Role:

• The role is to lead the design, development, communication, implementation, and administration of
  the organization’s benefit, compensation and incentives plans;
• The C&B Manager is responsible for aligning reward systems with business goals and enhancing the
  organization’s ability to attract, retain, and reward high performing employees;
• Responsible for ensuring that company compensation programs are consistently administered in
  compliance with company policies and government regulations;
• Serve as a subject matter expert and a point of contact to HR business partners and the management
  team.

Responsibilities:

40% Compensation &Benefits strategy and policies

• Manage and implement the total compensation strategy assuring the company’s alignment with the
  broader HR principles and considering local market specifics;
• Analyzes company compensation policies in relation to similar jobs in comparable industries or
  geographic areas, and recommend changes as appropriate to establish and maintain competitive pay
  rates and ensure equity;
• Perform benchmarking of employees' compensation against relevant surveys in the region and
  propose appropriate actions;
• Collaborate with benefit providers to properly structure the various benefit plans including medical,
  life and travel insurance, sport, etc.
• Manage compensation & benefits team and daily operations related to compensation and benefits activities;

40% Budget management

• Employment cost budget management;
• Propose and allocate appropriate budgets for the various C&B processes (salary review, variable pay, equity grants);
• Drive and support the year-end compensation process, ensuring consistent and fair decisions is made
  in the promotion, bonus and salary increase processes;
• Develops pay systems that are industry competitive and enable management to focus on and reward
  individual performance;
• Develops incentives scheme for the sales force in strong cooperation with the finance department
  who is involved in targeting settings.
• Coordinate and implement recognition programs across the business
• Coordinate implementation and provide guidance to corporate staff on pay decisions, policy and job
  evaluation;
• Preparing budgets, reports, and presentations

20% Compliance

• Ensure all comp&ben programs, policies, and procedures comply with current legislation and are
  aligned with IPF group policies and procedures;
• Compare and evaluate present and potential compensation and benefit programs through research, surveys, and analysis of trends and regulations to ensure plans are current, competitive, legal, and strategically aligned;

Requirements:

• Strong expertise on reward and benefits, job grading, performance and bonus systems, salaries survey;
• Strong communication skills (both in English and Romanian), including the ability to speak and write clearly, succinctly and persuasively for a variety of audiences;
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills including the ability to persuade others, tact and diplomacy;
• Business acumen, drive for results and integrity.