At MiniMed, you can begin a lifelong career of exploration and innovation, while helping make a difference in the lives of people living with diabetes around the globe. You'll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation for a more connected, compassionate world.

About the Role

As a member of the Total Rewards team, your primary role will be to support all TR Programs, with a strong focus on administering employee benefits, supporting and documenting related processes.

Additionally, this role serves as a subject matter expert for leave of absence programs, ensuring accurate administration, timely communication to all key stakeholders, and a positive employee experience while supporting operational efficiency and compliance.

You will be responsible for multiple countries across the EMEA region. You may also be required, at times, to support APAC and Greater China regions and Global projects.

This is an exciting time to join MiniMed as our teams continue to expand and we experience growth. Our team in Ireland have an exciting opportunity for an Employee Benefits and Leave Specialist to join us as they continue their journey to provide a world class service in our different regions.

If you are a dedicated, individual who thrives on building relationships and providing excellent customer service and working at pace with our employees, this is an opportunity worth exploring.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:

Serve as the primary point of contact for employees, managers, and HR partners regarding local benefits, leave eligibility, processes, and timelines.

Respond in a timely manner to compensation and benefits related queries through our HRIS system, Workday.

Administer and manage all local benefit and employee leave programs, including but not limited to medical, retirement, family care leave, medical leave, parental leave, and disability-related absences.

Coordinate with third-party leave administrators and insurance carriers to ensure accurate case management, documentation, and benefit continuation. Ensure all employees are enrolled in relevant employee benefits, help provide data for audits.

Proactively support absence management (long term illness, maternity, paternity) with HR partners to ensure return to work processes are followed and HRIS system is updated.

Have an awareness of local regulations and defined company policies.

Ensure accurate continuation, billing, and reconciliation and payment of benefits and payment to benefits providers.

Closely partner with payroll to ensure correct pay treatment, deductions, and adjustments for benefits and leaves.

Support defining system requirements that facilitate efficiency, automation, and self-service for various HR processes.

Required Knowledge and Experience:

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or Business.

Experience in HR, compensation, or benefits administration is preferred

Experience working with HRIS (Workday) is advantageous

Multi-Lingual candidate preferred (French, German, Spanish)

Skills and Compete

Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple cases simultaneously

Strong interpersonal and communication skills with a customer-focused mindset.

Ability to handle sensitive information with discretion and confidentiality.

Analytical, agile and adaptable with good problem-solving skills.

Ability to interpret policies and regulations and apply them consistently.

Comfortable working independently while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

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Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.

Benefits & Compensation

MiniMed offers a competitive salary and flexible benefits package

At MiniMed, we put people first. A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values: We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every stage of your career and life.

About MiniMed

We want to make every day a better day for people living with diabetes. Our team of creative innovators around the globe share a passion for finding the simplest solutions to the problems that people with diabetes face on a daily basis. For more than 40 years, we've been redefining what's possible, from intelligent dosing systems designed for real life to predictive insights that stay a step ahead, and we're dedicated to continuing to support our customers through every step of their journey — meeting them where and how they need it.

Employee Benefits and Leave Specialist

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