Benefits Specialist - Reward Specialist/Global Benefits

Our client, a leader in retail, is seeking a contract Reward Specialist/Global Benefits. This is a hybrid role 2-3x/week in Wayne, NJ.

6 months ( extensions) and it is contract to hire

A leading global organization is seeking a hands-on Reward Specialist, Global Benefits to help build reliable benefits operations while moving from legacy support services to a sustainable standalone model.

You will take ownership of key benefits activities, coordinate vendors and internal partners, and guide the transition through implementation and stabilization.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the accountable owner for assigned global benefits activities, coordinating issues and escalating them through resolution.
• Manage recurring vendor administration, including data transfers, service reviews, reconciliations, issue tracking, and follow-up.
• Coordinate across P&C Partnering, Finance, Reward, Payroll, HR Technology, and external vendors to support accurate and timely service delivery.
• Lead the transition from legacy support to standalone operations by assessing current services, defining future ownership and procedures, closing capability gaps, and supporting cutover and stabilization.
• Maintain project plans, action and decision logs, risk and issue trackers, and status updates.
• Address missed commitments and roadblocks, clarify dependencies, and drive stakeholder actions to completion.
• Identify process inefficiencies, control risks, and unclear accountabilities, then coordinate practical improvements.
• Ensure benefits activities align with internal policies, governance, controls, contracts, and applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
• Keep leaders and stakeholders informed of progress, risks, decisions needed, mitigation plans, and next steps.
• Strengthen vendor governance and document sustainable processes to support continuous improvement.

Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant experience.
• At least 8 years of experience in benefits administration, total rewards, or benefits operations in a multinational or complex corporate environment.
• Strong expertise in benefits operations and third-party vendor management, including recurring administration cycles.
• Experience supporting service transitions, organizational separations, vendor implementations, or operating model transformations.
• Demonstrated ability to own cross-functional work, clarify responsibilities, and secure stakeholder commitments through completion.
• Working knowledge of benefits governance, controls, data privacy, and legal and regulatory considerations across multiple regions.
• Strong project management skills, including planning, dependency and risk management, cutover readiness, and stabilization.
• Ability to work independently, manage ambiguity and competing priorities, and balance transition planning with detailed operational delivery.
• Analytical and practical problem-solving skills, with close attention to data integrity, controls, and operational risk.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including leadership updates and presentations.
• Collaborative, proactive approach, with the judgment to challenge constructively and escalate when needed.
• Ability to work effectively across countries, cultures, functions, time zones, and third-party organizations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree.
• SHRM certification.
• Spanish or Portuguese language skills.

You will receive the following benefits:

• Medical Insurance
• Dental & Orthodontia Benefits
• Vision Benefits
• Pre-tax Commuter Benefit

All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under Motion Recruitment Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.

Motion Recruitment Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/vets