Group Reward & HR Operations Manager

• Shape EMEA Reward Strategy
• HR Partner for Geneva HQ

About Our Client

International Industrial Company

Job Description

Compensation & Benefits (60%)

• Coordinate and manage the annual salary review process across EMEA.
• Conduct salary benchmarking and market analysis using external survey providers and reward databases.
• Support the development and maintenance of salary structures, job grades and compensation frameworks.
• Partner with HR Managers and business leaders on compensation proposals, promotions and reward-related decisions.
• Administer annual bonus and incentive programmes.
• Prepare compensation reports, dashboards and workforce analytics for HR leadership and executive management.
• Monitor market trends, inflation impacts and compensation competitiveness across key markets.
• Support benefits governance and maintain visibility over benefit programmes across countries.
• Participate in organisational and reward harmonisation projects.
• Ensure data quality and integrity within compensation and HR systems.

HR Operations & Business Partnering (40%)

• Act as HR Business Partner for the Geneva headquarters.
• Manage employee lifecycle activities, including onboarding, employment changes and offboarding.
• Support recruitment activities for corporate and regional functions.
• Coordinate payroll activities with external payroll providers.
• Oversee Swiss social insurance administration and liaise with external partners.
• Advise managers on HR policies, employee relations and employment matters.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across HR processes and systems.
• Support workforce planning and organisational projects.

The Successful Applicant

Required Experience

• 8-12 years of Human Resources experience.
• Minimum 4 years in Compensation & Benefits, Reward, Total Rewards or Workforce Analytics.
• Experience working across multiple countries within EMEA.
• Exposure to HR Operations, Shared Services or HR Business Partnering activities.
• Experience coordinating payroll with external providers.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to transform data into actionable recommendations.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Experience with HRIS platforms such as Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle HCM or similar.
• Fluent English and French.

Preferred Experience

• Experience in an international matrix environment.
• Exposure to compensation benchmarking methodologies and salary surveys.
• Knowledge of Swiss payroll and social insurance processes.
• Experience with compensation management tools.
• Prior experience leading projects or mentoring junior team members.

What's On Offer

• Lead EMEA Reward Strategy
• High-visibility HR leadership role
• International and dynamic environment
• Strong business partnering exposure
• Opportunity to drive HR transformation
• Geneva HQ with regional impact

Quote job ref: JN-112026-7141120