Total Rewards Analyst (EMEA) (Position located in South Africa)

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A detail-oriented and proactive Total Rewards Analyst who supports benefits and compensation programs across our EMEA region. Based in South Africa, this role partners closely with our US-based Total Rewards team to ensure EMEA employees receive accurate, timely, and compliant benefits and compensation support. This position requires flexibility to work across time zones to effectively collaborate with EMEA stakeholders and the broader global Total Rewards function.
The ideal candidate combines strong analytical skills with a service-oriented mindset, is comfortable navigating multi-country benefits complexity, and can manage competing priorities in a fast-paced, global environment.

What You'll Do

• Manage the benefits renewal process across EMEA countries, coordinating with brokers, vendors, and internal stakeholders.
• Administer benefits enrollment and setup for new hires, ensuring accurate and timely elections across all supported countries.
• Review, reconcile, and process vendor and carrier invoices, resolving discrepancies as needed.
• Support administration of pension and retirement programs, including contributions, enrollments, and vendor coordination.
• Draft and distribute clear benefits communications to employees, managers, and HR partners.
• Monitor and support compliance with local benefits regulations and reporting requirements across EMEA jurisdictions.
• Assist with the coordination and promotion of wellness programs and initiatives.
• Serve as a front-line resource for benefit inquires, employee emails, and Workday tasks, ensuring timely resolution and escalation where appropriate.
• Provide administrative support for Leave of Absence processes, including tracking, documentation, and coordination with HR and payroll.

Compensation Support

• Support execution of the market adjustments/promotion process, including data preparation and coordination with regional HR.
• Assist with administration of the annual merit increase cycle, including data validation, calculations, and communications.
• Support the annual bonus process, including eligibility checks, calculations, and reporting.
• Provide coaching support to managers on compensation-related questions, tools, and guidelines.
• Perform Workday approvals and ensure ongoing data integrity across compensation-related records and transactions.
• Support administration of the AwardCo recognition platform for the EMEA region.
• Coordinate salary survey participation, including data submission and vendor coordination.

Our Fantastic Benefits

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