Senior Lead, Compensation & Benefits (All Genders)

zooplus AG; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading European online pet platform is seeking a Senior Lead, Compensation & Benefits to shape its global reward strategy. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience and will lead core reward processes, working closely with senior leaders. This senior specialist role offers a hybrid work model and a comprehensive benefits package, including training and health perks.

Benefits

20% discount in our shop

28 vacation days

Corporate gym rates

Company mobile phone

Qualifications

• Proven track record of designing and implementing compensation strategies.
• Experience leading complex reward cycles and process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of zooplus’ compensation philosophy and global reward framework.
• Advise senior leaders on reward decisions and pay structures.
• Drive reward-related processes linked to performance cycles.
• Shape and oversee bonus and recognition programs.
• Partner with local teams to refine benefits offerings across Europe.

Skills

10+ years in Compensation & Benefits

Strong analytical skills

Experience with compensation systems

Engaging and influencing senior leaders

Knowledge of European compensation practices

Tools

Workday

Job description

Senior Lead, Compensation & Benefits (All Genders)

Full-time

Department: Human Resources

More than 20 years ago, zooplus was one of the first to bring the pet category into the world of eCommerce. Today, we stand strong as Europe’s leading online pet platform, delivering moments of happiness to more than 9 million pet parents each year.

We're on a mission to create joy for pets and their parents, driven by our core values of Care, Courage, Openness, and Simplicity. At the heart of everything we do, they inspire us to grow, raise the bar for our customers and fuel a pet-first business.

As Senior Lead, Compensation & Benefits, you will play a critical role in shaping zooplus’ global reward strategy. You’ll design forward-looking approaches to compensation and benefits that attract, motivate, and retain top talent across Europe. This is a senior specialist role with high visibility, where you’ll partner closely with business leaders, the executive team, and People&Culture colleagues to ensure our reward framework drives both employee engagement and business growth.

You’ll not only lead on core reward processes but also act as a thought partner to the business, bringing external insights, shaping new initiatives, and ensuring our practices remain competitive, fair, and transparent.

Responsibilities

• Reward Strategy & Design: Lead the development and ongoing evolution of zooplus’ compensation philosophy and global reward framework, balancing market competitiveness, internal equity, and business needs.
• Executive & Senior Stakeholder Engagement: Advise senior leaders and partner with the executive team on reward decisions, pay structures, and incentive design.
• Annual Reward Cycle Leadership: Drive all reward-related processes linked to performance and talent cycles, ensuring seamless delivery and strong business alignment.
• Incentives & Recognition: Shape and oversee bonus, long term incentive, and recognition programs, ensuring they are motivating, sustainable, and aligned with company priorities.
• Benefits Strategy: Partner with local teams to refine and evolve benefits offerings across Europe, ensuring relevance, consistency, and employee impact.
• Pay Transparency & Governance: Lead initiatives that promote fairness and transparency while staying ahead of evolving European regulatory requirements.
• Job Architecture & Career Frameworks: Oversee and enhance our job architecture, ensuring clear career pathways and alignment with pay structures.
• Data, Insights & Market Intelligence: Provide senior leadership with robust analysis, benchmarks, and insights to inform decision-making and future strategy.
• Change Leadership: Act as a champion for simplification and modernization in reward processes, bringing a continuous improvement mindset.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive experience in Compensation & Benefits, with exposure to international and complex business environments.
• Proven track record of designing and implementing compensation strategies and incentive programs.
• Strong knowledge of European (particularly German) compensation practices and regulatory trends.
• Skilled at engaging and influencing senior leaders, with confidence presenting to executive-level stakeholders.
• Experience leading complex reward cycles, driving process improvements, and embedding change.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to translate data into insights and strategic recommendations.
• Experience with compensation systems (Workday preferred) and familiarity with both monetary and non-monetary reward approaches.

Additional Information

With more than 1,000 passionate professionals located across 6 European offices, we believe our success comes from working together and leveraging our international strengths. Expect a hybrid work setup: 60% in-office, 40% remote, collaborating with colleagues across locations.

Our benefits: 20% discount in our zooplus shop; Internal and external training; Team events; #LI-Hybrid; 28 vacation days and days off on 24th and 31st of December; Corporate rates at a local gym chain (Body & Soul); Company mobile phone for work and personal use.

Want to know more? Learn more about zooplus here, and check out our LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube to get a glimpse into the zooplus culture.

zooplus is committed to equal opportunity. We value and embrace diversity and inclusion of all Team Members.

zooplus is committed to equal opportunity. We value and embrace diversity and inclusion of all Team Members.