Our client is key actor in its domain.

• Annual review: manage the process, for Key Employees and Leaders, including recommendations on salary guidelines, communications with leaders and top management on the overall process, verification of key metrics for bonus calculation, production of KPIs on various elements (fixed, variable, discretionary, etc.), management of the tools, templates and deliverables in a comprehensive and coherent Performance Management framework that should guarantee transparency and fairness on compensation packages changes as well as provide important information on career and mobility wishes and development needs.


• Long-term incentives: establish clear policies to award LTIs, manage the administrative process with the custodian and the LTI electronic platform provider, ensure smooth communication and controls with recipients and leaders, prepare ad hoc analyses as requested by the Remuneration Committee and top management, manage the annual review system, LTIs, careers and potential development needs of the key talents of the Group in line with the needs of the HR department and leaders.


• Guidelines & policies: establish and manage clear guidelines and policies on compensation & benefits matters, benchmarking market and peer practices, to ensure that the Group proposes adequate and attractive schemes to its core population of talents, advise leaders and the Remuneration Committee on these matters, including the communication of such elements to the relevant population across the Group.


• More generally, collaborate on a variety of projects in relation to your scope; review processes and propose improvement/optimizations in your scope; develop, recommend, and administer approved policies and procedures in your scope.


• Manage and develop the team within your scope: 14 FTEs between Belgium & Abroad.

A successful 'Head of Compensation & Benefits' should have:

• Master's degree in Human Resources;


• 8 to 10 years' experience of which at least 5 in Compensation and Benefits in a complex, fast moving, organization;


• Capability to set up compensation and benefits policies from scratch in an international environment with sophisticated compensation requirements;


• Experience in deploying global HR systems and IT project management, as we will need to continue enriching the current IT landscape for C&B matters;


• Strong analytical skills, including financial model building in order to manipulate large amounts of complex data, analysing, interpreting, and producing recommendations to support higher decision making;


• Accuracy, attention to detail and strong audit skills;


• Ability to work effectively at both strategic and operational levels;


• Ability to manage and participate in multiple projects, priorities, manage timelines and escalate issues as needed;


• Strong and confident communicator with the ability to influence others;


• Proven leadership and management skills;


• Project management, execution and conceptual, so as to build strong processes related to Annual Review Processes, LTI, job titles / grades;


• Decision making skills and pragmatism.