Director Compensation Benefits

LLP SAPSAN; Dubai; On-site; AED 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

LLP SAPSAN seeks a strategic Compensation & Benefits Director to lead total rewards, oversee salary structures, benefits, and remuneration strategies across the organisation. This role drives competitive pay frameworks, governance, and compliance to attract, retain, and optimise performance.

You will partner with Finance and HR, manage budgets, benchmark compensation, and develop executive remuneration approaches to support talent acquisition and retention in a competitive market.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resource Management, Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Accounting, or a related discipline. A Master's degree or MBA is an advantage.
• Strong knowledge of compensation and benefits management, total rewards strategy, salary administration, and reward programme development.
• Comprehensive understanding of job evaluation methodologies, salary structures, incentive schemes, performance-based remuneration, and benefits administration.
• Strong financial and analytical capabilities, including compensation modelling, budgeting, cost analysis, and workforce financial planning.
• Excellent understanding of salary benchmarking, market remuneration surveys, pay equity, and compensation competitiveness.
• Knowledge of applicable employment legislation, statutory contributions, payroll practices, taxation, and regulatory compliance.
• Strong strategic thinking, critical analysis, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
• Excellent leadership, communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage confidential employee information with the highest level of integrity, discretion, and professionalism.
• Strong project management, organisational, and cross-functional collaboration capabilities.
• Proficiency in HRIS, payroll systems, compensation management tools, data analytics, and Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to translate complex compensation data into practical recommendations and effective business strategies.
• High level of accountability, accuracy, integrity, adaptability, and attention to detail.
• A commercially minded and people-focused leader committed to fair remuneration practices, employee wellbeing, talent retention, and sustainable organisational performance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement comprehensive compensation and benefits strategies aligned with the organisation's business objectives, talent management priorities, and workforce requirements.
• Lead the design, review, and implementation of salary structures, pay grades, job evaluation frameworks, incentive schemes, bonuses, and performance-based reward programmes.
• Establish competitive compensation policies and remuneration frameworks to attract, motivate, and retain high-performing talent.
• Oversee employee benefits programmes, including healthcare, insurance, retirement plans, leave entitlements, allowances, and other employee welfare initiatives.
• Conduct regular salary benchmarking, market remuneration surveys, and compensation analysis to ensure external competitiveness and internal pay equity.
• Develop and manage annual compensation budgets, salary review cycles, incentive allocations, and benefits expenditure to ensure effective cost management.
• Establish compensation governance frameworks, policies, procedures, and approval mechanisms to ensure consistency, transparency, and accountability.
• Partner with senior management and department leaders to develop appropriate reward strategies, executive compensation structures, and workforce remuneration plans.
• Oversee job evaluation, salary grading, role classification, and organisational pay structures to ensure fair and consistent compensation practices.
• Monitor compensation trends, employment market developments, and regulatory changes to ensure remuneration strategies remain relevant and compliant.
• Ensure compliance with applicable labour laws, statutory contribution requirements, tax regulations, and employment-related compensation obligations.
• Lead the evaluation and optimisation of employee benefits programmes to enhance employee satisfaction, engagement, and overall value.
• Analyse compensation data, workforce costs, benefits utilisation, and reward programme effectiveness to support strategic decision-making.
• Collaborate with Human Resources, Finance, Payroll, and business leadership to ensure accurate and effective implementation of compensation and benefits policies.
• Lead and develop the compensation and benefits team, promoting analytical excellence, service quality, confidentiality, and continuous improvement.
• Prepare executive reports, compensation proposals, financial assessments, and strategic recommendations for senior management.
• Drive continuous improvement in total rewards practices, HR systems, compensation administration, and employee value proposition initiatives.

Job description

Compensation & Benefits DirectorRole Description

We are seeking a strategic, analytical, and results-driven Compensation & Benefits Director to lead the organisation's overall compensation, benefits, rewards, and employee remuneration strategies. This role is responsible for developing competitive compensation frameworks, overseeing employee benefits programmes, ensuring internal pay equity, and establishing reward structures that support talent attraction, employee retention, and organisational performance.

The successful candidate will provide strategic leadership in total rewards management, ensuring that compensation and benefits policies are aligned with business objectives, financial sustainability, market competitiveness, and applicable employment regulations.

Key responsibilities include:

• Develop and implement comprehensive compensation and benefits strategies aligned with the organisation's business objectives, talent management priorities, and workforce requirements.
• Lead the design, review, and implementation of salary structures, pay grades, job evaluation frameworks, incentive schemes, bonuses, and performance-based reward programmes.
• Establish competitive compensation policies and remuneration frameworks to attract, motivate, and retain high-performing talent.
• Oversee employee benefits programmes, including healthcare, insurance, retirement plans, leave entitlements, allowances, and other employee welfare initiatives.
• Conduct regular salary benchmarking, market remuneration surveys, and compensation analysis to ensure external competitiveness and internal pay equity.
• Develop and manage annual compensation budgets, salary review cycles, incentive allocations, and benefits expenditure to ensure effective cost management.
• Establish compensation governance frameworks, policies, procedures, and approval mechanisms to ensure consistency, transparency, and accountability.
• Partner with senior management and department leaders to develop appropriate reward strategies, executive compensation structures, and workforce remuneration plans.
• Oversee job evaluation, salary grading, role classification, and organisational pay structures to ensure fair and consistent compensation practices.
• Monitor compensation trends, employment market developments, and regulatory changes to ensure remuneration strategies remain relevant and compliant.
• Ensure compliance with applicable labour laws, statutory contribution requirements, tax regulations, and employment-related compensation obligations.
• Lead the evaluation and optimisation of employee benefits programmes to enhance employee satisfaction, engagement, and overall value.
• Analyse compensation data, workforce costs, benefits utilisation, and reward programme effectiveness to support strategic decision-making.
• Collaborate with Human Resources, Finance, Payroll, and business leadership to ensure accurate and effective implementation of compensation and benefits policies.
• Lead and develop the compensation and benefits team, promoting analytical excellence, service quality, confidentiality, and continuous improvement.
• Prepare executive reports, compensation proposals, financial assessments, and strategic recommendations for senior management.
• Drive continuous improvement in total rewards practices, HR systems, compensation administration, and employee value proposition initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resource Management, Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Accounting, or a related discipline. A Master's degree or MBA is an advantage.
• Strong knowledge of compensation and benefits management, total rewards strategy, salary administration, and reward programme development.
• Comprehensive understanding of job evaluation methodologies, salary structures, incentive schemes, performance-based remuneration, and benefits administration.
• Strong financial and analytical capabilities, including compensation modelling, budgeting, cost analysis, and workforce financial planning.
• Excellent understanding of salary benchmarking, market remuneration surveys, pay equity, and compensation competitiveness.
• Knowledge of applicable employment legislation, statutory contributions, payroll practices, taxation, and regulatory compliance.
• Strong strategic thinking, critical analysis, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
• Excellent leadership, communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage confidential employee information with the highest level of integrity, discretion, and professionalism.
• Strong project management, organisational, and cross-functional collaboration capabilities.
• Proficiency in HRIS, payroll systems, compensation management tools, data analytics, and Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to translate complex compensation data into practical recommendations and effective business strategies.
• High level of accountability, accuracy, integrity, adaptability, and attention to detail.
• A commercially minded and people-focused leader committed to fair remuneration practices, employee wellbeing, talent retention, and sustainable organisational performance.