Benefits Specialist

Are you passionate about delivering a great employee experience through smart, compliant, and engaging benefits programs? We’re looking for a Benefits Specialist to help shape and support our UK and European benefits offerings on a part time basis (22.5 hours per week).

Reporting to the Director of Total Rewards, you will work closely with our Rewards Specialist to ensure the seamless administration of employee benefits, from health and wellness to pensions and perquisite, while ensuring full compliance with regional regulations. This is a exciting opportunity will allow you to utilise skills in organisation, communication and knowledge in a fast-growing global business.

What you’ll be doing:

Benefits Administration

• Administer core benefit programs, including private medical insurance, dental, life assurance, and income protection across multiple countries.
• Oversee UK pension scheme enrolment, including auto-enrolment compliance, and coordinate European retirement plans whilst adhering to local requirements.
• Act as the first point of contact for benefits-related queries from employees across multiple locations.
• Support annual renewals, collaborating with brokers and benefits providers in the UK and Europe.

European Benefits Support

• Partner with local HR teams to deliver statutory and supplementary benefits (e.g., meal vouchers, commuting subsidies, healthcare schemes, parental leave).
• Stay current on regional trends and legislative updates to ensure our benefits remain competitive and compliant.
• Contribute to benefits harmonization initiatives across European locations.

Compliance & Governance

• Maintain compliance with UK and European benefits legislation, including GDPR, pensions law, and employment regulations.
• Ensure accurate benefits data across HR systems and support audit and reporting requirements.

Employee Experience & Communication

• Onboard new employees to benefits programs and support offboarding activities.
• Create and share engaging communications to educate employees about their benefits.
• Assist with employee wellness initiatives, including mental health and financial wellbeing events.

Vendor & System Management

• Liaise with external benefits providers and internal teams to resolve issues and ensure seamless delivery.
• Support implementation and maintenance of multi-country HRIS benefits modules.
• Monitor and reconcile discrepancies with vendors and payroll.

What You’ll Bring

Essential Skills & Experience

• 2–4 years’ experience in benefits administration, HR, or payroll, with exposure to both UK and European benefits.
• Solid understanding of UK pensions and statutory European benefits.
• Strong proficiency in Excel, HRIS systems, and benefits portals.
• Clear and confident communicator with the ability to work effectively across multiple countries.

Desirable (But Not Required)

• CIPD Level 3 or above (or currently working towards it).
• Experience in a pan-European HR or Total Rewards function.
• Familiarity with salary sacrifice schemes and multi-country benefits platforms.
• Background in a multinational or fast-paced corporate environment.

About Air Partner Group, a Wheels Up Company 

Founded in 1961, Air Partner Group is a world-leading international aviation services group providing aircraft charter, aviation safety and security solutions, and managed services to industry, commerce, governments, and private individuals, as well as civil and military organisations.  

The Air Partner Group has two divisions: Air Partner Charter and Air Partner Services (previously Safety & Security). Air Partner Charter comprises of group charter, private jets, cargo, and specialist services. Group Charter charters large airliners to move groups of any size. Private Jets offers the Company's unique pre-paid JetCard scheme and on-demand charter for up to 19 people. Cargo charters aircraft of every size to fly almost any cargo anywhere, at any time. 

Air Partner Services comprises Baines Simmons, Redline Assured Security Ltd, Kenyon International Emergency Services, and Managed Services. Baines Simmons offers aviation safety management and fatigue risk management. Redline Assured Security delivers government-standard security training, consultancy, and solutions to regulated, high value and high threat environments. Kenyon International Emergency Services is a world leader in emergency planning and incident response.

Air Partner Group is ISO 9001:2015 compliant for commercial airline and private jet solutions worldwide and we work with Climate and Development experts and Climate Impact Partners, to allow clients to offset carbon emissions in support of projects that not only cut carbon but also alleviate poverty and improve lives.

Air Partner Limited is a Wheels Up company, the leading provider of on-demand private aviation in the U.S. and one of the largest private aviation companies in the world. Wheels Up is headquartered in New York City and operates in 25 locations across three continents and employs 2,700 professionals globally. Their services include world-class safety, service, and flexibility through on-demand flights, membership programs, corporate solutions, whole aircraft sales, and a strategic partnership with Delta Air Lines.  We offer a challenging and rewarding career in an exciting and growing industry.

Air Partner is committed to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive working environment for all employees, we do this via our Environmental, Social and Governance Strategy, our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion forum, and our Recruitment strategy.  

At Air Partner we are proud to be a ‘Disability Confident’ employer and we value workforce diversity.  If Air Partner feels like a place where you can belong, we'd love to learn more about you, and we guarantee an interview for any disabled person who meets the minimum criteria set for the job.  If your application is successful, the next steps of the process will include a virtual interview with a member of the Talent Acquisition team before meeting with members of the business in person.  When you apply, you'll be asked about any adjustments you might need to support the recruitment process. Let us know, and we'll be sure to discuss it with you. 

We encourage applications from all backgrounds, and we would love to hear from you. 

More information is available on the company's website (www.airpartnergroup.com)