Director of International Benefits, Take Two Interactive

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Offers Employee stock purchase scheme with a 15% discount

Expert level

London

Ability to travel when needed

Video game publisher

Job no longer available

Video game publisher

501-1000 employees

B2CGamingPublishingEntertainment

Job no longer available

Salary not provided

Offers Employee stock purchase scheme with a 15% discount

Expert level

London

Ability to travel when needed

501-1000 employees

B2CGamingPublishingEntertainment

Company mission

To be the most creative, the most innovative and the most efficient entertainment company.

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Company

Role

Who you are

Seasoned strategic and operational benefits professional, people manager and leader with a minimum of 9 years’ experience in an acquisitive multinational company with the ability to critically assess and improve existing benefits packages, processes and policies
To provide clear guidance and direction to the team, a successful track record and deep understanding is needed of project management, benchmarking, implementing, and harmonising international benefits programs, as well as a sound understanding of operations for benefits such as retirement plans, medical, dental, vision, wellbeing, EAP, life, disability, business travel accident, leaves and time off policies, reimbursements and allowances, commuter benefits and various perks
Knowledge and sensitivity around cultural and regional differences, statutory requirements, governing regulations and benefits prevalence in the international countries in which we operate
Sound ability to guide the team in navigating frequently shifting priorities across multiple complex workstreams within a fast-paced environment
Strong problem-solving and time management skills
Excellent written and verbal communications, including the ability to influence and educate senior leadership

What the job involves

The Director, International Benefits role is an exciting opportunity to join a highly successful, forward-thinking, interactive entertainment company to lead a team of benefits professionals supporting over 7,000 employees in 25 countries outside of North America
This strategic and tactical people leader will play a key role in innovating, achieving efficiencies and consistency across our various labels, while at the same time communicating and delivering competitive and engaging benefits, which includes wellbeing and leaves, to attract and retain top industry talent
Lead, handle and develop a team to innovate, communicate, evolve and efficiently handle existing and new benefits in all our countries outside North America
Provide VP, Global Benefits with recommendations around program governance, design, delivery and management, with input from Director, North American Benefits and Manager, Global Wellbeing
Collaborate with senior benefits leadership to integrate and implement strategic plans into functional and departmental goals and objectives
Regularly review team’s capacity to account for new, ongoing and unplanned projects, and BAU operations
Develop and handle the annual international benefits budget
Prepare and deliver compelling, concise and clear presentations for a variety of audiences such as label HR teams, internal approvers, leadership and employees
Provide M&A support to senior leadership as needed
Review and approve all plan renewals to ensure these are completed in an accurate and timely manner
Foster key internal stakeholder (e.g., Finance, Legal, Payroll, HR Tech) and vendor relationships to facilitate effective collaboration, solicit feedback and serve as a key point of escalation to support with resolution of sophisticated, highly visible and/or sensitive issues
Oversee, and lead when needed, multiple complex projects, keeping up to date on all progress and providing resolution and/or guidance on advanced issues
Collaborate and support on global or North American projects if needed

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Our take

Parent company to some of the most successful video game companies and titles is Take-Two Interactive, one of the leading developers, publishers, and marketers of consumer interactive entertainment around the globe.

Developing and publishing principally through Rockstar Games, 2K, Private Division, and Zynga, Take-Two has powered industry-leading titles such as Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead Redemption 1&2, the catalog of NBA 2K games, BioShock, and FarmVille.

The company is looking to enter the world of crypto and blockchain, beginning with Zynga's Web3 game Sugartown in 2023. When competitor Ubisoft became the first developer to launch NFTs, the move faced backlash as many users saw it as a cash grab, which has certainly influenced Take-Two’s delay in entering the market. Time will tell how this foray into blockchain pans out for Take-Two.

With its well-established catalog of games (with some highly anticipated title releases) Take-Two Interactive is a titan in the industry and is well set to see continued success, not only as its subsidiaries expand but through the capitalization of future tech opportunities in the highly innovative gaming industry.