Why Join Us?

As a Senior Compensation & Benefits Specialist based at ALEC, you’ll play an important role in supporting reward programmes that help us attract, retain, and motivate our people. From compensation structures and market benchmarking to benefits administration and reward analytics, you’ll help ensure our approach remains competitive, fair, and aligned with our business needs.

At ALEC, we’re about more than just building iconic structures – we’re about building exceptional careers. Our people are central to our success, and this role provides the opportunity to contribute to reward programmes that directly enhance the employee experience across the Group.

About Your Team

Our People & Culture team partners closely with the business to create an environment where our people can perform, develop, and thrive. Within the Compensation & Benefits function, we focus on delivering fair, competitive, and sustainable reward programmes that support our people strategy and business objectives.

Working closely with People & Culture colleagues, managers, employees, and external partners, you’ll contribute to compensation structures, benefits programmes, market analysis, and reward reporting across the organisation.

Your Role

As a Senior Compensation & Benefits Specialist, you will:

• Administer compensation and benefits policies in line with ALEC frameworks, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely delivery
• Support the administration of compensation structures and grading frameworks across the organisation
• Conduct salary surveys, benchmarking, and market analysis to ensure ALEC remains competitive and aligned with market practices
• Support annual merit, bonus, and benefits review cycles, including system updates, employee communications, and reporting
• Provide advice and guidance to managers and employees on compensation and benefits policies, processes, and procedures
• Maintain accurate compensation and benefits data across HRIS platforms and support reward-related analytics and reporting
• Coordinate employee benefits and support vendor management across insurance brokers, travel partners, schooling providers, and other benefit providers
• Apply technical Compensation & Benefits expertise to deliver high-quality and consistent outcomes
• Support continuous improvement across reward processes, systems, and employee programmes
• Undertake any other reasonable duties and responsibilities as required to meet the needs of the business

What We’re Looking For

Skills & Competencies

• Strong analytical, numerical, and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail
• Strong understanding of compensation and benefits principles and practices
• Experience supporting compensation structures, salary benchmarking, and employee benefits
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive employee information with a high level of integrity
• Strong organisational and time-management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities
• More focused on benefit and analytics
• Experience working within large-scale and/or multinational organisations
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, with strong Excel capability
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work effectively with internal stakeholders, employees, and external benefit providers

It Would Be an Advantage If You Have

• Experience working with HRIS and compensation management systems
• Knowledge of UAE and GCC labour laws and market practices
• Experience managing vendors and contracts relating to employee benefits
• Previous exposure to complex, large-scale or multinational organisations
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