Manager, Total Rewards Integration (APAC & EMEA)

McCormick & Company; Łódź; On-site; PLN 193,000 - 236,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Annual bonus

Life insurance

Pension plan

Multisport Card

Medicover Sport

Employee referral program

Employee assistance program

Benefit platform

Product discounts

PPK

Job summary

McCormick & Company in Poland is seeking a Manager, Total Rewards Integration (APAC & EMEA) to lead regional integration efforts, analyze country-level Total Rewards and coordinate Day 1 readiness with internal teams and external providers.

You will translate design decisions into practical implementation plans, prepare readiness materials, and manage risk logs, dependencies, and governance across multiple countries.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Experience in Total Rewards, Benefits or Compensation within a multinational organization.
• Experience across multiple countries, with knowledge of local market practices and governance.
• Knowledge of Benefits and Total Rewards programs, policy documentation and communications.
• Ability to translate integration decisions into practical readiness plans and materials.
• Experience supporting Compensation program rollouts and implementation tracking.
• Strong project management, including workplans, risk logs and stakeholder updates.
• Analytical and documentation skills; M&A or integration experience is a plus.

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 management

Compensation programs

HR project delivery

Multiple countries experience

Project management

Analytical skills

Documentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or related field

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.

Compensation: starting from PLN 214 280 per year STARTING SALARY

Final salary will be determined as part of any final offer and will consider factors such as skills, education, role-specific experience, and internal equity among current employees.

Eligible roles may also participate in one of McCormick’s Bonus Plans. In addition to a competitive compensation package, McCormick employees are eligible for our comprehensive Total Rewards programs, which include, but are not limited to:

• access to the learning platform and rich package of internal trainings
• company paid healthcare (Medicover)
• annual bonus
• life insurance (UNUM)
• pension plan
• co-financing for sport activities (Multisport Card)
• Medicover Sport
• employee referral program
• employee assistance program (psychological help, mindfulness)
• benefit Platform with variety of benefit options to select
• favorable prices for our products in the employee shop
• PPK

McCormick ensures compensation is determined in line with the principle of equal pay for work of equal value, regardless of gender.

First consideration will be given to employees who have been displaced from their jobs for positions with the same grade or lower. If there are no qualified candidates, all other employees will then be considered. No displaced employee will receive preferential consideration for a promotional opportunity.

McCormick may recruit external candidates concurrently in order to expedite the recruitment process. Qualified internal candidates submitting bids within the first ten (10) days of the job being posted will be considered before external candidates. Internal bids received after the tenth (10th) day will be considered along with external candidates.

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, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.