Lead, Compensation

HelloFresh; Berlin; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

HelloFresh Pension Scheme

Berlin relocation support

Hybrid working model

Discounts on HelloFresh boxes

Job summary

HelloFresh is seeking a Lead Compensation Business Partner to drive the development, implementation, and integration of global compensation programs. The role emphasizes pay transparency, strong business partnerships, and alignment with HelloFresh’s pay philosophy in a fast-moving international setting.

You will report to the Global Director of Compensation Strategy and influence HRBPs, executives, and business leaders across divisions.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in compensation, preferably global tech or international environments.
• Strategic mindset with ability to influence HRBPs and executives.
• Strong analytical skills with data-driven modeling and market benchmarking.

Responsibilities

• Partner with HR and executives to shape global compensation strategies and local practices.
• Lead global rewards programs, equity, job architecture, and annual cycles.
• Deliver analytics to align compensation with market trends and internal equity.
• Design and improve tools, dashboards, and workflows for leadership visibility.
• Conduct benchmarking studies and provide evidence-based recommendations.
• Create clear communications for HR, managers, and employees.

Skills

Strategic partnering

Influence & strategy

Analytical modeling

Global compensation programs

Adaptability

Excellent communication

Tools

Excel

Job description

The role

HelloFresh is seeking a strategic and forward-thinking Lead Compensation Business Partner to take the lead in developing, implementing, and successfully integrating our global compensation programs. We need a standout professional who can think outside conventional frameworks - utilizing deep insights, unlock pay transparency, and establishing strong business partnerships to drive exceptional results. This position plays a vital role in ensuring our rewards structures effectively incentivize and motivate our global workforce.

Reporting directly to the Global Director of Compensation Strategy, this high-impact, visible position is central to aligning our rewards initiatives with HelloFresh’s core pay philosophy, fostering our growth objectives, maintaining market competitiveness, and guaranteeing absolute pay compliance. You will play a foundational role in defining our global rewards strategy and structuring defensible compensation frameworks.

What You’ll Do

• Strategic Business Partnership: Partner closely with HR teams and business executives across Tech and various global divisions, offering a macro perspective on compensation alongside specialist counsel on localized strategies and pay practices.
• Compensation Program Leadership: Spearhead ongoing and upcoming strategic rewards initiatives while contributing to the design and rollout of global programs, including pay equity assessments, annual cycles, job architecture, and key talent retention initiatives.
• Analytics and Insights: Deliver advanced data-driven modeling and analytics to guide compensation frameworks, ensuring alignment with external market trends and internal equity, particularly when structuring competitive candidate offers.
• Process and Tool Innovation: Design and optimize analytical tools, workflows, and dashboard metrics in alignment with global People teams to serve specific business line demands and ensure visibility for leadership and management.
• Market Intelligence: Formulate and conduct detailed benchmarking studies to monitor market movements, bridge data deficits, and offer validated recommendations to the business.
• Advisory & Enablement: Act as the primary subject matter authority for global rewards frameworks. Create and deliver clear communication materials to educate, enable, and support HR colleagues, line managers, and general employees.

What You’ll Bring

• Professional Experience: 8+ years of dedicated compensation experience, preferably supporting global technology sectors or corporate functions within a fast-moving international ecosystem.
• Influence & Strategy: A clear passion for the compensation space coupled with a strategic viewpoint and a demonstrated history of influencing, guiding, and counseling HRBPs and senior corporate executives.
• Analytical Capabilities: Superior analytical capacity with specialized experience handling complex datasets and building robust financial models (advanced mastery of Google Sheets or Excel is required).
• Program Development: Proven experience conceptualizing and introducing broad compensation programs within rapidly shifting business models, balancing attractive employee rewards with corporate fiscal boundaries.
• Adaptability: Highly capable of steering through ambiguity and complex organizational frameworks, with a natural agility to adapt to shifting business demands.
• Communication Skills: Outstanding written and verbal communication alongside top-tier stakeholder management capabilities.

What We Offer

Elevate your lifestyle! Join one of Europe's fastest-growing tech powerhouses in a dynamic phase of expansion.

• Immerse yourself in a diverse global community of 90+ nationalities.
• Enjoy a competitive compensation package that goes beyond the norm, with perks like a HelloFresh- subsidized Pension Scheme, Berlin relocation support, and a Hybrid working model.
• Elevate your lifestyle with exclusive discounts on your weekly HelloFresh box and office meals.
• Invest in your growth with an annual learning & development budget, German language learning budget, and access to the HelloFresh Academy.
• Plus, we've got your well-being covered with mental health support, transportation perks, and working-parent-friendly benefits. From our 24/7 gym access, wellbeing platforms like Headspace and Spill, to sabbatical leave options, HelloFresh is not just a workplace; it's a lifestyle of perks and possibilities!