Head of Compensation

**This strategic role encompasses an international scope, covering our group wide operations across EMEA, Americas and APAC.**

**As a department Head, the Head of Compensation & Benefits will more broadly work with the larger HR Division on maturing our organization and offering best-in-class compensation & benefits policies and programs in line with the premium positioning of L-Acoustics.**

**Compensation & Benefits strategy & process**:

- Evaluate and refine existing compensation and benefits programs, policies, and procedures.
- Develop and implement new compensation and benefits initiatives including but not limited to:

- Deploying short-term incentives (STI) and long-term Incentives (LTI).
- Implementing grading systems.
- Overhauling the global benefits programs.
- Ensure compliance with current legislation across all programs, policies, and procedures.
- Liaise with third-party services to negotiate benefit plans and resolve related issues.
- Support the HR team in recruitment and talent management activities with benchmark data.
- Ensure precise compensation, including salaries, bonuses, pensions, and additional employee benefits.

**Controlling**:

- Design and deliver HR metrics with a focus on compensation data.
- Consolidate and enhance the reliability of global compensation data.
- Contribute to mandatory social reporting.
- Ensure consistency, reliability, and availability of HR data, integrating it within systems.
- Monitor and analyze HR KPIs and dashboards, driving continuous improvement.
- Collaborate on process digitalization with WORKDAY & DYNAMICS analysts and the payroll integrator.

**Payroll Management**:

- Oversee global payroll processes, ensuring deadlines, accuracy, and compliance with local regulations.
- Maintain documentation and knowledge to respond to and comply with audits.
- Act as the primary liaison with the payroll system integrator.
- Collaborate with the HRIS team to design and customize data integration in the HRIS solution (WORKDAY).
- Drive the consolidation process for the Group.
- Ensure compliance with legislation and branch agreements, advising management on necessary actions.
- Supervise the payroll team (internal & external) related to compensation and benefits activities.
- Prepare budgets, reports, and presentations.
- This role offers a unique opportunity to shape a growing department with a significant global impact. _

**Experience, skills & educational background**:

- Master’s degree in human resources management, business administration, or a related field.
- At least 8 years of experience as a compensation and benefits manager or in a related role.
- Extensive knowledge of benefits and compensation programs, policies, procedures, and applicable legislation.
- Very strong data background & payroll’s understanding
- Proficiency in MS Office.
- Experience managing benefits and compensation in a Human Resources Information System (HRIS).
- **English is mandatory.**

**Personality**:

- Decision maker, strategic thinker with a hands-on modus operandi.
- Doer mentality, impactful.
- Growth focus, superior drive.
- Creative, capacity to innovate and challenge existing status quo.
- Strong people leader with demonstrated ability to build & develop teams and influence in a complex matrix organization.
- Excellent communication and organizational skills.
- Strong people and project management skills.
- Location:_ 91460 Marcoussis - France.

Status: Cadre

Pay: Up to 90,000.00€ per year

Ability to commute/relocate:

- 91460 Marcoussis: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- coordination: 3 years (preferred)

Work Location: In person