Manager, Total Rewards Integration (APAC & EMEA)

McCormick & Company; Den Haag; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

McCormick & Company is seeking a Manager, Total Rewards Integration (APAC & EMEA) to guide regional integration activities, partner with HR and external providers, and ensure Day 1 readiness and harmonization across countries.

The role requires strong Total Rewards, benefits and compensation knowledge, cross-country program execution, and solid project management to translate design decisions into practical implementation plans and communications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Progressive experience in Total Rewards, Benefits, Compensation or HR project delivery within a multinational organization.
• Experience working across multiple countries or regions, with understanding of local market practices, statutory requirements, benefits, payroll dependencies and governance considerations.
• Strong knowledge of country-level Benefits and Total Rewards programs, including plan reviews, vendor coordination, policy documentation and employee communications.
• Ability to translate integration decisions into practical readiness plans, implementation materials and follow-up actions.
• Experience supporting Compensation program rollouts, including local readiness, stakeholder alignment and implementation tracking.
• Strong project management skills, including workplans, trackers, decision logs, risk and issue logs, action plans and stakeholder updates.
• Strong analytical and documentation skills; prior M&A, integration or harmonization experience would be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Support country-level Total Rewards integration analysis, including benefit reviews, side-by-side comparisons, recommendations and documentation of decisions.
• Create and maintain country-level inventories of Benefits and Total Rewards programs to support integration planning and harmonization.
• Develop Day 1 readiness materials, including country readiness packs, implementation plans, checklists, issue logs and communication inputs.
• Track decisions, risks, dependencies, actions, owners, timelines and escalation items to support effective governance and execution.
• Partner with Regional Total Rewards Leaders and stakeholders on updates to policies, handbooks, employee communications, vendor documentation and process materials.
• Coordinate Day 1 readiness and execution across people, systems, processes, data, payroll, vendors, communications and governance.
• Support post-Day 1 and post-EMA harmonization activities, including implementation plans for approved actions.
• Support country-level rollout of Compensation program changes, ensuring local readiness, stakeholder alignment, communication support and implementation tracking.

Skills

Total Rewards

Benefits

Compensation

HR project delivery

Project management

Cross-country collaboration

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or related field

Tools

MS Excel

HRIS systems

Job description

Manager, Total Rewards Integration (APAC & EMEA)

This is a unique opportunity to join McCormick at an exciting time and play a key role in the integration with Unilever Foods.

We are looking for a Manager, Total Rewards Integration (APAC & EMEA) to act as a regional subject matter expert supporting Total Rewards integration activities across APAC and EMEA. In this role, you will partner with internal teams and external providers to support country-level analysis, integration planning, Day 1 readiness and implementation, as well as post-Day 1 harmonization.

You will help translate integration design decisions into practical implementation plans, readiness materials, communication inputs, risk tracking and follow-up actions, ensuring a smooth and well-coordinated integration experience across the region.

Main responsibilities:

• Support country-level Total Rewards integration analysis, including benefit reviews, side-by-side comparisons, recommendations and documentation of decisions.
• Create and maintain country-level inventories of Benefits and Total Rewards programs to support integration planning and harmonization.
• Develop Day 1 readiness materials, including country readiness packs, implementation plans, checklists, issue logs and communication inputs.
• Track decisions, risks, dependencies, actions, owners, timelines and escalation items to support effective governance and execution.
• Partner with Regional Total Rewards Leaders and stakeholders on updates to policies, handbooks, employee communications, vendor documentation and process materials.
• Coordinate Day 1 readiness and execution across people, systems, processes, data, payroll, vendors, communications and governance.
• Support post-Day 1 and post-EMA harmonization activities, including implementation plans for approved actions.
• Support country-level rollout of Compensation program changes, ensuring local readiness, stakeholder alignment, communication support and implementation tracking.

Candidate profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Progressive experience in Total Rewards, Benefits, Compensation or HR project delivery within a multinational organization.
• Experience working across multiple countries or regions, with understanding of local market practices, statutory requirements, benefits, payroll dependencies and governance considerations.
• Strong knowledge of country-level Benefits and Total Rewards programs, including plan reviews, vendor coordination, policy documentation and employee communications.
• Ability to translate integration decisions into practical readiness plans, implementation materials and follow-up actions.
• Experience supporting Compensation program rollouts, including local readiness, stakeholder alignment and implementation tracking.
• Strong project management skills, including workplans, trackers, decision logs, risk and issue logs, action plans and stakeholder updates.
• Strong analytical and documentation skills; prior M&A, integration or harmonization experience would be an advantage.

McCormick & Company is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, colour, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy/ies.