Compensation Manager

Jobtailor; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Amsterdam seeks a seasoned Compensation Specialist to lead the annual merit cycle and regional salary reviews within the EPDM region. You will evaluate roles using Korn Ferry Hays methodology and translate global strategy into regional practices, driving pay equity and market benchmarking analyses for HR stakeholders.

The role requires 4–5+ years in compensation, strong Excel skills, and English fluency.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in compensation and/or total rewards.
• Experience using Korn Ferry Hays job evaluation methodology (or similar job architecture framework).
• Experience in salary benchmarking and compensation analyses.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret compensation data and provide actionable recommendations.
• 4 to 5+ years of prior compensation experience.
• FMCG experience preferred but not required.
• English language required.
• Strong Excel skills required.

Responsibilities

• Manage the annual merit cycle across a set of HR teams that you will support.
• Manage the annual salary range review process for a group of countries within the EPDM region.
• Responsible for job evaluations, using Korn Ferry Hays methodology, to assess bands for your target population.
• Translate the global compensation strategy and embed it in the EPDM region.
• Conduct pay equity, market competitiveness and salary benchmarking analyses to support your group of HR stakeholders.
• Provide compensation analyses and recommendations to HR stakeholders to ensure compensation aligns to our compensation strategy.
• Partner with HR stakeholders to advise on compensation, promotions, benchmarking, and pay decisions.
• Manage compensation projects to continuously improve our tools and region frameworks.
• Develop and maintain EPDM region compensation documentation, toolkits and manager material.

Skills

Compensation management

Korn Ferry Hays methodology

Salary benchmarking

Analytical skills

Excel proficiency

Tools

Compensation tools

Documentation toolkits

Job description

• Managing the annual merit cycle across a set of HR teams that you will support.
• Managing the annual salary range review process for a group of countries within the EPDM region.
• Responsible for job evaluations, using Korn Ferry Hays methodology, to assess bands for your target population.
• Translating the global compensation strategy and embedding it in the EPDM region.
• Conducting pay equity, market competitiveness and salary benchmarking analyses to support your group of HR stakeholders.
• Providing compensation analyses and recommendations to HR stakeholders to ensure compensation aligns to our compensation strategy.
• Partnering with HR stakeholders to advise on compensation, promotions, benchmarking, and pay decisions.
• Managing compensation projects to continuously improve our tools and region frameworks.
• Developing and maintaining EPDM region compensation documentation, toolkits and manager material.

Requirements

• Strong experience in compensation and/or total rewards.
• Experience using Korn Ferry Hays job evaluation methodology (or similar job architecture framework).
• Experience in salary benchmarking and compensation analyses.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret compensation data and provide actionable recommendations.
• 4 to 5+ years of prior compensation experience.
• FMCG experience preferred but not required.
• English language required.
• Strong Excel skills required.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in compensation management, including job evaluations using Korn Ferry Hays methodology, salary benchmarking, and compensation analyses. Strong analytical skills are essential for interpreting data and providing actionable recommendations to HR stakeholders.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Compensation Management
• Korn Ferry Hays Methodology
• Salary Benchmarking
• Analytical Skills
• Excel Proficiency

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Compensation Analysis
• Job Evaluation
• Pay Equity Analysis
• Market Competitiveness Analysis
• Total Rewards Strategy

Soft Skills

• Stakeholder Management
• Communication Skills

Industry Keywords

• FMCG Experience
• EPDM Region

Tools & Technologies

• Compensation Tools
• Documentation Toolkits