(Senior) Total Rewards Specialist, EMEA

Henry Schein, Inc.; Brompton; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Henry Schein, Inc. seeks a senior compensation professional to advise on policy and lead market pricing exercises across international teams. You will ensure data integrity in HRIS systems and deliver analyses to support budgeting and annual compensation cycles.

The role requires collaboration with stakeholders across countries, with travel typically less than 10% and a focus on creating scalable salary structures and incentive plans in a global context.

Qualifications

• Hands-on knowledge of job evaluation and market pricing.
• Experience designing salary structures and incentive plans.
• Analytical and data-driven decision making with HR systems.

Responsibilities

• Advise HR and business leaders on compensation policy and pay decisions.
• Lead market pricing studies and annual pricing reviews with internal benchmarks.
• Audit compensation data in Workday and related systems; produce analyses for budgeting.
• Manage compensation projects end to end across countries and programs.

Skills

Compensation expertise

Analytical rigour

Project leadership

Influence and communication

Global partnership

Commercial acumen

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR or related

Master's degree or professional certification (advantage)

Tools

Excel

Workday

Reporting tools / Databases

Job description

descriptions. Keep job titles, grades, codes and classifications accurate across systems.Pay decisions and advisory: Advise HR and business leaders on compensation policy and pay decisions. Recommend salary adjustments and promotional increases using market data, internal comparators and company guidelines, and review proposed changes against policy.Market benchmarking: Lead market pricing studies and survey participation. Analyse results to assess competitiveness, and keep job matches and pricing data current in MarketPay.Salary structures: Develop and maintain salary grades, ranges and pay structures. Review competitiveness each year and recommend changes backed by cost and incumbent analysis.Annual compensation cycle: Run EMEA merit, promotion, bonus and equity processes with global and local teams. You will validate HRIS data for eligible Team Schein Members, prepare review materials, set timelines and manage approvals through to completion.

Data quality and reporting: Audit compensation data in Workday and related systems and resolve discrepancies. Produce analyses and reports that support pay decisions, audits and budgeting, and work with HRIS to improve system functionality and workflows. Project leadership and partnership: Lead compensation projects end to end, from scope and timelines to resources and budget. Support Benefits and HRIS initiatives, coordinate virtual teams across countries, manage external providers, and take on other related projects as needed.

Specific Knowledge and Skills

• Compensation expertise: Deep, hands-on knowledge of job evaluation, market pricing, survey analysis, salary structures and incentive plan administration.
• Reward design: Experience designing salary structures, bonus and long-term incentive plans.
• Equity administration experience is a strong plus.
• Analytical rigour: Advanced Excel skills and confident use of databases, reporting tools and Microsoft Office. You turn complex compensation data into clear, actionable recommendations and make sound decisions on your own.
• Commercial acumen: You understand costs, budgets and the business impact of every reward decision, grounded in industry best practice and company policy.
• Project leadership: You plan, prioritise and deliver multiple projects to deadline while coordinating contributors and sharing your expertise with colleagues.
• Influence and communication: You present confidently to senior leaders and advise stakeholders. You negotiate well and handle sensitive or difficult compensation conversations with clarity and tact. You write and speak English excellently, and an additional language is a plus.
• Global partnership: You build trusted relationships at every level and collaborate effectively across countries, functions and virtual teams.

Work Experience

• Typically 5-7 years of progressively responsible compensation or related HR experience, including job evaluation, market benchmarking, salary structures, annual compensation cycles and incentive administration.
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple projects and working with stakeholders across countries and functions.
• Equity administration experience is preferred.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Human Resources, Business or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• A master's degree or relevant professional certification is an advantage.
• Travel typically less than 10%.
• Office environment with no special physical demands.

Summary

SummaryLocation: Netherlands - Remote; Paris - France; Neu-Isenburg - Germany; Gillingham - United Kingdom; Madrid - Remote, ESPType: Full time