Senior Expert, Rewards

Masdar (Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company); Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading renewable energy company is seeking a Senior Reward Expert based in Abu Dhabi. You'll design and implement innovative reward frameworks and manage performance rewards cycles. The role requires strong strategic planning and advanced analytics skills, alongside 6-8 years in total rewards management. Join to enhance employee engagement and optimize workforce efficiency in a pioneering organization.

Qualifications

• 6-8 years of experience in total rewards management, preferably in a global organization.
• Minimum of 3 years in compensation and reward management with market-leading methodologies.
• Proven expertise in developing and implementing effective compensation strategies.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement competitive reward structures across all locations.
• Manage the annual performance rewards cycle including salary reviews and promotions.
• Deliver comprehensive reports using analytics on pay equity and workforce cost trends.

Skills

Exceptional communication

Interpersonal skills

Project management

Strategic planning

Advanced data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or related field

Master's degree from a top-tier institution or professional certification

Job description

Overview

Masdar is seeking a Senior Reward Expert to shape the future of our global total rewards and workforce management strategies. In this pivotal role, you will design and implement innovative, market-leading reward frameworks that drive organizational performance, support business priorities, and ensure compliance with global standards. You will enhance employee engagement, optimize workforce efficiency, and position Masdar as an employer of choice by delivering reward solutions and data-driven workforce insights aligned with our mission and values. The role is based in Abu Dhabi, Masdar HQ.

Responsibilities

• Reward Strategy & Market Competitiveness: Develop and implement competitive, equitable, and cost-effective reward structures across all Masdar locations, ensuring talent attraction, retention, and internal equity.
• Stay ahead of market trends through regular benchmarking and analysis, ensuring total rewards remain aligned with global best practices and business needs.
• Lead the design, review, and execution of total reward projects, providing strategic recommendations to leadership.
• Performance Rewards & Incentives: Manage the annual performance rewards cycle, including salary reviews, promotions, and bonuses, with data-driven proposals for cost allocation and ROI.
• Present recommendations for executive and organizational incentive programs, ensuring alignment with business performance and shareholder interests.
• Evaluate and enhance incentive schemes regularly to ensure competitiveness, fairness, and motivational impact.
• Workforce Planning & Budgeting: Collaborate with business units to forecast workforce requirements, develop manpower budgets, and ensure alignment with financial and strategic goals.
• Monitor manpower utilization, identify cost optimization opportunities, and recommend budget adjustments in response to changing business priorities.
• Compensation For Recruitment & Contract Renewals: Partner with Talent Acquisition to provide competitive compensation benchmarks for new hires and contract renewals.
• Review and approve salary offers, ensuring compliance with pay structures, market benchmarks, and internal equity.
• Analytics & Reporting: Deliver comprehensive, accurate, and timely reports to leadership and shareholders, using analytics to provide insights into pay equity, reward impact, and workforce cost trends.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.
• Master's degree from a top-tier institution or professional certification (e.g., CCP, CBP) preferred.
• 6-8 years of progressive experience in total rewards management, including compensation, benefits, and recognition programs, preferably in a global organization.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in compensation and reward management, focusing on market-leading methodologies and practices.
• Proven expertise in developing and implementing effective compensation strategies that drive organizational performance.

Additional Information

• Job-Specific Skills: Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills; ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams; experience working in a multi-cultural workforce; exposure to Middle East and GCC markets; strong business acumen; project management; strategic planning; advanced data analysis; knowledge of change management concepts and trends; knowledge in compensation and benefits surveys and interpretation.

Masdar is one of the world’s fastest growing renewable energy companies and a green hydrogen leader, placing the UAE at the forefront of the energy transition. As a pioneer in advancing the clean energy sector and a key enabler of the UAE’s vision as a global leader in sustainability and climate action, Masdar has developed projects in more than 40 countries across six continents and has invested, or committed to invest, in worldwide projects with a combined value of more than US$30 billion. Masdar unites the UAE’s three energy champions – Mubadala, ADNOC and TAQA – and will utilize their combined expertise to fulfill its purpose as a global clean energy pioneer across renewables and green hydrogen. Promoting innovation in solar, wind, energy storage, waste-to-energy, and geothermal energy, Masdar has a proven record of delivering pioneering projects using cutting-edge clean energy technologies, that are commercially viable and bankable. As part of the application process, we will collect, store and process personal information about you. Masdar will use your personal information in accordance with our Candidate Privacy Notice, which provides details on the purposes for which your data is processed.