Senior Reward Manager France & Belgium

JOB PURPOSE

Senior Reward Manager - Netherlands, France & Belgium in the Netherlands

In this challenging position, you will be responsible for designing, developing and activating total reward programs and policies for 3 of our business group led countries – Netherlands, Belgium and France. You will provide business insight and develop flexible and innovative solutions with risk analysis. You will be an expert offering insights and challenge while delivering solutions flawlessly.

• Report to the Reward Business Partner Lead (Europe, PTAB, Israel) and manage responsibilities covering the Netherlands, Belgium and France. The role sits within the Country LT.
• Develop and deliver a multi-year strategy which drives the evolution of compensation and benefits in the Netherlands, Belgium and France geographies.
• Manage the Annual Pay Review process (pay, bonus and shares) for the Netherlands, Belgium and France, ensuring internal and external audit compliance.
• Analyze annual benchmarking recommendations from Global Reward to inform market review budgets and payscale movements, considering financial implications and competitiveness.
• Oversee regulatory reporting requirements such as EU Pay Transparency for the Netherlands, Belgium and France.
• Manage other reporting requirements (e.g., living wage annual review) for the three countries as part of the global process.
• Provide counsel to Human Resources on compensation and benefits, including as the escalation point for queries on reward policy and processes.
• Stay up to date with standards, legislative/regulatory changes and other policy developments, processes and tools impacting reward.
• Lead on Reward projects for the three countries.
• Develop and implement local reward communication framework and lead Reward training to HR and the business on compensation and benefit policies and programs.
• Lead and manage local benefits including supplier relationships, ensuring compliance to Unilever standards and implementing new benefits to attract and retain talent.
• Support and manage auditing and reporting requirements for Reward processes to remain compliant.
• Collaborate with the Global Reward team on global/regional projects and participate in Reward community discussions as required.
• Engage with external reward networks within Europe to stay current with market changes.
• Line management of one direct report plus access to a team of Reward Specialists across Europe.

• You’re a dot connector:
  Rewards is a personal component of the employee experience; you will analyze Reward in the context of the full employment experience and business performance.
• You love to win and have fun:
  We value teamwork and enjoy achieving results together.
• You’re a storyteller:
  Able to translate and simplify Reward complexities for employees who are not Rewards experts.
• You’re a paradox navigator:
  Balance attracting, retaining and motivating employees while managing cost implications.
• You’re a culture & change champion:
  Lead and communicate changes to Reward offerings and policies.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• Proven ability to communicate with employee representative groups; negotiation with representatives is not required.
• Senior reward experience (preferably in FMCG) with knowledge of reward structure, salary review processes and experience with salary surveys (Hay & Mercer preferred).
• Experience leading key projects in a Reward position and partnering at senior levels.
• Excellent command of MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Power BI.
• Strong communication and presentation skills appropriate for target audiences (in person or virtual).
• Fluent English (oral and written);
  Dutch and/or French would be beneficial but not mandatory.
• Ability to work under pressure, meet tight deadlines and maintain high quality and accuracy.
• Team player with ability to build relationships across internal/external stakeholders in an international/virtual environment; willingness to contribute to Global Reward priority projects.
• Demonstrates initiative, good judgement and resourcefulness; maintains professionalism and integrity with handling personal data within legal requirements.
• Knowledge/experience with Agile working methodologies is helpful but not mandatory.

We offer flexibility in working arrangements where possible and strive for a family-friendly and inclusive workplace. Unilever values diversity and inclusion in all we do.

• Local conditions apply; we will primarily consider candidates based in the Netherlands. Applications from outside the Netherlands may be considered if a decision is made to recruit beyond the country.
• This is an office-based role and requires 60% on-site attendance.