Senior Global Benefits Management Consultant

Overview

In this role you will lead and shape multinational employee benefits for Howden’s global clients, acting as a trusted adviser across the GBM team. You will manage complex, cross-border programmes and coordinate Howden colleagues and partners to deliver consistent, high-quality outcomes. You’ll contribute to the evolution of Howden’s GBM proposition while supporting colleagues’ development and pursuing new business opportunities. This is a senior, client-centric role in a fast-growing international practice.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid working
• flexible hours
• reasonable adjustments

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of multinational clients and build relationships with senior HR, Reward and Benefits stakeholders
• Provide strategic consulting on multinational benefits strategy, governance, and programme development
• Coordinate global delivery of benefits programmes across countries with internal and partner teams
• Translate client data and market insights into practical recommendations
• Navigate multinational stakeholder environments to achieve objectives and resolve issues
• Monitor commercial performance, support retention/renewal, identify expansion opportunities
• Support new business activities, including pitches, RFP responses, and solution development
• Provide coaching and technical guidance to consultants and colleagues to ensure high standards of delivery
• Maintain oversight of deliverables to meet professional, regulatory, and risk requirements
• Contribute to evolution of Howden’s GBM proposition and cross-team collaboration

Key requirements

• Significant experience in global or multinational employee benefits consulting or brokerage
• Experience managing multinational client relationships and complex global programmes
• Strong knowledge of the multinational employee benefits landscape and challenges faced by global HR teams
• Ability to build credibility with senior client stakeholders
• Strong consulting skills to interpret objectives and develop practical recommendations
• Experience coordinating across multiple countries and cultures to deliver outcomes
• Excellent communication and presentation skills for diverse audiences
• Commercial awareness focused on client retention, relationship growth, and profitability
• Experience contributing to new business activity such as pitches or RFPs
• Collaborative mindset with willingness to mentor less experienced colleagues
• Excellent organization and prioritisation to manage multiple complex client requirements
• Entrepreneurial mindset and willingness to challenge established approaches

• collaborative
• strong communication
• stakeholder management
• knowledge of multinational pooling, captives, global underwriting arrangements and benefits financing
• global benefits technology
• data and analytics

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