Global Compensation Manager

🕒 April 29

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SGS

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1878

📋 Compliance

☁️ SaaS

Compliance • SaaS • Sustainability

SGS is the world's leading Testing, Inspection, and Certification (TIC) company, providing a comprehensive range of services designed to assure quality and integrity across various sectors. SGS is focused on sustainability, offering climate action services and an all-encompassing ESG portfolio under its IMPACT NOW suite. The company has ambitious targets for growth by 2027, driven by its strategy to address global megatrends. SGS operates globally, providing business assurance, connectivity and products, digital trust, health and nutrition, and solutions for industries and the environment.

📋 Description

• Design, govern, and maintain SGS’s global job architecture and job grading systems • Lead market benchmarking and salary range design; analyze internal compensation practices and labor market trends to inform merit budgets and pay decisions • Support short- and long-term incentive plan design (cash and equity) • Interpret financial statements (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow) and assess business impact of reward decisions • Provide expert guidance to HR and senior leaders across a global, multicultural environment • Collaborate closely with a small, high-performing team and coach colleagues on reward topics • Manage relationships with external vendors and service providers

🎯 Requirements

• Solid experience in compensation management in a multinational or global environment • Excellent knowledge of Excel and advanced spreadsheet skills (actuarial/statistical analysis a strong plus) • Strong foundation in job architecture, job levelling, and salary benchmarking • Ability to interpret financial statements and KPIs • Experience with incentive plan design and reward communications • Pragmatic, hands-on approach and ability to manage multiple projects in parallel • Fluent in English; additional European languages a plus • Knowledge of Swiss labor law and the Swiss Code of Obligations (preferred) • Interest in technology and recent developments, including AI

🏖️ Benefits

• Flexible, hybrid work options anywhere in Europe