**Role Summary :** **The Compensation Process Optimization & Systems Manager is responsible for:** **Driving efficiency and accuracy of the global compensation infrastructure, data, tools and systems by leveraging automation, technology, and process enhancements** **Planning, execution, and optimization of the annual compensation, benchmarking and survey submission cycles through process automation, data management, and system integration** **Serve as a partner to the Compensation & Benefits teams, ensuring their needs are met through efficient systems, tools, and data-driven insights** **Where needed, create dashboards and reporting tools to provide insight / visibility into compensation metrics and trends, forecasting, budgeting and modelling, facilitating better and faster decision-making** **Roles & Responsibilities :** **1.Annual Benchmarking Process** **Manage participation in and submission to benchmarking surveys, and correct upload into internal benchmarking systems** **Manage annual vendor selection in close collaboration with Compensation Leads and the Total Rewards Infrastructure Lead** **Assess benchmarking results to identify trends and areas for improvement, recommend adjustments and support rollout of adjustments** **Increase automated benchmarking by automating survey benchmark matching, driving benchmarking system improvements and data & insights** **Model salary structures** **Manage the development of country compensation budgets** **Update and improve compensation modelers based on latest insights & up to date benchmarking information** **2.Annual Compensation Cycle Management** **Collaborate in the planning, coordination, and execution of the annual compensation cycle and be an active member of the Annual Compensation Cycle Coalition Team** **Collaborate closely with Finance to align fully loaded cost modeling with compensation scenarios, ensuring accurate budget forecasting and accruals** **Collaborate in and implement timelines, testing, tools, and communication plans** **Collaborate with Compensation Leads and HR Technology to ensure the compensation cycle runs smoothly and data integrity is maintained.** **3. Automation & System Optimization** **Lead the identification, evaluation, and implementation of tools and technologies that improve the efficiency, consistency, automation and governance of compensation-related recurring tasks (salary structures, survey matching, benchmarking, retention, manual calculations, offer management etc.)** **Be part of the Technology Roadmap Coalition team to enhance the configuration and functionality of compensation modules within the company's systems.** **4. Process Improvement** **Review, map, and optimize current compensation processes to identify opportunities for process improvement, automation, and increased efficiency** **Implement best practices in workflow automation to ensure compensation processes are streamlined, repeatable, and scalable.** **5. Data Management & Integrity** **Ensure accuracy and integrity of compensation data by improving data management processes, building validation mechanisms, and automating data reconciliation** **Create dashboards and reporting tools to provide visibility into compensation metrics and trends, facilitating better decision-making in close collaboration with the Total Rewards Automation & Technology Manager** **6. Project Management** **Manage and oversee automation and process improvement projects within the compensation function, from concept to implementation** **Develop project plans, timelines, and budgets to ensure successful and timely execution of initiatives** **7. Training & Change Management** **Develop training materials and conduct training sessions for HR and compensation team members on new automated processes, tools, and systems** **Lead change management initiatives to ensure successful adoption of new tools and processes by stakeholders** **8. Compliance & Risk Management** **Ensure that automated processes are compliant with legal, regulatory, and company-specific requirements (e.g., data privacy, FLSA, pay equity laws)** **Implement controls and validation checks within automated systems to minimize errors and reduce risk** **Minimum Requirements :** **Bachelor’s degree or similar qualification in Human Resources, Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related field** **Minimum of 8 years of experience in compensation, HRIS (preferably with Workday), or process improvement, with a strong focus on automation and technology implementation** **Experience with data analytics tools and software (Tableau, Python, PowerBI, Visier and others)** **Experience with HR systems and compensation software (e.g., Workday) and knowledge of compensation processes / benchmarking processes** **Project management skills, with a proven track record of leading automation and process improvement initiatives** **Advanced Excel skills, with experience in building and managing data models, as well as proficiency in data analysis and reporting tools** **Strong attention to detail, with a focus on data integrity and quality** **Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills** **Experience in change management and delivering training programs to ensure successful adoption of new processes and tools**