Compensation & Benefits Specialist

About the Team:

The Compensation and Benefits team manages strategic rewards programmes that empower our organisation to build and sustain a high-performing team. We partner closely with internal stakeholders to understand evolving business needs, creating and implementing rewards programmes that attract, motivate, and retain top talent.

Job Description:

• Develop strategies, policies and guidelines for the roll-out of the compensation and benefits initiatives across the region
• Prepare communication toolkit and deliver effective communications on compensation and benefits policies and programs
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the initiatives and its related communications efforts by analysing data and feedback and developing continuous improvement actions
• Review compensation and benefits policies and plans, ensuring that it is competitive and on top of market trends while maintaining internal equity and compliance
• Manage salary benchmarking and proposal, compensation analysis, annual increment and bonus, long term and short term incentives, job grading, etc
• Work closely with business leaders, HRBPs and multiple stakeholders, including senior management to manage compensation and benefit projects end-to-end
• Research on industry best practices and synthesise data to assess feasibility of proposed compensation and benefits projects

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in any relevant field; A master's degree is advantageous but not required
• Minimum of 1 year of full time working experience in any Human Resource function
• Experience in at least one of the following areas: Compensation benchmarking, salary review, bonus planning, job grading, incentive programmes, or compensation policy design
• Experience in in-house C&B role and/or as C&B/Rewards consultants at HR consulting firms such as Aon, Mercer, Willis Tower Watson is a plus
• Strong business acumen, understanding strategy, organisational direction and how they impact tactical execution. Willingness to roll up sleeves to get the job done
• Strategic thinking: Quickly evaluates situations, combines strong business judgement and people intuition to reach well-founded decisions
• Agility in leading multiple complex projects and pivoting quickly to changing needs/environments
• Ability to work in a dynamic environment while maintaining appropriate attention to detail and standards
• Strong communication and collaborative skills and the ability to build relationships across diverse stakeholder groups including senior management