Pension and Benefits Lead

**About the Role**:
Internal Job Title: German Pension and Benefits Lead

**Location**:

- Munich or Nuremberg
- Hybrid
- #LI-Hybrid

**About the Role**:
Join our Global HR function - Rewards team as a German Pension and Benefits Lead. We're looking for an individual with extensive experience in benefits management and administration, ideally with specialized knowledge in pensions. This role is critical in managing, administering, and reviewing pension and benefits programs in Germany, in alignment with our organization’s strategic objectives.
This role reports directly into the Head Global Benefits and Recognition and will work hand in hand with the Rewards team.
**Key Responsibilities**:
Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

- Manage and oversee local pension provider regarding daily business/employee queries, payroll, and administration of retirees
- Serve as a point of contact to the global Novartis Pension Board in respect of pension and retirement plan provision in Germany
- Review and analyze local benefit programs and recommend changes in design, financing and vendors to ensure efficiency and compliance
- Oversee financial controls and expenses of German benefit provision
- Manage benefit program renewals, vendor changes and new program expansions
- Oversee vendor management of benefits portal provider and remaining administration work carried out by the regional service center in Prague
- Act as a Subject Matter Expert on local benefits and support the country HR departments
- Prepare periodical reports required for legislative bodies, external vendors, payroll etc.

**Diversity & Inclusion / EEO**:

- We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve._

**Role Requirements**:
**Essential Requirements**:

- University degree, preferable in actuarial, economics, mathematics or legal.
- Fluency in German and English, both oral and written.
- Extensive experience in management & administration of benefit plans.
- Specialization in pensions or experience in Employee Benefits consulting.
- Ability to understand, support, design and successfully deliver benefit related processes and projects.
- Fair understanding of business, organizational and regulatory requirements.
- Experience in the benefit area and ability to maximize the effectiveness in HR services delivery.
- Proven networking skills, with the ability to build internal and external networks to provide excellent support to HR requests.
- Ready to work Hybrid (partially remote, flexible)

**Why Novartis?**

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**You’ll receive**:
**Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion**:
Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse team’s representative of the patients and communities we serve.
Hiring decisions are only based on the qualification for the position, regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, age and disability.

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Division

People & Organization

Business Unit

P&O CoE Total Rewards

Location

Germany

Site

Munich (or) Nuremberg

Company / Legal Entity

NBS GmbH

Functional Area

Human Resources

Job Type

Full Time

Employment Type

Regular

Shift Work

No

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