Total Reward Specialist EMEA

Medirest Signature; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in digital infrastructure is seeking a Total Reward Specialist to support the EMEA Reward team. This role includes designing compensation and benefits strategies, analyzing data for actionable insights, and ensuring compliance with labor laws. Ideal candidates will have experience across various countries and strong project management skills.

Benefits

Paid employee referral program

Employee Assistance Program

Company sponsored trainings

Opportunity to participate in employee share program

Qualifications

• Expert in compensation and benefits strategies.
• Experience in designing & implementing programs across multiple locations.
• Proven experience in Reward preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design and analyze compensation and benefits programs for EMEA.
• Provide guidance on reward matters to HR leaders.
• Support implementation of global compensation policies.

Skills

Data analysis

Communication

Education

Relevant HR qualification

Job description

Who are we?

Equinix is the world's digital infrastructure company, operating over 260 data centers across the globe. Digital leaders harness Equinix's trusted platform to bring together and interconnect foundational infrastructure at software speed. Equinix enables organizations to access all the right places, partners and possibilities to scale with agility, speed the launch of digital services, deliver world-class experiences and multiply their value, while supporting their sustainability goals.

A career at Equinix means you will collaborate on work that impacts the world and be surrounded by endless opportunities to learn new skills and grow in varied directions. We embrace diversity in thought and contribution and are committed to providing an equitable work environment that is foundational to our core values as a company and is vital to our success.

Job Summary

Total Reward Specialist will support the EMEA Reward team to strategically design and implement compensation and benefits strategy across the region. The role would be involved in all aspects of employee benefits (risk insurance, healthcare, pension, leave etc.) and compensation (base salary, bonuses, stock and commissions) for a number of countries within EMEA and work closely with global compensation and benefits team, HR business partners and business leaders.

There are various exciting projects that this role will be involved in, including design and implementation of a new benefits platform across various countries, res-design and introduction of new benefits programs, compensation and allowance harmonisations and Reward in Mergers & Acquisitions (M&As)

Responsibilities

• Design, analyse, and make suggestions for compensation and benefits programs in support of the EMEA region to ensure they are aligned with the Equinix Rewards philosophy, externally competitive, fiscally responsible, and aligned with business expectations

• Understand the business requirements and provide guidance to HR and functional leaders on reward matters

• Analyse quantitative and qualitative data, understand trends, and distils information into actionable insights from a variety of sources on compensation and benefits

• Participate in market analysis and job grading for the region and provide guidance on the company's job architecture

• Keep abreast of regulatory changes in the region impacting reward that the company needs to comply with. Ensuring compensation and benefit plans comply with national and local labour laws

• Support the establishment of benefits and pension governance process across all the countries and revamp the reward governance process by collaborating with People Experience (HRServices) and payroll

• Support implementation of various global compensation and benefits policies across the region

• Provide advice and guidance on all key benefits and compensation elements as needed to HR Business Partners, country HR Leads, and talent acquisition, including C&B queries

• Support EMEA Reward Lead with business-critical reward projects in the regions such as M&A, expansions, etc

• Analyze and prepare reports on various statutory pay reporting required within EMEA

• Participate in annual activities such as global benefits reviews, annual compensation review cycle etc. by providing a regional perspective

• Responsible for design, deployment and management of existing and new benefit portals and technology platforms, including project management of annual enrolment

• Submit data to third party vendors for external benchmarking for compensation and benefits

• Manage key relationships with vendors ensuring smooth running of benefits implementation and annual renewals

• Execute key activities to administer benefits programs including costing, enrolment windows, define eligibility, manage vendor onboarding tasks with procurement & legal etc

• Support employee communication process year-round on changes to compensation and benefits offerings whether due to regulations or internal changes

• Work closely with the global compensation and benefits team

Qualifications

• Expert in one or more key compensation and benefits areas

• Strong data analysis skills and ability to build senior stakeholder presentation decks

• Ability to presents facts and information to management/internal stakeholders

• Good communication skills - both oral and written

• Experience in designing & implementing compensation and benefits programs, preferably across multiple locations

• Experience designing and deploying new benefits platforms

• Ability to manage projects and collaborate with multiple HR and Functional stakeholders across locations

• Proven years of experience in Reward preferred

Our offer

• Employment in a stable company with an established position in the market

• Possibility to work within fast growing world's 500 Fortune digital infrastructure company

• Challenging job in a dynamic, professional, international and multicultural environment

• Possibility to participate in company sponsored trainings package

• Employee Assistance Program - assess to free counselling legal and financial consultations and crisis intervention

• Paid employee referral program

• Opportunity to work in supportive, inclusive environment with People-Centric Culture

• Competitive salary and annual performance bonus opportunity as well as a well-defined career path shaped to the individuals career focus & priorities

• Attractive benefits package: private medical care, life insurance, and other company benefits

• Opportunity to participate in an employee share program

• Hybrid office policy requiring 2 days in office

Equinix is committed to ensuring that our employment process is open to all individuals, including those with a disability. If you are a qualified candidate and need assistance or an accommodation, please let us know by completing this form .

Equinix is an Equal Employment Opportunity and, in the U.S., an Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to unlawful consideration of race, color, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, place of birth, citizenship, sex, pregnancy / childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic partnership status, age, veteran or military status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, political / organizational affiliation, status as a victim or family member of a victim of crime or abuse, or any other status protected by applicable law.