(Senior) Total Rewards Expert (m/w/d)

Eberspächer Group; Esslingen am Neckar; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Kantine

Job summary

Eberspächer Group is seeking a (Senior) Total Rewards Expert to lead global compensation and benefits initiatives. You will be responsible for job evaluation, grading structures, and market benchmarking to ensure competitive pay practices.

The role involves end-to-end salary budgeting, reviews, and regulatory compliance. You will partner with HR leadership and senior stakeholders, shaping modern reward programs and driving business impact across our international footprint.

Qualifications

• University degree in Business Administration, Economics, HR or comparable field.
• 5–7 years in Compensation & Benefits in large international organizations or complex structures.
• Strong expertise in job evaluation, grading structures, and modern compensation models.
• Experience designing and managing salary reviews and variable compensation programs (STI/LTI).
• Solid knowledge of EU Pay Transparency, CSRD regulations.
• Experience leading C&B projects with cross-functional teams.
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail and benchmarking tools.

Responsibilities

• Continuously develop and enhance our global Compensation & Benefits strategy.
• Conduct job evaluations and evolve the job architecture and grading structures.
• Perform compensation data analyses and benchmarking to ensure market competitiveness.
• Design and manage the annual salary budget and salary review process.
• Design and implement modern variable compensation programs (STI/LTI) and other rewards.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements (EU Pay Transparency, CSRD) in HR processes.
• Review and improve compensation and benefits processes to boost efficiency and impact.
• Advise HR Business Partners and senior leaders as a strategic sparring partner.

Skills

Job evaluation expertise

Grading structures

Analytical skills

Stakeholder communication

Fluent English

German language advantage

Compensation modeling

Benchmarking experience

Education

University degree in Business Administration or Economics or HR

Job description

Your mind is full of ideas, and your focus is always on the future. While your ideas may meet resistance elsewhere, they will find support with us. As a family-owned hidden champion, we offer broad opportunities to shape and make an impact rather than large conference rooms. In your varied role, you will support more than 10,000 colleagues across 80 locations. With us, you will experience our values every day: trust, respect, and tolerance. This is how we foster diversity and careers that keep moving forward.

(Senior) Total Rewards Expert (m/w/d)

Your Responsibilities:

• You continuously develop and enhance our global Compensation & Benefits strategy, setting impulses for modern and competitive reward approaches.
• You conduct job evaluations own and further evolve the job architecture and grading structures, actively driving the development of our job evaluation methodology.
• You perform in-depth compensation data analyses and steer both internal and external benchmarking to ensure transparency and market competitiveness.
• You design and manage the annual salary budget and salary review process, working closely with HR, Finance, and top management.
• You design and implement modern variable compensation programs (STI / LTI) and other reward programs and ensure their continuous improvement.
• You ensure compliance with regulatory requirements (e.g., CSRD, EU Pay Transparency Directive) and integrate them effectively into HR processes.
• You continuously review and improve compensation and benefits processes to enhance efficiency, employee experience, and business impact.
• As a strategic sparring partner, you advise HR Business Partners and senior leaders at eye level and contribute your expertise to global HR initiatives.

Your Profile:

• University degree in Business Administration, Economics, Human Resources or a comparable field
• Minimum 5 – 7 years of relevant experience in Compensation & Benefits, within large international organizations or complex structures.
• Strong expertise in job evaluation, grading structures, and modern compensation models
• Proven experience in managing complex salary review processes and designing variable compensation systems (STI / LTI)
• Solid knowledge of regulatory frameworks (e.g., EU Pay Transparency, CSRD)
• Experience in managing complex Compensation & Benefits projects.
• Strong analytical skills combined with high attention to detail, confident handling of compensation data and benchmarking tools and results-oriented mindset.
• Excellent consulting and communication skills, with the ability to engage confidently with senior stakeholders.
• Fluent English, both written and spoken. German language skills are an advantage.
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