Manager Reward Services EMEA

Tetra Pak; Jeddah; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in packaging solutions seeks a skilled professional to manage their Reward team across multiple countries. The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of HR experience, with strong analytical and communication skills, alongside extensive knowledge in Compensation & Benefits. The role involves leading service delivery, analyzing compensation data, and driving compliance with market practices. The company offers competitive compensation and a culture fostering innovation and diversity.

Benefits

Opportunities for development and training

Flexible working arrangements

Market competitive compensation

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years' experience in HR, including 5+ years in Compensation & Benefits.
• Proven experience as an effective communicator with strong interpersonal skills.
• Strong knowledge of market best practices for multi-country compensation and benefits.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of Reward professionals with multi-country responsibility.
• Drive Reward service delivery ensuring high quality and timely delivery of processes.
• Analyze compensation and benefits data and develop proposals to support decisions.

Skills

Leadership in HR and Rewards

Strong interpersonal skills

Analytical skills

Project management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's or master's degree in Business administration, Economics, Finance or HR

Job description

What you will do

• Lead and manage a team of Reward professionals with multi-country responsibility in EMEA (direct reporting line).
• Be responsible for leveraging the Reward team’s competence, skill and overall development.
• Lead the Rewards service delivery for area of responsibility via local expertise and knowledge ensuring high quality and timely delivery of globally standard processes in the designated zone (e.g. market data benchmarking, VP calculation, Annual Compensation Review cycle, compensation planning, calculators’ development, etc.).
• Monitor process performance through tracking defined KPIs, identify improvement areas, and drive continuous improvement activities in relation to process, tools and competencies.
• Acts as the Local Process Driver for the assigned geographical zone by implementing global policy rollouts locally and observing local market realities and inputs to other stakeholders.
• Review and approve local exceptions according to the global decision matrix and governance.
• Be the advisor and speaking partner for various stakeholders from the business but also within HR&T community on specialized local rewards’ related requests to individual, local teams, employee/line manager, and country specific cases.
• Drive, participate or contribute to Reward projects.
• Provide interpretation of company policies and guidelines related to compensation and benefits to the local teams to ensure implementation and compliance worldwide.
• Analyze compensation and benefits data and develop proposals as needed to support decisions, run autonomously competitiveness analysis as per business need.
• Be hands on and up to date and ensure compliance with developing a regulatory environment.
• Establish strong vendor relationships to continuously identify local market practices and trends.
• Partner with local teams for corrective actions following self-assessment or audit results to ensure governance and compliance (e.g. gross ups of BIK, benefits harmonization, etc.).

We believe you have

• Minimum 8 years’ experience in HR, including 5+ years’ hands-on experience in international Compensation & Benefits operations.
• University bachelor’s or master’s degree or equivalent in Business administration, Economics, Finance or HR.
• Proven experience and performance as an effective communicator with strong interpersonal skills.
• Strong knowledge of market best practices for multi-country compensation and benefits or local specifics.
• Understanding the impact of unionized environments and dynamics on reward activities.
• Strong analytical skills and data management through reward tools that lead to complete solutions for business requests.
• Experience in project management to demonstrate the ability to drive continuous improvement and change management.
• Reward knowledge at proficient+ level, including job evaluation / leveling, in depth market analysis and ability to develop and present data analysis in a structure and comprehensive way, annual compensation review cycles, benefits benchmarking and analysis, management of total remuneration concepts.
• Consulting mindset/approach to diagnose needs and deliver solutions.
• Have a profound understanding of external market data vendors methodology.
• Experience in leading reward teams with or without authority will be considered a plus.

We Offer You

• A variety of exciting challenges with ample opportunities for development and training in a truly global landscape
• A culture that pioneers a spirit of innovation where our industry experts drive visible results
• An equal opportunity employment experience that values diversity and inclusion
• Market competitive compensation and benefits with flexible working arrangements