Compensation Specialist

As a Compensation and Benefits Specialist you will have responsibility for the UK market as well as multiple European markets. You will also cross collaborate with our HR and Finance teams for budgeting, benchmarking, projects and processes.

About Secret Escapes

Secret Escapes is one of the world's leading members-only, online travel deals companies, offering inspiring travel experiences and hand-picked offers to over 60 million members worldwide. Operating in 10 countries across Europe, Secret Escapes continues to grow and establish itself as a world-class business, dedicated to giving our members the best range and value in luxury travel deals at low prices.

Secret Escapes operates a hybrid working policy and we are all in the office 2 days a week. This role will be based in our Travelist office in Poland.

In keeping with being an inspirational travel brand, we also have a 'Work from Anywhere' policy, so you can work from anywhere in the world for up to a month each year

We're a diverse and inclusive bunch of individuals from different backgrounds and with varied interests, but the one thing we all have in common is that we're good people (even if we do say so ourselves).

The Role:

As a Compensation and Benefits Specialist you will have responsibility for the UK market as well as multiple European markets. You will also cross collaborate with our HR and Finance teams for budgeting, benchmarking, projects and processes.

Things you'll be working on:

• The role covers the UK market as well as multiple other European markets
• Cooperate with Finance department to follow staff budget, including the regular monitoring, reporting and adjusting of the budget managed by Finance department
• Coordinates C&B processes like the Group wide pay review, new benefits introduction, implement a grading framework, proposes changes to ensure comparable benefits across the company
• Design policies to close gaps in the compensation of employees (introducing the internal equity at affordable costs)
• Designs and develops and keeps up to date internal People services and C&B policies
• Provides support to managers and People Partners in the complex usage of different People Services and Compensation policies
• Analyses different components of the remuneration scheme in the organisation and prepares reports about the internal equity and external competitiveness
• Participates in designing and developing different schemes of the variable remuneration, calculates bonuses for payroll processing
• Closely cooperates and manages the relationship with the external compensation consulting company
• Leads and manages compensation projects for the company
• Advices People Partners and line managers in taking difficult decisions in the area of compensation, benefits and motivation of employees
• Provides support to Head of Reward and People Services and Finance department: FP&A and Accounting
• Provides support in internal and external audits
• Prepares regular and ad hoc various reports and costs analysis based on internal and external needs
• Proposes changes with an aim to use the local budget efficiently with regards to income tax and national insurance
• Administers pension, health care and other company wide benefits
• Acts as a substitute for HR system admin
• Participates in implementation and modification of HR System and other Tools used by Reward and PS department

Your will bring:

• Strong and proven analytical skills
• Excellent MS Office skills (MS Excel, MS PowerPoint)
• Basic overview of national insurances, taxation of benefits and income taxes
• Solid previous experience in a similar role
• Strong Time Management skills
• Self-management skills

And you are…

• Fluent in English
• Experienced in a multinational working environment
• Team player with excellent communication skills