Group Compensation Manager

The L’OCCITANE Group is a leading international manufacturer and retailer of premium and sustainable beauty and wellness products. The Group operates in 90 countries worldwide and has 3,000 retail outlets, including over 1,300 of its own stores. Within its portfolio of premium beauty brands that champion organic and natural ingredients are: L’OCCITANE en Provence, Melvita, Erborian, L’OCCITANE au Brésil, LimeLife by Alcone, ELEMIS, Sol de Janeiro and Dr. Vranjes Firenze.

With its nature-positive vision and entrepreneurial ethos, L’OCCITANE Group is committed to investing in communities, biodiversity, reducing waste and to finding sustainable solutions to create a better and healthier planet. The mission statement of the Group is: With empowerment we positively impact people and regenerate nature.

L’OCCITANE is also committed to sustainability for business, people & the planet, as well as respect of human rights, ethics principles and labour protection. All employees at L’OCCITANE must therefore implement the company’s mission and integrate the social, environmental, economic and legal effects of their actions in their day-to-day job. In practice, this means that any employee at L’OCCITANE shall contribute to growing sales, regenerating nature, caring for our consumers & partners and supporting our employees. The LOCCITANE Group is a certified B CorporationTM.

CONTEXT & MISSION:

We are looking for a highly motivated Group Compensation Manager to join our Group Compensation & Benefits and HRIS Team! In this role, you will support L’OCCITANE Group’s growth by developing the compensation aspect of our employee value proposition, reflecting our core values and providing a competitive advantage in maximizing talent attraction and retention. You will work in close collaboration with the countries, regional and global leadership teams in a multi-cultural and multi-brand context.

The position reports to the Group C&B and HRIS Director and is based in the WHQ Plan-les-Ouates (near Geneva).

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

Compensation:

• Lead for the annual salary & bonus review process globally
• Manage job grading & salary structure globally.
• Manage Corporate incentive schemes (CIP)
• Contribute to the design and transformation of the compensation policy
• Perform compensation analysis and benchmarks globally to well understand L’OCCITANE Group’s positioning, as well as making recommendations for improvement to ensure competitiveness and attractiveness
• Support new brand to design reward schemes in alignment with Group philosophy

HR Community Support:

• Support and advise HR Community on Compensation related questions & issues
• Provide training on Compensation knowledge, policies and tools

Business Process Owner:

• Defend the solutions’ core model, analyze and challenge change requests
• Challenge current Annual Salary & Bonus Review processes and pro-actively identify process improvement needs
• Work closely with the HRIS Product Owner to translate business and user needs into technical requirements and improve the user experience

HOW YOU CAN FIT:

• +7 years’ experience as multi-country/regional compensation expert in international environments ideally in the FMCG industry
• Successful track record in leading complex projects and running complex processes in highly decentralized and fast-paced environments
• Expert in job evaluation and salary structures design & transformation
• Strong experience with incentive plans design & implementation
• Solid knowledge of employee benefits schemes & pooling agreements
• Fluent in English & conversational in French is a plus
• Excellent numerical skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively with multiple stakeholders and lead by influence
• Strong appetite to educate and enable peers
• Strong team player, open, positive and “continuous improvement” mindset, pragmatic approach with a strong business acumen
• Reliable, rigorous with strong organizational skills
• Ability to deal well with ambiguity and on-going change of plan and at ease in a multisite and multicultural environment

WHAT WE OFFER:

• Working for a unique company, strongly committed towards the planet and the people (B Corp certification)
• Working with passionate colleagues coming from all over the world
• A unique culture centered around entrepreneurship, where everyone is expected to collaborate, experiment & move fast
• Internal mobility opportunities
• Monthly allocation & discount for store products
• Attractive Social Insurances coverage
• 5 weeks annual leaves & 3 extra-days offered as public holidays
• Flexible and hybrid work arrangement
• Attractive Parental Leave Policy
• Public transport allowance

PERMANENT CONTRACT

STARTING DATE: ASAP

L’OCCITANE is an equal opportunities employer. This means that, when making decisions about our employees’ careers with us, our main considerations are their ability to do their jobs and develop in their roles. One way we cultivate change is by creating a more diverse and inclusive workplace and organizational culture. As part of this, we are committed to building an environment that is free from discrimination and harassment where everyone feels respected and valued. We recruit positive-minded people who share our core values - entrepreneurship, team spirit, leading by example and authenticity – and our commitment to sustainability.
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