Vice President Compensation & Benefits, Global People

Yara International ASA; Oslo; Hybrid; NOK 2,000,000 +; Full time

Job summary

A leading global firm based in Oslo is seeking a Vice President of Compensation & Benefits to lead their global reward strategy. This key role includes implementing C&B frameworks, driving transparency, and ensuring compliance. Ideal candidates will have 10-15 years of experience in global C&B roles and strong analytical skills. The position offers an opportunity to shape Yara’s global practices while promoting diversity and inclusion.

Qualifications

• 10-15 years’ experience in global C&B roles in large, international organizations.
• Deep expertise in compensation strategy and global mobility.
• Strong knowledge of pay transparency legislation.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement Yara’s global C&B strategy.
• Drive compliance and transparency for compensation cycles.
• Provide expert guidance on reward and mobility cases.

Skills

Collaborative leadership

Strong influencing and stakeholder management skills

Analytical strength with data modelling

Job description

Work mode (place): On site + Home office

Job Requisition ID: 23365

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About the Unit

Yara is strengthening its Global People organization, and we are excited to announce a new role: Vice President Compensation & Benefits (C&B), Global People.

This role will be the single point of strategic ownership for Yara’s global Compensation & Benefits agenda, strengthening a coherent approach across all aspects of reward, benefits, and global mobility.

As the leader of the Compensation & Benefits Center of Expertise (CoE), this position will set direction, ensure transparency and alignment, and develop global frameworks that balance consistency with local adaptation. Working closely with the Global People CoEs, regional/functional People, Corporate Finance, and business leadership, the role will ensure Yara’s reward strategy is fair, competitive, cost-conscious, and data-driven. In doing so, it will play a key role in talent management, supporting attraction and retention, enabling performance, and contributing to Yara’s long-term growth.

Responsibilities

• Define, implement and govern Yara’s global C&B strategy and global frameworks covering i.e. job architecture, grading, salary structures, incentives, benefits, and mobility.
• Act as global process owner for annual compensation cycles (i.e. salary review, short-term incentives), designing and implementing processes in collaboration with regional and local HR to ensure consistency, high data quality, and the effective use and leverage of our global HR IT system.
• Drive compliance and transparency, including leading Yara’s response to new regulations and directives such as the EU Pay Transparency Directive.
• Lead pay equity governance and ensure consistent global standards with local adaptability.
• Provide expert guidance to senior leaders, HRVPs, and regional HR on complex reward and mobility cases.
• Build reward capability across HR through frameworks, training, and advisory support.
• Lead the C&B Centre of Expertise Team and work closely with the regional/functional C&B network.
• Ensure strong collaboration with regional/functional HRVPs and their teams, key business stakeholders and Corporate Unions.
• Over time, this role is expected to integrate all executive compensation responsibilities, ensuring one coherent and enterprise-wide governance model.

Profile

• A proven collaborative and resilient leader with high integrity, capable of leading through leaders and across regions, with strong influencing and stakeholder management skills.
• 10-15 years’ experience in global C&B roles in large, international, or matrixed organizations.
• Deep expertise in compensation strategy, job architecture, benchmarking, global mobility and pay processes.
• Strong knowledge of pay transparency legislation, pay equity audits, and compliance frameworks.
• Analytical strength with data modelling, HR technology, and system compensation modules.
• Knowledge of relevant regulatory environments.
• Familiarity with Norwegian state regulations and ownership guidelines is an advantage. Candidates should either have prior knowledge or the ability to quickly understand and apply these requirements.
• Norwegian/Scandinavian language proficiency is an advantage in this role.

Additional Information

This position is based in Oslo and reports directly to the Senior Vice President Global People Services / CHRO.

Yara’s Global People organization is evolving to strengthen its role as a strategic enabler, with clear mandates and lean structures.

This role offers a unique opportunity to shape Yara’s global reward practices, driving performance and supporting both business and cultural priorities. This will be achieved by ensuring consistent and strategically aligned frameworks across the organization, while allowing for local adaptation where appropriate.

Ana Reynolds Murillo, Director of Global Talent Acquisition, Employer Branding and Succession Planning

Apply no later than

23rd November 2025

Knowledge grows through differences

Yara is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We believe that creating a diverse and inclusive work environment is not only the right thing, but also the smart thing to do. To deliver on this, Yara has firmly anchored Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) in our business strategy and has more than 400 employees worldwide involved in D&I ambassadors networks.

As part of our recruitment process, where permitted by local law, we may conduct reference and background checks. These checks will only be performed when deemed necessary for the nature of the job. Candidates will be informed by HR before any background checks are initiated.