About This Role
Managing compensation and benefits programs for EMEA and APAC locations is at the core of this role, working closely with the Associate Director, International Compensation & Benefits. This position suits a candidate with strong compensation and benefits knowledge, an analytical mindset, excellent attention to detail, and a focus on operational excellence.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain competitive pay ranges and salary structures
- Manage EMEA/APAC salary survey (compensation & benefits) submissions in collaboration with the Global Total Rewards team
- Conduct compensation analysis for new roles and hires to ensure internal equity and market competitiveness
- Support the annual compensation cycle, including salary reviews, promotions, bonuses, and long-term incentive processes
- Monitor legislative developments across EMEA/APAC, including pay transparency requirements, to support compliance
- Support day-to-day administration of employee benefits across EMEA/APAC, including new hire enrolment and onboarding, ensuring employee benefit changes are actioned and reflected on payroll, and leaver offboarding
- Act as first point of contact for benefit queries and escalations across EMEA/APAC
- Oversee benefit renewals, premium negotiation, preparation of renewal files, employee communications, and invoice payment, in partnership with the Associate Director, International Compensation & Benefits
- Support PO creation and invoice payment process, ensuring PO numbers are established, invoices are tracked and shared with finance to ensure timely payment
- Track Total Rewards costs for EMEA/APAC and prepare for the annual budget process
- Partner with Total Rewards and HR team on continuous improvement initiatives to enhance operational efficiency, accuracy, and employee experience
- Support Total Rewards projects, including country set-up and market reviews
- Mentor junior HR team members to strengthen cross-functional Total Rewards knowledge
Requirements
- 7+ years of progressive experience managing compensation and benefits programs and projects across EMEA/APAC in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment
- In-depth experience of supporting benefits administration for end-to-end employee life cycle across EMEA/APAC, including benefit queries, renewal process, employee communications, and vendor management
- Strong knowledge of compensation and benefits legislation and practices across EMEA/APAC
- Solid understanding of compensation frameworks, including job structures, salary ranges, annual review cycles, promotions, leave of absence, recognition, incentives, and benchmarking
- Experience administering leave of absence processes across EMEA/APAC and/or globally
- Strong planning, prioritization, and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively
