Compensation & Benefits Director

Our mission? Creating the freedom for SMEs to succeed in business and beyond, by delivering Europe's leading finance workspace. We combine business-class tools (seamless invoicing, spend management, and pre-accounting) with unwaveringly attentive 24/7 support, designed to help businesses breeze through all things finance.

Our journey: Founded by Alexandre and Steve in July 2017, Qonto has rapidly gained trust, serving over 600,000 customers. Thanks to our wonderful team of 1,600+ Qontoers, we also made it to the LinkedIn Top Companies French ranking

Our values:

Customer focus | Prioritize customers in everything you do

Ownership | Own your part, get things done

Teamwork | Make (team)work easy

Mastery | Continuously raise the bar

Integrity | Always do what's right, and respect people

Our beliefs: At Qonto, we're committed to fostering a welcoming environment where everyone can thrive. We prioritize evaluating applicants based solely on skills and potential, ensuring diversity with 55% international team members, 44% women, and 20% parents. Join us in building a workplace that celebrates diversity and individuality.

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As the Director of Compensation & Benefits
at Qonto, you will
transform our global rewards strategy into a competitive advantage that attracts and retains top talent while scaling our frameworks to support rapid growth
.

Reporting to
Sarah
(Chief People Officer), you will lead a team of 2 (to start with) to harmonize our compensation and benefits approaches across 8 European markets, equipping leadership with data-driven insights for strategic decision-making as we evolve from a payment institution to a bank.

The job includes
Develop, implement, and communicate our global reward strategy
that balances internal equity, market competitiveness, and compliance requirements across our 8 European markets (FR, DE, IT, ES, BE, NL, AUT, PT)

Build our Pay Transparency program
with data infrastructure, employee education, and clear documentation to meet 2026 EU compliance requirements

Build data-driven compensation systems and insights,
including salary grids, job grading, or market benchmarking, to support strategic decision-making and talent retention

Lead compensation cycles
in partnership with Finance, managing salary and bonus reviews, ensuring fairness and strategic alignment

Drive systems transformation and team leadership
by implementing Workday for C&B processes and managing a growing Total Rewards team while establishing clear communication strategies for all reward programs

Expectations include
Banking/regulated industry experience:
Built and implemented compensation frameworks in financial services companies with governance and compliance/regulatory expertise

Multi-country:
Designed job architecture and pay bands across EU markets with country-specific regulatory requirements

Executive influence:
Track record of educating and influencing C-level leaders on compensation strategy while steering and communicating change

Transformation at scale:
Led company-wide compensation & benefits transformations in fast-growing financial institutions or similar regulated industries

Data-driven approach:
Built analytics-first compensation functions with systematic decision-making and stakeholder management across regulatory bodies and internal executives

Perks

A tailor-made and dynamic career track. An inclusive work environment. And so much more to help you succeed.

• Offices in Paris, Berlin, Milan, Barcelona, and Belgrade;
• Competitive salary package;
• Meal vouchers;
• Public transportation reimbursement (part or global);
• A great health insurance (depending on the country);
• Employee well-being initiatives: access to Moka Care to take care of your mental health and great offers for sports and wellness activities;
• A progressive disability and parenthood policy (1 in 6 of Qonto employees is a parent) and childcare benefits with selected partners;
• Monthly team events.