Senior Manager Reward and Policy

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PurposeTo act as a functional lead to design, develop, and implement Benefits related policies, ensuring attraction and retention of employees with a focus on financial sustainability. Collaborates to maintain and update all policies whilst ensuring alignment between Company policy and UAE/international regulations. Accountabilities. Lead the service delivery of Benefits programmes globally. . Handle benefits issues, working together with Director, Total Rewards & Policies. This would include drafting and communicating complex programmes. . Review, develop and standardise benefits plans globally, working in conjunction with Director, Total Rewards & Policies, stakeholders and HR . Streamline benefits management processes . Generate and analyse benefits market data for benchmarking purposes . Monitor, track and investigate benefits management issues/trends and proactively propose appropriate value added improvements/innovations . Develop and actively manage relationships with third party providers with regard to various services such as benefits surveys, tax advisory work and compliance in all jurisdictions with the objective of maximising the quality of service whilst minimising the cost . Review all benefits programmes globally including Life Insurance, Medical Health Care, Pensions and any other tax effective programmes on a regular basis . Educate HR and line managers in Benefits philosophy to enable them to effectively manage compensation and benefits at a team and individual level and in turn communicate the companys philosophy to their employees. . Manage the Benefits team in all respects, e.g. recruitment, induction, performance appraisal, development, talent management, etc. . Undertake ad-hoc project work as required . Engage with senior management across the Company and arrange regular meetings with them in order to hear the Voice of the Customer and ensure that there is alignment and collaboration with HR resources of the concerned territories. . Work closely with members of the Total Rewards & Policies teamEducation & Experience. Bachelors degree within a relevant discipline (preferable Actuarial, Mathematics, Finance, etc) and a HR professional certification preferred. . Expert in compensation, benefits and international policies with 10-15 years experience of which a significant time was within in global organisation. About Etihad AirwaysEtihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, was formed in 2003 and quickly went on to become one of the worlds leading airlines. From its home in Abu Dhabi, Etihad flies to passenger and cargo destinations in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia and North America. Together with Etihads codeshare partners, Etihads network offers access to hundreds of international destinations. In recent years, Etihad has received numerous awards for its superior service and products, cargo offering, loyalty programme and more. Etihad is recognised as one of the worlds leading airlines in response to COVID-19 and was the first airline in the world to fully vaccinate its crew on board. Etihad sees tackling the climate crisis as the most important issue of our time, and through strategic partnerships with major global aviation brands and OEMs, Etihad is relentless in its pursuit of industry decarbonisation. To learn more, visit

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Etihad Airways is the second flag carrier airline of the United Arab Emirates. Its head office is in Khalifa City, Abu Dhabi, near Abu Dhabi International Airport. Etihad commenced operations in November 2003. It is the second-largest airline in the UAE after Emirates. The name Etihad is Arabic for United.