Senior Manager Regional Benefits EMEA

Opportunity Senior Manager, Benefits (Regional Lead) Location EMEA Work Model Full‑Time Remote Summary Iron Mountain is seeking a strategic and experienced Senior Manager, Benefits (Regional Lead) to join our Global Total Rewards team. In this role you will be responsible for driving regional benefits strategy, leading a high‑performing team, and ensuring the financial sustainability and compliance of all benefit programs across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). What You’ll Do Drive Regional Strategy: Act as a transformative leader driving benefits design and delivery across your region. Lead & Mentor: Represent and lead an effective regional benefits team, providing mentorship and guidance to help team members reach their full potential while fostering a culture of continuous learning. Ensure Design & Accountability: Hold overall accountability for the design and delivery of compliant, financially sustainable benefits, including paid and unpaid time‑off programs. Collaborate Globally & Locally: Report to the Sr. Director of International Benefits and partner with key local HR, procurement, finance, and business leaders. Align with Corporate Frameworks: Ensure team members understand core design principles and their alignment with the broader business strategy and global framework. Manage Renewals & Financials: Lead annual plan renewals, including plan design, cost‑sharing strategies, funding recommendations, and overall budget management in partnership with leadership. Leverage Data Analytics: Use data to understand cost drivers, mitigate risks, and identify opportunities to optimize financial cost management. Maintain Compliance & Governance: Ensure strict compliance, strong financial controls, and accurate plan documentation, filings, audits, and required notices across all country‑specific and local regulations. Drive Operational Excellence: Set the framework for delivering a frictionless employee experience, ensuring timely issue resolution and robust controls around eligibility, billing, and data feeds. Support HR M&A & Benchmarking: Establish controls and governance to act as an active partner on all M&A activities. Benchmark all benefits and wellness areas to evaluate and evolve our competitiveness within the changing total rewards landscape. Manage Strategic Vendors: Partner with global brokers to establish strong governance and manage vendors effectively against key performance indicators (KPIs) to deliver clear, engaging employee education and decision support. Deliver Clear Communications: Communicate effectively with local stakeholders, HR partners, leadership, and Mountaineers to market benefit programs and convey plan changes clearly. Standardize Operations: Enforce accurate documentation, process flows, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and program reporting for audits and leadership updates. What You Will Bring Progressive experience in benefits strategy and administration. Proven people management and team development skills. Full professional proficiency (written and oral) in English. Experience leveraging benefits technology platforms and people analytics to drive insights, improve decision‑making, and elevate the employee experience. A change‑management mindset with the relationship‑building and influencing skills necessary to drive regional benefits transformation. Deep understanding of the financial metrics and drivers that impact program costs. An outcome‑oriented operational approach with the ability to act decisively and deliver results. Strong capability to develop and execute clear, concise strategic benefits communications that make it easy for Mountaineers to understand and utilize their benefits. What We Offer Work‑Life Balance: Flexible work options to support a healthy work–life balance. Health & Wellness: Comprehensive health, wellness, and retirement plans. Growth: Opportunities for continuous learning and professional growth within a global organization. Equal Employment Opportunity Iron Mountain is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity. We recruit and hire applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression, or any other factor prohibited by law. If you have a physical or mental disability that requires special accommodations, please let us know by sending an email to View email address on click.appcast.io. #J-18808-Ljbffr Iron Mountain