Total Rewards Manager DACH

Yankee Candle; Hamburg; Hybrid; EUR 70.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading consumer goods company in Hamburg is seeking a Total Rewards Manager DACH to oversee compensation and benefits strategies. The ideal candidate should have a Bachelor’s degree, significant experience in compensation design, advanced Excel skills, and be fluent in both English and German. This role offers a hybrid working model and opportunities for professional development.

Leistungen

Flexible hybrid working system

Unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning

Employee Referral Program

Paid time-off for charity activities

Qualifikationen

• Significant experience in compensation design and execution.
• Hands-on experience with job evaluation systems like Mercer or WTW.
• Ability to articulate complex compensation issues.

Aufgaben

• Lead Total Rewards initiatives with business and HR.
• Develop and implement compensation programmes.
• Manage annual incentive programmes for management and sales.
• Provide training on Total Rewards services.

Kenntnisse

Compensation design and execution

Job evaluation

Advanced Excel skills

Communication skills

Change management

Fluent English

Fluent German

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree

Jobbeschreibung

Job ID : 2237

Alternate Locations :

Position title : Total Rewards Manager DACH

Location : Hamburg, DE

Reports to : Senior Director, EMEA & APAC Total Rewards

Contract type : Permanent, hybrid working system

Your Role & Team in a Nutshell

As a Total Rewards Manager, you will oversee global compensation and benefit strategies to ensure our policies meet organisational needs. You will drive change and enhance quality in executing company’s compensation and benefits programmes across the D-A-CH region and several other assigned countries. You will be the go-to expert on pay structures, benefits, benchmarking, and Total Rewards projects.

You will be part of an international Total Rewards team of five.

We will help you achieve your goals and develop by providing regular feedback and access to online training courses.

Your Key Responsibilities

Lead Total Rewards (TR) initiatives, partnering with business and HR in the new go-to-market cluster.

Develop and implement compensation programmes at all organisational levels.

Create and drive TR programmes to enhance talent acquisition and retention.

Provide TR services and training to Business Units, HR counterparts, and internal customers.

Ensure consistent global compensation and benefit programmes in collaboration with international segments.

Manage annual incentive programmes for management and sales.

Offer expertise on benefit programmes, including long-term retirement / pension plans.

What You’ll Need

Minimum: Bachelor’s degree.

Significant experience in compensation design and execution.

Hands‑on experience with job evaluation, particularly with Mercer or WTW job leveling systems.

Advanced Excel skills (incl. compensation and financial modelling).

Fluent in English (written & spoken)

Your advantage

Excellent communication skill, with the ability to articulate complex compensation issues.

Change management project experience.

Solution‑focused.

Flexibility to adapt to business needs

Fluent German

What You Gain

Newell Brands has a strong footprint in the EMEA region, with several thousand employees spread over many corporate offices and manufacturing facilities. You might recognise some of our iconic brands, like Parker, Sistema, Spontex, Crockpot, NUK, Coleman, and Yankee Candle , to name a few.

Join us and benefit from:

• Flexible hybrid working system (on average 3 days in the office and 2 days at home p.w.)
• Unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning – 17,000+ courses for your professional and personal development
• Corporate Citizenship Philosophies – environmentally sustainable and socially sensitive business practices
• Discounts on some of our products from brands Parker, DYMO, Sharpie, Contigo, and others

Employee Referral Program – an opportunity to get a bonus

• Global Service Anniversary Program – recognition of milestone service anniversaries and birthdays
• Give@Newell – paid time-off for charity activities dedicated for local communities right where you live / work
• Access to Employee Resource Groups that foster Diversity & Inclusion

Core Values

Integrity, Teamwork, Passion for Winning, Ownership, Leadership

Are you interested?

If so, please click on “Apply Now” on this site and upload your CV in English.

If your application is shortlisted, our recruiter will invite you for an initial phone interview.

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