EMEA Benefits Manager

About Cloudflare

At Cloudflare, we are on a mission to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the world’s largest networks that powers millions of websites and other Internet properties for customers ranging from individual bloggers to SMBs to Fortune 500 companies. Cloudflare protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code. Internet properties powered by Cloudflare all have web traffic routed through its intelligent global network, which gets smarter with every request. As a result, they see significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other attacks. Cloudflare was named to Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top Company Cultures list and ranked among the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company. We realize people do not fit into neat boxes. We are looking for curious and empathetic individuals who are committed to developing themselves and learning new skills, and we are ready to help you do that. We cannot complete our mission without building a diverse and inclusive team. We hire the best people based on an evaluation of their potential and support them throughout their time at Cloudflare. Come join us!

About the role

Cloudflare is looking for an EMEA Benefits Manager to join our global Total Rewards team. Reporting to the Director, Head of Global Benefits, you will serve as a subject matter expert and thought leader for benefits in our EMEA region, including UK, France, Germany, Portugal, Netherlands, Belgium, UAE, Sweden, Switzerland.

What you’ll do

• Manage and lead existing benefit programs (e.g., health, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, workers comp, travel and accident, retirement and other plans) – including new plan implementation, end-to-end contracting, etc. – while aligning regional benefits strategy to the department’s global direction.
• Work cross-functionally to introduce, maintain and improve end-to-end benefits management processes in the region and to harmonize policies and processes globally, where applicable.
• Ensure that all benefits programs are designed to resonate to hire and attract talent; reflect legal and business requirements; are competitive with our known benchmarking peers, and can be sourced locally (when needed).
• Lead the design of new benefit programs/proposals that align to Cloudflare’s Global Benefits Strategy, new country expansion activities, market practice, benchmarking, and local regulatory/compliance requirements.
• Manage and monitor regional benefit program costs; develop and manage annual renewals, including associated annual regional budget and cost impact analysis; ensure programs evolve in line with headcount increases, market trends, employee needs and ROI.
• Review proposals with internal stakeholders to receive input and feedback on recommendations, including the taxability of proposed benefit programs.