Global People & Workplace Specialist (London)

As a Global People & Workplace Specialist, you will play a key role in supporting payroll, benefits, and workplace experience for our global team, with a particular focus on our UK-based employees. You will work closely with the People Operations team and cross-functional partners, including Finance, to ensure accurate and timely payroll and benefits administration while also helping create a smooth, engaging, and well-supported workplace experience.Reporting to the Senior Payroll & Benefits Analyst, you will be an integral member of the People Operations team and will support a broad range of high-priority operational initiatives. This role combines detail-oriented payroll and benefits administration with hands-on workplace and employee experience responsibilities, providing essential services that directly impact employees’ day-to-day experience.This is a hybrid role, requiring three days per week in our London office.ResponsibilitiesManage end-to-end payroll operations in Workday and Deel, including monthly international payroll processing, timesheets, time-off administration, expense approvals, pension remittances, payroll reporting, and related reconciliationsDevelop, maintain, and continuously improve payroll, benefits, HR, and workplace processes, procedures, controls, and documentation to support accuracy, efficiency, and scalabilityEnsure compliance with applicable payroll and benefits regulations, including tax, pension, and other statutory requirementsSupport the day-to-day administration of employee benefit programs, including medical, dental, vision, pension, Cycle to Work Scheme, and other regional benefitsPartner on annual benefits initiatives, including renewals, vendor evaluations, employee engagement initiatives, and other benefits-related projectsConduct regular audits of payroll, benefits, HR data, invoices, and related programs, identifying and resolving discrepancies accurately and promptlyPartner closely with the People Operations team