Compensation & Benefits Director

LVMH Fragrance Brands; Paris; Sur place; EUR 130 000 - 180 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Provident insurance

Healthcare

Uniform allowance

Company cars

Résumé du poste

LVMH Fragrance Brands is seeking a Compensation & Benefits Director to design and drive the Total Rewards strategy across the Maison. You will ensure internal equity, external competitiveness, and payroll balance in alignment with Group policies.

Reporting to the Global HR Director, you will lead a small team, manage global compensation policy, governance, and data reporting, and partner with executive leadership on strategic workforce decisions.

Qualifications

• Higher education with specialization in Compensation & Benefits and 12+ years of experience.
• Experience in C&B within international and matrixed environments.
• Advanced Excel modeling and payroll familiarity.

Responsabilités

• Define and deploy global compensation policy (base, short-term incentive, LTI, benefits).
• Manage job architecture / JobMap and ensure internal equity.
• Set compensation targets and salary grids; oversee annual ICR and bonus policy.
• Oversee long-term incentive and expatriation programs; mobility and departures.
• Oversee payroll reliability (France & International) and budget control.
• Produce headcount and cost data for COMEX; support workforce planning.

Connaissances

Compensation strategy & Total Rewards

Benchmarking & compensation surveys

Job evaluation / classification (JobMa

Budget management & payroll control

LTI / shareholding management (AGP)

Regulatory compliance (PayTransparency

Data analysis & modeling

Leadership & team development

Analytical thinking & critical mindset

Cross-functional collaboration

Negotiation & influence

Problem-solving

Confidentiality & rigor

Business acumen & strategic vision

Formation

Master's degree in HR, finance, business or equivalent with specialization in Compensation & Benefits

Outils

Excel (advanced)

HRIS & payroll tools

Description du poste

The Compensation & Benefits Director designs and drives the Total Rewards strategy for LVMH Fragrance Brands to strengthen the Maison's capacity to attract, retain, and reward its talent. They ensure internal equity, external competitiveness, and the financial balance of the payroll, while ensuring regulatory compliance and alignment with LVMH Group policies (JobMap, Pay Transparency, Rewards Policy). Reports to the Global Human Resources Director; acts as a key interlocutor for the Executive Committee (COMEX/CODIR) on compensation matters.

Job Responsibilities

• Strategy & Compensation Policy
• Define and deploy the global compensation policy (base salary, short-term variable, LTI, employee benefits) reflecting the excellence of the Maison.
• Manage job classification and evaluation frameworks (job architecture / JobMap) and ensure internal equity across Divisions.
• Set compensation targets and ranges, building and maintaining salary and hiring grids.
• Campaign & Process Management
• Orchestrate the annual compensation review (ICR), salary review grids, and the bonus payout policy.
• Manage long-term incentive and shareholding programs - Performance Share plans (AGP): eligibility, beneficiary tracking, mobility, and departures.
• Manage employee savings and collective retirement schemes (PEE/PER, profit-sharing, incentive schemes) and employee benefits (provident insurance, healthcare, uniform/clothing allowance, company cars).
• Manage international mobility and expatriation packages (housing grids, cost projections).
• Payroll & Headcount
• Manage, monitor, and ensure the reliability of the payroll (France & International) while guaranteeing budgetary control in conjunction with the Finance Department.
• Develop payroll budgets and forecasts (landing), produce projections, and analyze variances (carry-over effect, age-pyramid effect / noria effect, merit increases, mix).
• Consolidate and standardize headcount and cost data by legal entity and country, ensuring consistency for reporting purposes.
• Monitor key indicators (headcount, span of control, average cost, FTE trends) and produce decision-making summaries for the COMEX.
• Contribute to strategic workforce planning exercises and model the financial impact of HR and organizational decisions.
• Compliance & Regulation
• Ensure compliance with the European Pay Transparency Directive and legal obligations (gender equality index, remuneration publication).
• Guarantee the regulatory and tax compliance of compensation elements and secure contractual commitments (executive framework contracts, AGP side letters).
• Analysis, Benchmarks & Reporting
• Conduct market studies and compensation surveys (WTW, Deloitte) to ensure a premium market positioning.
• Produce key analyses and dashboards (payroll, headcount, C&B KPIs) and decision-making summaries for the COMEX.
• Ensure the reliability of compensation data and contribute to securing the HRIS (My Beauty HR) and payroll interfaces.
• Team Management & Development
• Supervise, lead, and develop a team of 2 members, fostering a culture of rigor, precision, and innovation.
• Set objectives, support performance (Rise), and organize knowledge sharing and best practices.
• Ensure service continuity and the quality of deliverables across the entire C&B scope.

Profile

SKILLS : Technical / Hard Skills

• Compensation strategy & Total Rewards
• Benchmarking & compensation surveys
• Job evaluation / classification (JobMap)
• Budget management & payroll control
• LTI / shareholding management (AGP)
• Regulatory compliance (Pay Transparency)
• Data analysis & modeling
• HRIS & payroll tools Soft Skills
• Leadership & team development
• Analytical thinking & critical mindset
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Negotiation & influence
• Problem-solving
• Confidentiality & rigor
• Business acumen & strategic vision
• Expected proficiency level: Expert (Level 4) on core business skills. PROFILE :
• Higher education degree (Master's / Bac +5) in HR, finance, business school, or equivalent, with a specialization in Compensation & Benefits and at least 12 years of experience.
• Significant experience in C&B, ideally gained within a consulting firm and/or an international and matrixed environment.
• Advanced command of Excel (modeling, payroll) and reporting tools / HRIS; strong affinity for data.
• Fluent in French and English (international and Group context).
• Essential discretion, sense of confidentiality, and integrity when handling sensitive data.