Benefits Project Manager

Job Description:

Benefits Project Manager, Europe & APAC

Paris, France

AXA XL is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We are a leading global organization committed to providing exceptional employee benefits and fostering a culture of wellbeing, inclusivity, and employee recognition.

We are seeking a highly organized and dynamic Benefits Project Manager to lead the regional implementation of our global Total Reward Platform. This role will be instrumental in coordinating with country HR teams across Europe & APAC, ensuring seamless deployment of the platform, and delivering a modern, digitized total reward experience for our colleagues across Europe & APAC.

The ideal candidate will possess strong project management skills, benefits and regional HR knowledge, and a passion for delivering strategic HR solutions.

What you'll be doing

Key responsibilities of this role are:

• Project Leadership & Coordination: Lead the regional implementation of the Total Reward Platform, including retirement plans, health and welfare programs, insurance protection policies, perks, and allowances, ensuring alignment with global standards and local requirements.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Act as the primary regional point of contact between the Global Center of Excellence , country HR teams, external benefit vendors, IT, and other key stakeholders to facilitate smooth communication and execution.

• Planning & Execution: Oversee detailed project plans, timelines, and milestones; monitor progress and manage risks to ensure on-time and within-budget delivery.

• Change Management: Support global and country change management activities, including communication, training, and user adoption strategies to maximize platform utilization.

• Requirements Gathering: Liaise with country HR teams and external benefit vendors to understand specific policy and reward needs and incorporate as relevant into rollout plans.
• Quality Assurance: Support testing, gathering feedback, and ensuring that the platform meets regional and organizational standards before full deployment.
• Reporting & Documentation: Provide regular updates, status reports, and documentation to key stakeholders.

What you'll be doing

We're looking for someone who has these abilities and skills:

• Proven hands on experience managing HR or benefits-related technology projects, preferably within multinational organizations. The successful candidate will actively resolve issues, source data and perform critical tasks in addition to overseeing project milestones.
• Understanding of total rewards, employee benefits, and HR policies and linkage to financial processes
• Excellent project management skills, with proficiency in project planning tools and methodologies.
• Proactive problem-solving and direct engagement are essential to ensure timely and successful delivery.
• Ability to work effectively across diverse cultures and regional teams.
• Exceptional communication, stakeholder management, and interpersonal skills.
• Experience with digital HR platforms or benefits systems is an advantage.

Who WE are

AXA XL, the P&C and specialty risk division of AXA, is known for solving complex risks. For mid-sized companies, multinationals and even some inspirational individuals we don't just provide re/insurance, we reinvent it.

How? By combining a comprehensive and efficient capital platform, data-driven insights, leading technology, and the best talent in an agile and inclusive workspace, empowered to deliver top client service across all our lines of business property, casualty, professional, financial lines and specialty.

With an innovative and flexible approach to risk solutions, we partner with those who move the world forward.

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What we OFFER

Inclusion

AXA XL is committed to equal employment opportunity and will consider applicants regardless of gender, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity and origins, marital status, religion, disability, or any other protected characteristic. At AXA XL, we know that an inclusive culture and enables business growth and is critical to our success. That's why we have made a strategic commitment to attract, develop, advance and retain the most inclusive workforce possible, and create a culture where everyone can bring their full selves to work and reach their highest potential. It's about helping one another — and our business — to move forward and succeed.

• Five Business Resource Groups focused on gender, LGBTQ+, ethnicity and origins, disability and inclusion with 20 Chapters around the globe.
• Robust support for Flexible Working Arrangements
• Enhanced family-friendly leave benefits
• Named to the Diversity Best Practices Index
• Signatory to the UK Women in Finance Charter

Learn more at AXA XL is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Total Rewards

AXA XL's Reward program is designed to take care of what matters most to you, covering the full picture of your health, wellbeing, lifestyle and financial security. It provides competitive compensation and personalized, inclusive benefits that evolve as you do.

We're committed to rewarding your contribution for the long term, so you can be your best self today and look forward to the future with confidence.

Sustainability

At AXA XL, Sustainability is integral to our business strategy. In an ever-changing world, AXA XL protects what matters most for our clients and communities. We know that sustainability is at the root of a more resilient future. Our Sustainability strategy, called "Roots of resilience", focuses on protecting natural ecosystems, addressing climate change, and embedding sustainable practices across our operations.

Our Pillars:

• Valuing nature: How we impact nature affects how nature impacts us. Resilient ecosystems - the foundation of a sustainable planet and society – are essential to our future. We're committed to protecting and restoring nature – from mangrove forests to the bees in our backyard – by increasing biodiversity awareness and inspiring clients and colleagues to put nature at the heart of their plans.
• Addressing climate change: The effects of a changing climate are far-reaching and significant. Unpredictable weather, increasing temperatures, and rising sea levels cause both social inequalities and environmental disruption. We're building a net zero strategy, developing insurance products and services, and mobilizing to advance thought leadership and investment in societal-led solutions.
• Integrating ESG: All companies have a role to play in building a more resilient future. Incorporating ESG considerations into our internal processes and practices builds resilience from the roots of our business. We're training our colleagues, engaging our external partners, and evolving our sustainability governance and reporting.
• AXA Hearts in Action: We have established volunteering and charitable giving programs to help colleagues support causes that matter most to them, known as AXA XL's "Hearts in Action" programs. These include our Matching Gifts program, Volunteering Leave, and our annual volunteering day – the Global Day of Giving.

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