Senior Reward Manager in COLOGNE BONN REGION

Rewards & Performance Partner (m/f/d) – Cologne

Brilliant opportunity to work autonomously with all the support from your piers across Europe and Germany. This pivotal role is responsible for evaluating and optimizing compensation and benefits programs to ensure alignment with broader business objectives. The position covers the Rewards function across Germany with smaller entities across Europe.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement compensation strategies cross border.
• Support HR Business Partners with tasks such as job evaluations, bonus calculations, and benefits management.
• Lead the regional Compensation & Benefits network, ensuring competitive and fair employee rewards.
• Ensure adherence to internal policies and industry standards.
• Collaborate with HR and Finance teams to support financial forecasting and cost planning.
• Partner with the Europe Commercial Excellence team to standardize sales incentives.
• Manage reward projects and communicate employee benefits.
• Perform in-depth reward analyses and contribute to external salary and benefits surveys.
• Lead the annual performance review and compensation planning process

Experience:

• Min 3-4 years experience in Reward / C&B roles.
• Works council experience is beneficial.
• Proven experience working in multinational and multicultural environments.
• Senior Stakeholder management with HRBPs, finance and legal.

Skills:

• Strong ability to balance strategic and operational tasks in a dynamic environment.
• Capable of working across borders and within diverse, multi-disciplinary teams.
• Proficiency in Excel; experience with Workday is a plus.

Languages:

• Fluent in English and German is a must have to be considered, other languages a plus.

The role offers an attractive compensation package, relocation support available, hybrid working, career development opportunities, and the chance to work for a values-driven company committed to ethical practices.

Interested candidates can apply for this role or request further details by contacting Natalie Coetzee: natalie@b-people.net

Interviews: Expected to be conducted in October 2024.

Candidate start date: Soonest date possible.