts on day-to-day operational activities and their performance.

Key Requirements:

• University degree, preferable in economics, mathematics, accounting or equivalent experience

• Fluent in English both written & spoken

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in management & administration of benefit plans • People management experience

• Good understanding of logical, rules-based software systems

• Attention to detail and process oriented.

You’ll receive:

Monthly pension contribution matching your individual contribution up to 3% of your gross monthly base salary; Risk Life Insurance (full cost covered by Novartis); 5-week holiday per year; (1 week above the Labour Law requirement) ; 4 paid sick days within one calendar year in case of absence due to sickness without a medical sickness report; Cafeteria employee benefit program – choice of benefits from Benefit Plus Cafeteria in the amount of 17,500 CZK per year; Meal vouchers in amount of 105 CZK for each working day (full tax covered by company); Public Transportation Allowance; MultiSport Card, Employee Share Purchase Plan. Find out more about Novartis Business Services: https://www.novartis.cz/

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