Total Rewards Market Partnership Expert

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Total Rewards professional to join our Regional Rewards Centre of Competence. In this specialist position you will act as a trusted partner to market Total Rewards teams, providing strategic guidance on compensation strategy, annual reward processes, market benchmarking and rewards governance across multiple markets.

Key responsibilities

• Provide strategic input and consultation to market Total Rewards teams in designing and implementing local Total Rewards strategies aligned with global guidance.
• Act as the primary Total Rewards point of contact for assigned markets, businesses, joint ventures, zones and categories.
• Partner with market Rewards teams to plan and execute annual compensation processes, including salary review budgeting, short‑term bonuses, long‑term incentives, gender pay equity and living‑wage analysis.
• Lead Market Compensation Committees and ensure key reward decisions receive appropriate approvals.
• Analyse external compensation data, market trends and salary survey results to deliver actionable insights.
• Develop and review pay structures, conduct market pricing exercises for critical or high‑demand roles.
• Perform job analysis and evaluation activities, ensuring accurate grading and governance compliance.
• Coordinate regional and global Total Rewards projects, supporting transitions to shared‑service teams and delivering training programmes.

Required profile

• University degree or equivalent qualification.
• At least five years of HR experience in a large organization or HR consulting environment.
• Strong background in compensation, rewards, employee cost management or workforce budgeting.
• Practical knowledge of job analysis and evaluation methodologies (e.g., IPE).
• Experience in external market benchmarking, compensation analysis and salary‑structure design.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and work effectively under pressure.

Required skills

• Advanced Microsoft Excel for complex data analysis.
• Experience with SAP HR or comparable HR information systems.
• Familiarity with compensation benchmarking tools such as Mercer.
• Knowledge of job analysis and evaluation methodologies (e.g., IPE).