Pensions & Benefits Manager – Global Insured Employee Benefits (Ieb) Lead

Location :

KRK (PL), MA (DE), MI (IT), MAD (ES), RO (NL) – onsite, remote, hybrid

Department :

Human Resources – Pensions & Benefits

Reports To :

Head of Pensions & Benefits

Type :

Full-Time | Permanent

Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader in electrification, powering a sustainable energy future with innovative power grid technologies with digital at the core. Over three billion people depend on our technologies to power their daily lives.

With over a century in pioneering mission-critical technologies like high-voltage, transformers, automation, and power electronics, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time – balancing soaring electricity demand, while decarbonizing the power system.

Hitachi Energy operates in over 60 countries with over amazing and ambitious employees contributing to the company's successful growth.

Your Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced

Pensions & Benefits Manager – Global IEB Lead

to join our global Pensions & Benefits team, reporting to the Global Head of Pensions & Benefits. This collaborative team ensures comprehensive oversight, strong governance, and effective risk management for our pension & benefits programs worldwide. On top, each team member takes ownership of a particular area of subject matter in the field of pensions and benefits, ensuring best practices across regions. The CoE leads and manages a diverse portfolio of projects related to pensions and benefits but also provides both strategic-conceptual advice and practical support to our Compensation & Benefits Hub Leads in delivering competitive, locally tailored benefits while maintaining our global standards.

This

Pensions & Benefits Manager – Global IEB Lead

plays a pivotal role in various key areas :

• Overseeing, governing, controlling our global Insured Employee Benefits Programs worldwide : In addition to regional responsibilities, the role will take global ownership of our Insured Employee Benefits governance, including finance strategy, risk management and cost control.
• Leading, managing and / or contributing to local / regional / global pensions & benefits projects : The role leads, manages and / or contributes to various local, regional but also global pensions & benefits projects supporting our ambition of continuous enhancements.
• Governing, controlling, managing, and shaping and our pensions programs : The Pensions & Benefits Manager oversees, governs and actively manages our pension programs from a strategic and conceptual perspective. The role focuses on the design, implementation, and conceptual pensions program offering in accordance with legal and regulatory requirements, and in line with our pension's governance model and strategy.

How You Will Make An Impact

Global Insured Employee Benefits Component of Position

Benefits

Take ownership of our global Insured Employee Benefits Management and its governance, risk management, financing strategy and concept and cost control :

Pensions & Benefits Management Component Of Position

Monitor & analyse countries' pension programs with reference to changes in legislation to ensure legal compliance of our pension schemes, operations and (regulatory) processes, risk assessment, cost control and vendor service quality as well as market competitiveness, which includes :

Develop, recommend modifications to existing pension plan designs and new concepts, make recommendation on vendor selection and prepare business cases, and lead / manage implementation.

Draft pension plan rules (policies), member booklets and other associated documents, communication strategy and prepare communication materials.

Conceptually support, align with, provide guidance and advice to other HR functions to support a seamless operational delivery of our pension programs.

Your Background

What We Offer

Ready to take the next step? Join us and become a key driver of our pension and benefits strategy—working within a globally connected team on high‑impact projects that truly matter.

You'll enjoy a competitive compensation and benefits package, flexible working arrangements, and a culture that champions your growth and well‑being. If you're passionate about making a real difference and thrive in an international environment, we want to hear from you.

Apply today and shape the future of our benefits programs

Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader in electrification, powering a sustainable energy future through innovative power grid technologies with digital at the core. Over three billion people depend on our technologies to power their daily lives.

With over a century in pioneering mission-critical technologies like high-voltage, transformers, automation, and power electronics, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time – balancing soaring electricity demand, while decarbonizing the power system.

Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 50,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $16 billion USD. We welcome you to apply today.