Who are Benefex? 💚💜

We are a fast-moving technology company, and one of the most successful providers of online reward and benefits solutions in the UK. We believe no one comes to work to do a bad job or be actively disengaged, and that technology is instrumental in providing an exceptional employee experience. We are striving to create seamless but tangible interactions between employers and employees, making work a rewarding place for every single one of us. To help us on our quest to be the best, we need brilliant people on board and that’s where you come in. 🚀

Why should you apply? 🌟

• Autonomy: decide on the best approach and own your portfolio of projects
• Impact: play an integral role in delivering complex projects for our customers, ensuring their employees have an exceptional experience at work 
• Team: work with a talented team of PM's that will support your success from day one 
• Development: work closely with your line manager to develop your skills and progress your career
• Top 10 Employer, Sunday Times Best Places to Work Awards
• Work for a profitable, fast-growing market leader in the online reward and benefits space

**Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship and require to people to be based in the UK or Ireland for this position**

Great benefits:

💰 £40,000-45,000 / 18 month fixed term contract

🤸 Flexible work – choose a working setup that works for you, our only ask is to see you once a month in the office and you must be based in the UK or Ireland. 

✈️ 25 days holiday plus your local bank holidays

🎂 Your birthday off

❤️ Two half day wellbeing days

🩺 Healthcare cash plan to cover the costs of day to day healthcare

🧠 Employee Assistance Plan 24/7 365 support

🤒 Income Protection (75%) and life assurance (4x salary)

🤑 Pension scheme

💳 £50 monthly allowance to spend on whatever takes your fancy, your very own Benefex card will be topped up at the start of each month!

Role Overview 🚀

As we win and renew more customers our demand for Project Managers is increasing. You will own a portfolio of ~15 customer projects, split across new customer implementation projects and customer renewal projects. You will be responsible for the planning, implementation and tracking of simultaneous customer projects, ensuring projects are delivered on time, to our agreed standard.

Responsibilities 🤘

• You’ll be planning, implementing and managing the project. You’ll follow our tried and tested project methodology to deliver a great outcome for the customer. You’ll adhere to our internal audit standards and be motivated to deliver high-quality.
• Create and maintain detailed project plans which identifies and sequences the activities needed to successfully complete the project.
• Determine the resources (time, support, interdependencies etc) required to complete the project.
• Manage issues, risks and project change requests to ensure successful and on-time project delivery
• Produce and deliver compelling, clear and succinct project documents using multiple inputs and data sources.
• Establish and manage the communication schedule to update the customer and internal stakeholders on project delivery against plan.
• Deliver project presentations to Senior Customer representatives and key stakeholders.
• Develop trusted advisor relationships with senior level customers, including internal Executive teams across multiple clients.
• Undertake a post implementation review to evaluate the outcomes of the project against agreed plans to identify improvement opportunities that benefit both the Customer and Benefex business.

What are we looking for? 🔎

• Proven project management experience: knowledge of at least one PM methodology (PME, PMP, Prince 2)
• Experience in delivering multiple customer projects simultaneously
• Experience with system integration projects (ideally HR or Payroll integrations)
• Evidence of proactively driving improvements, whether internally or externally
• A completer-finisher, someone who really takes ownership and accountability of their work.
• Someone who frequently challenges the ‘status quo’ as well as removing external and internal barriers by identifying effective solutions.
• Knowledge of project management reporting tools, such as projectmanager.com or MS Project

Nice to haves:

• Experience in Employee Benefits, HRIS, Payroll or HR Tech
• Experience in global projects

Even if you don't meet all of the requirements for this role, we encourage you to apply! We are looking for talented and passionate individuals who are eager to learn and grow. We also offer a variety of other roles, so please check out our careers page to see if there is something else that might be a good fit for you.

Our interview process

✌ Benefex understands the need to have a fast and efficient process, the below will all be completed in the shortest time possible.

📞 Initial informal call with the Talent team

🧪 Online tests in numeracy and logical reasoning

⏳ Interview with the hiring manager and a member of the team

🤩 Final interview with the Director

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcome and respected. We believe that diversity and inclusion are essential to our success, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.