Manager Compensation & Benefits Europe

at  NIELSENIQ

Job Description

• Team Management: Leads and develops the regional compensation and benefits team, including overseeing and supporting team’s deliverables, conducting goal setting and performance appraisal processes, and coaching employees. (4-5 direct reports)
• Plan Design and Administration: Benchmarks, assesses, develops, and implements regional compensation and benefits plans and programs where appropriate for the local market. Works closely with SVP, Compensation and Benefits on annual renewals and strategy for the region.
• Compensation Processes: Manages all aspects of corporate compensation programs on a regional level. Develops recommendations for job leveling within the global job architecture and compensation adjustments based on benchmarks and market trends. Contributes to the execution of the annual salary review process and annual incentive plan processes in partnership with other C&B leaders, including budgeting, communication, implementation, change management, reporting, and data analysis.
• Standardization and Harmonization: Works with the global C&B team and other regional leads to identify and determine where standard approaches should be used globally and where local solutions are necessary. Ensures that there is clear documentation and rationale for decisions and that local HR partners understand the compensation and benefits programs and processes for the region. Contributes to and participates in the global Compensation & Benefits harmonization efforts.
• Project Management: Manages projects as needed on a global or regional level and participates in global projects as a key contributor. Manages project plans, resources, deliverables, and communications to ensure projects are executed successfully.
• Collaboration: Develops strong internal relationships within HR, Legal, Finance, Payroll, and other teams. Collaborates with team members to effectively align and communicate compensation and benefit programs to the organization.
• Communications: Prepares and delivers presentations for compensation and benefit plans. Works with key stakeholders to support the design and delivery of rewards communications initiatives to communicate information to employees in a clear, effective, and timely manner.
• Vendor Management: Establishes partnerships with third-party providers, insurers, consultants, and other vendors. Ensures that third-party vendors which support C&B deliver on their requirements.
• Compliance: Maintains compliance and required reporting for regional and country laws and regulations.
• Mergers and Acquisitions: Supports due diligence and cost analysis for potential acquisitions which impact the region. Crafts retention strategies and supports integration activities for M&A transactions.
• Process Improvement: Serves as subject matter expert for initiatives to implement new or updated C&B processes, including Workday enhancements, to improve the experience and outcomes for employees and the team