Benefits Manager

Help us use technology to make a big green dent in the universe!

Kraken powers some of the most innovative global developments in energy.

We create the technology that redefines utilities and unlocks a new energy system of the future. By optimising renewable generation, building a more intelligent grid, and empowering utilities to deliver an exceptional customer experience, our operating system is transforming the industry worldwide.

It’s an incredibly exciting time to work in energy. Join us on our mission to improve the lives of ONE BILLION humans within the decade and shape a cleaner, better future for everyone.

🏡 Where you'll fit in:

Our benefits offering has room to grow, and we want someone to own it end to end. You'll take our benefits from where they are today to something our people genuinely value and that helps us compete for brilliant talent, without turning it into a bureaucratic maze.

This is a hands-on delivery role. You'll be the person who makes benefits actually work day to day, across all the countries where we employ people.

🚀 What you’ll own:

• Partner with in country People Ops to help manage our benefits programmes day to day across our employing countries, including pensions, insurances, health and wellbeing, leave and any local perks.
• Manage brokers, providers and renewals. Push for better value and a better experience for our people, and keep a close eye on cost.
• Track legislation changes & keep our benefits compliant in every country we operate in, and flag anything that needs a decision early.
• Help managers understand what we offer and why, so they can talk to their teams with confidence.
• Use data to spot what people actually use and value, and bring ideas for what we should add, change or drop.
• Take the lead on the day-to-day of our global benefits review: gather the data on what we offer in each country, benchmark it against the market, and help shape the recommendations that come out of it.
• Support benefits as we grow into new markets, and help scope new benefits from idea to launch.
• Keep our benefits records, systems and vendor data clean, accurate and secure.
• Partner with the local People Ops team to manage our benefits platforms and push it to be genuinely good: self-serve, quick to use, and clear enough that people can sort their own benefits in a few clicks without asking anyone.

🧠 What you’ll bring to the party:

• 5 - 8 years experience running employee benefits, ideally across more than one country.
• A good grasp of how benefits work in practice: pensions, risk and health cover, and the tax and compliance basics that sit behind them.
• Comfort managing vendors and renewals, and a track record of getting good value.
• Strong organisation. You keep lots of moving parts on track without dropping things.
• Confidence with data and spreadsheets, and good judgement about what the numbers mean.
• A self-starter mindset. You're happy owning your area without a big team around you.
• Build the business case for what we invest in benefits, and show the return: what it costs, what people actually use and value, and what it does for retention and hiring.
• Bring the numbers and the story together so leadership can make confident calls on benefits spend, and so we can explain to our people why we've invested where we have.
• Track how our benefits are landing, be honest about what isn't working, and make the case to shift the money to what does.

⭐️ Bonus points:

• Experience in a fast-growing tech or software business.
• Exposure to benefits globally.
• Understanding of different country payroll and tax processes
• Familiarity with HRIS and benefits platforms.

Are you ready for a career with us? We want to ensure you have the right tools and environment to unleash your potential. If you have any accommodation requests, please contact us at [email protected]. We’ll do our best to tailor the experience to your needs so you can feel comfortable, confident and be at your best!

Studies have shown that some groups of people, like women, are less likely to apply to a role unless they meet 100% of the job requirements. Whoever you are, if you like one of our jobs, we encourage you to apply as you might just be the candidate we’re looking for! At Kraken, we're creating a team of genuine, honest, empathetic people. Our people are our strongest asset and the unique skills and perspectives people bring to the team are the driving force of our success. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute. We consider all applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

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Please note that, in line with our current recruitment policy, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position; applicants must have the right to work in the country that they're applying to, at the time of application.*