Stryker

Senior Manager, Benefits – EMEA, Latin America

Stryker
Posted 10/19/2026full-timeRemote • Ireland, United KingdomSenior💰 €88,000 - €146,000 per yearWebsite
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Demonstrates expertise in strategic leadership for global benefits management, vendor relationship oversight, and benefits funding strategies. Proven ability to collaborate across diverse teams and manage complex projects while ensuring compliance and consistency across regions.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Global Benefits ManagementVendor ManagementContract NegotiationBenefits Funding StrategiesCollaboration Skills

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Provide strategic leadership for benefits across EMEA and Latin America
  • Partner with global and regional teams to deliver competitive, sustainable, and employee-focused programs
  • Lead benefits renewals, funding strategies, vendor management, and broker relationship reviews
  • Manage pooling and captive strategies for assigned regional benefits
  • Advise on global risk management, insured benefit funding approaches, market trends, cost, and plan design strategies
  • Partner with the Total Rewards Mergers and Acquisitions team during and after deal closures
  • Oversee regional renewal and enrollment timelines
  • Lead benefits renewal, remarketing, and funding strategies
  • Drive strategic benefits initiatives with Human Resources, Payroll, Finance, Legal, Procurement, and HR Operations
  • Oversee contract negotiation and RFP processes
  • Ensure consistency across geographies
  • Manage vendor relationships, establish SLAs, and monitor vendor performance
  • Develop recommendations for annual revisions and enhancements

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Relevant Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
  • A minimum of 10 years relevant work experience
  • 10+ years of work experience required, with 5+ years of experience managing global benefits / vendor management preferred
  • 5+ years business-facing HR, HR COE, HR Operations, or role-related experience preferred
  • Experience managing a global broker relationship preferred
  • Strong collaboration skills
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities effectively
  • Willingness to travel 10%

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Hard Skills
Benefits RenewalFunding StrategiesVendor Performance MonitoringRFP ProcessesMarket Trends Analysis
Soft Skills
Attention to DetailAbility to Manage Multiple PrioritiesStrategic Leadership
Industry Keywords
Total RewardsHR OperationsMergers and AcquisitionsEmployee-Focused ProgramsGeographical Consistency