Group Compensation and Benefits Specialist

Michael Page; Dubai; On-site; AED 420,000 - 620,000; Full time

Job summary

Michael Page is seeking an experienced Compensation & Benefits professional to own job grading, salary structures, and market benchmarking across our regional workforce in Dubai. You will act as the subject matter expert for job evaluation and reward frameworks, delivering data-driven recommendations to HR leaders while ensuring consistency, equity, and market competitiveness.

In this role you will maintain the organisation's job architecture, evaluate positions using grading methodologies,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or related discipline.
• 8+ years' experience within Compensation & Benefits, Reward, Job Evaluation, or related specialist HR functions.
• Strong experience managing job grading frameworks and salary structures.
• Advanced Excel and analytical skills, including compensation modelling and workforce data analysis.
• Experience using salary surveys and external market data to support reward decisions.
• Exposure to organisational design or workforce planning initiatives would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and manage the organisation's job architecture, including job families, grades, levels, and role catalogue.
• Evaluate new and revised positions using a recognised grading methodology.
• Develop and maintain salary structures, pay ranges, and reward frameworks across multiple territories.
• Conduct market benchmarking and analyse salary survey data to support compensation decisions.
• Provide cost modelling and recommendations for offers, promotions, retention cases, and salary reviews.
• Monitor internal equity, pay compression, grading anomalies, and governance compliance.
• Maintain compensation records, grading decisions, and supporting reward documentation.

Skills

Job evaluation

Salary structures

Market benchmarking

Advanced Excel

Data analysis

Salary surveys

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR or related field

Tools

Excel

Salary survey databases

Job description

• An exciting opportunity for an experienced Compensation & Benefits professional to take ownership of job grading, salary structures, market benchmarking, and compensation governance across a diverse regional workforce. This role will act as the subject matter expert for job evaluation and reward frameworks, providing data-driven recommendations to business and HR leaders while ensuring consistency, equity, and market competitiveness.

Client Details

• The organisation operates in the Industrial sector in Dubai.

Description

• Maintain and manage the organisation's job architecture, including job families, grades, levels, and role catalogue.
• Evaluate new and revised positions using a recognised grading methodology.
• Develop and maintain salary structures, pay ranges, and reward frameworks across multiple territories.
• Conduct market benchmarking and analyse salary survey data to support compensation decisions.
• Provide cost modelling and recommendations for offers, promotions, retention cases, and salary reviews.
• Monitor internal equity, pay compression, grading anomalies, and governance compliance.
• Maintain compensation records, grading decisions, and supporting reward documentation.

Profile

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 8 years' experience within Compensation & Benefits, Reward, Job Evaluation, or related specialist HR functions.
• Strong experience managing job grading frameworks and salary structures
• Advanced Excel and analytical skills, including compensation modelling and workforce data analysis.
• Experience using salary surveys and external market data to support reward decisions.
• Exposure to organisational design or workforce planning initiatives would be advantageous.