Compensation Partner - EMEA (Cork based hybrid)

103 Musarubra Ireland Limited; Cork; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement Plans

Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage

Paid Time Off

Paid Parental Leave

Support for Community Involvement

Job summary

Trellix in Cork (hybrid) is seeking a Compensation Partner to drive and coordinate compensation programs across the EMEA region. You will conduct market benchmarking, prepare pay recommendations, and partner with HR, Finance, and business leaders to ensure competitive, equitable pay in line with EU transparency rules.

The role requires 5+ years in compensation or HR analytics, strong analytical and communication skills, and experience with Workday, Google Sheets, and Excel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Finance, Business, Economics, Mathematics, or related field.
• 5+ years of compensation, Total Rewards, or HR analytics experience.
• Experience supporting compensation programs across EMEA markets.
• Strong analytical skills and advanced spreadsheet proficiency across Google Sheets and Excel (pivot tables, lookups, data analysis).
• Solid written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work across countries and time zones.

Responsibilities

• Conduct market pricing, benchmarking, and salary-structure analysis across EMEA markets.
• Prepare compensation recommendations for new hires, promotions, internal moves, and other pay actions.
• Support internal and pay equity analyses, identifying trends and areas of concern for review.
• Support execution of annual merit, bonus, and equity/LTI cycles, coordinating with Workday team and People Services.
• Respond to manager and employee compensation inquiries, escalating complex cases as needed.
• Maintain accurate compensation data in Workday; build and maintain reports and dashboards.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Cross-country collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR, Finance, Business, Economics, Mathematics, or related field

Tools

Google Sheets

Excel

Workday

Job description

Job Title: Compensation Partner - EMEA (Cork based hybrid)

About Trellix

Trellix is a global company redefining the future of cybersecurity. The company’s comprehensive, open, and native cybersecurity platform helps organizations confronted by today’s most advanced threats gain confidence in the protection and resilience of their operations. Trellix, along with an extensive partner ecosystem, accelerates technology innovation through artificial intelligence, automation, and analytics to empower over 50,000 business and government customers with responsibly architected security. More at https://trellix.com.

Role Overview

We’re seeking a Compensation Partner to support and execute compensation programs across the EMEA region. As an experienced compensation professional, you’ll deliver market analysis, benchmarking, and pay recommendations, and partner with HR Business Partners, COEs, People Services, Finance, and business leaders to keep our programs competitive, equitable, and compliant, including with evolving EU pay transparency requirements. Working with general guidance, you’ll manage defined workstreams independently and apply sound judgment to moderately complex compensation questions. The successful candidate will join our centre of excellence in Cork and the role is hybrid).

About the Role

Compensation Analysis

• Conduct market pricing, benchmarking, and salary-structure analysis across EMEA markets, using external surveys to assess competitiveness.
• Prepare compensation recommendations for new hires, promotions, internal moves, and other pay actions.
• Support internal and pay equity analyses, identifying trends and areas of concern for review.

Annual Programs & Regional Support

• Support execution of annual merit, bonus, and equity/LTI cycles, partnering with Workday Team and People Services to ensure accuracy and timeliness.
• Serve as a compensation point of contact for EMEA markets, accounting for local practices, statutory requirements, and regional nuances.
• Respond to manager and employee compensation inquiries, escalating complex cases as needed.

Data, Systems & Governance

• Maintain accurate compensation data in Workday; build and maintain reports and dashboards.
• Support process improvements through standardization and automation.
• Support compliance with EU Pay Transparency requirements, including pay-range transparency in hiring, gender pay gap reporting, and the use of objective, gender-neutral pay criteria, in partnership with Legal and local HR.
• Follow global compensation policies, governance standards, and local requirements, maintaining appropriate documentation.

Global Projects & Initiatives

• Participate in and support global compensation and Total Rewards projects and initiatives, contributing regional expertise and helping drive consistent, scalable solutions beyond EMEA.

Other

• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned to support evolving business and Total Rewards needs.

About You

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Finance, Business, Economics, Mathematics, or related field.
• 5+ years of compensation, Total Rewards, or HR analytics experience.
• Experience supporting compensation programs across EMEA markets.
• Strong analytical skills and advanced spreadsheet proficiency across Google Sheets and Excel (pivot tables, lookups, data analysis).
• Solid written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work across countries and time zones.

Preferred Experience

• Experience in a global technology, SaaS, cybersecurity, or high-growth organization.
• Proficiency with Google Workspace (Sheets, Docs, Slides) and Workday (or similar HRIS); survey providers such as Aon/Radford.
• Familiarity with the EU Pay Transparency Directive, gender pay gap reporting, and pay equity practices.
• Familiarity with job architecture, salary structures, and incentive programs.
• Knowledge of compensation practices and regulations across multiple EMEA countries.

Company Benefits and Perks

We believe that the best solutions are developed by teams who embrace each other's unique experiences, skills, and abilities. We work hard to create a dynamic workforce where we encourage everyone to bring their authentic selves to work every day. We offer a variety of social programs, flexible work hours and family-friendly benefits to all of our employees.

• Retirement Plans
• Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Support for Community Involvement

We’re serious about our commitment to a workplace where everyone can thrive and contribute to our industry-leading products and customer support, which is why we prohibit discrimination and harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation or any other legally protected status.

Our Commitment to You: At Trellix, we are committed to creating a safe and trustworthy experience for our customers, employees, and candidates.