Reward Strategy Partner

Takeaway.com; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Just Eat Takeaway.com in Amsterdam seeks a Total Rewards Business Partner to own reward design end-to-end: advising senior executives on pay decisions, shaping the reward architecture that powers growth, and translating strategy into executable programs.

In this role you will collaborate with the Director of Total Rewards and the Senior HRBP, lead cross-border reward initiatives, and steer sales incentive design with the Sales team, ensuring global consistency with local flexibility.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of rewards experience and a proven track record of driving projects end to end.
• Deep expertise in reward design, ideally in a listed company undergoing change or a European scale-up.
• Cross-border experience and understanding of how reward connects to talent and business strategy.
• Familiarity with market data sources (Mercer, WTW) and reward systems (Workday).
• Understanding of regulatory frameworks including the EU Pay Transparency Directive.
• Strong data and modelling skills: ability to build scenario models and translate numbers into recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Shape and maintain the reward architecture: grading structures, salary ranges, job families, and drive changes according to business needs.
• Own the sales incentives plan end-to-end: design, calibration, cost modelling, and continuous improvement to align with commercial strategy.
• Serve as the expert adviser to the Director, Total Rewards on reward architecture and pay transparency.
• Flag emerging risks and opportunities to the Director proactively.
• Partner across the business: collaborate with HR, Finance, Legal, Talent Acquisition, People Operations, external providers, and senior leaders to ensure reward programmes are commercially effective and scalable.

Skills

Rewards experience

Reward design

Cross-border experience

Market data sources

Regulatory frameworks

Data & modelling skills

Workday

Tools

Workday

Job description

Ready for a challenge? Then Just Eat Takeaway.com might be the place for you. We’re a leading global online delivery platform, and our vision is to empower everyday convenience. Whether it’s a Friday-night feast, a post-gym poke bowl, or grabbing some groceries, our tech platform connects tens of millions of customers with hundreds of thousands of restaurant, grocery and convenience partners across the globe.

• Job title: Reward Strategy Partner
• Location: Amsterdam Office
• Employment type: Full time

About this role

As Total Rewards Business Partner, you will own reward design end-to-end: advising senior executives on pay decisions, shaping the reward architecture that powers our growth, and seeing your work move the needle on business performance.

The role combines reward design with innovative project implementation and business partnership. You will be the expert adviser to the Director of Total Rewards on the organisation's reward architecture. You will partner with our Senior HRBP for corporate functions from a rewards perspective and lead sales incentive design alongside our Sales team.

What you bring:

• 8+ years of Rewards experience, with a proven track record of driving projects end to end.
• Deep expertise in reward design, ideally gained in a listed company going through change or a European scale-up. Knowledge of the Tech sector is a plus.
• Cross-border experience: you understand how reward connects to talent, business strategy, and the employee experience internationally.
• Familiarity with market data sources (Mercer, WTW) and reward systems (Workday).
• Understanding of relevant regulatory frameworks, including the EU Pay Transparency Directive.
• Strong data and modelling skills: you can build scenario models, interpret complex data sets, and translate numbers into clear recommendations for senior leaders.

How you work at JET

• You keep it simple and move fast. You remove complexity and take the shortest responsible path to value.
• You don’t wait to be asked. You see the reward risk before it becomes a problem and bring the solution with it.
• You face hard truths head-on, and find a way to succeed.
• You handle highly confidential information with sound judgement and absolute discretion.
• You influence senior leaders credibly and collaborate effectively with them.

What you’ll do

• Shape and maintain the reward architecture: grading structures, salary ranges, job families — and drive changes according to business needs.
• Own the sales incentives plan end-to-end: design, calibration, cost modelling, and continuous improvement to keep it aligned with commercial strategy.
• Serve as the expert adviser to the Director, Total Rewards on reward architecture and pay transparency.
• Flag emerging risks and opportunities to the Director proactively.
• Partner across the business: collaborate with HR Business Partners, Finance, Legal, Talent Acquisition, People Operations, external providers, and senior leaders to ensure reward programmes are commercially effective, scalable, and aligned with company strategy.
• Operate as both a strategic advisor and hands-on practitioner, balancing global consistency with local flexibility while maintaining a high bar for employee experience.

At JET, this is how we play

Our teams forge connections internally and work with some of the best-known brands on the planet, giving us truly international impact in a dynamic environment.

Fun, fast-paced and supportive, the JET culture is about movement, growth, helping one another to succeed and celebrating wins. By truly living our values and embodying our behaviours, we’re building a customer-first culture which enables us to stay one step ahead of the competition.