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Basel, Basel-Stadt, Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera/Svizra
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Revolution Medicines is a global, commercial-state oncology company dedicated to discovering, developing and delivering innovative medicines for patients with RAS-addicted cancers. Leveraging its differentiated RAS(ON) tri-complex inhibitor platform, the company is advancing a broad, integrated portfolio of oral RAS(ON) inhibitors designed to directly target the active, cancer-driving state of RAS. Founded on rigorous scientific inquiry and a willingness to challenge long-held assumptions, Revolution Medicines is committed to changing the trajectory of disease for patients with RAS-addicted cancers worldwide.
Our people are united by a shared way of working: follow the science, challenge assumptions, act with urgency and hold ourselves to a high standard of rigor—all in service of patients.
The Opportunity:
We are seeking an Associate Director, Total Rewards, Europe to serve as a critical regional Total Rewards partner embedded with the Europe team during a period of significant growth. The incumbent will bring deep European market, regulatory and country expertise and lead the regional execution of globally designed compensation and benefits programs across several key markets. Working within a clear global COE/regional model, Global Total Rewards owns the overall compensation and benefits strategy, frameworks, program design and governance; this role translates those global frameworks into competitive, scalable and compliant regional and country-level implementation. The Associate Director will serve as the regional subject matter expert and strategic advisor, partnering closely with Business Leaders, European HR leadership and HR Business Partners, Global Total Rewards, Finance, Legal, Talent Acquisition and external partners. This highly visible role requires the ability to move comfortably between regional consultation and hands-on execution in a fast-moving biotech environment.
This role operates through a solid reporting line to the Vice President, HR, Europe and dotted reporting line to Senior Director, Total Rewards, Global. The Associate Director, Total Rewards is an active member of both the European HR Leadership Team and the Global Total Rewards Team, bringing a business-led European perspective to global strategy and translating global Total Rewards priorities into effective regional and local execution.
Key Responsibilities:
Serve as the regional Total Rewards subject matter expert and strategic advisor, partnering with European HR leadership and HR Business Partners, Global Total Rewards, Finance, Legal, Talent Acquisition and external partners.
Partner with Global Total Rewards to shape the European Total Rewards execution roadmap, aligning regional priorities and implementation plans with the company’s global Total Rewards philosophy, strategy, frameworks and governance.
Translate globally designed compensation and benefits strategies, frameworks and programs into effective regional and country-level execution, balancing global consistency with local market competitiveness and regulatory requirements.
Implement scalable regional Total Rewards processes and local governance practices that support continued European expansion and new-country launches, in alignment with global policies and decision frameworks.
Partner with Global Total Rewards on European compensation benchmarking and market reviews, providing regional market intelligence and recommendations to inform globally owned salary structures, ranges and compensation guidelines. Provide local compensation consultation and expertise for new hires, promotions, internal moves, retention situations and complex or senior-level compensation decisions, applying global frameworks to European market and country requirements.
Partner with Global Total Rewards and European HR Business Partners on the regional execution of annual compensation processes, including salary reviews, promotions and incentive planning, ensuring consistent application of global frameworks and timelines. Partner with Global Total Rewards on global job architecture, leveling and compensation frameworks; provide European analysis and recommendations on pay competitiveness, internal equity, pay compression and market trends to support their development and application.
Partner with Global Total Rewards and Regional HR & Business Leaders on the regional implementation of short- and long-term incentive programs, including equity, across Europe.
Act as a key regional partner to the Global Benefits Director and Global Total Rewards team by providing European market practices, local requirements and implementation expertise for globally owned benefits strategy, program design and governance.
Assess country benefit programs; Partner with the Global Total Rewards team on the assessment of country benefit programs, European market data, and annual renewals. Provide local market, regulatory and employee insights, coordinate with European People Operations on local implementation and administration, and identify opportunities for harmonization while recognizing legitimate country differences. Provide regional input and recommendations to inform globally owned benefit design, vendor strategy and new country launchesLead European readiness and execution for evolving compensation regulation, including the EU Pay Transparency Directive and relevant country legislation; advise Global Total Rewards and regional stakeholders on country requirements and partner on pay equity analysis and remediation strategies as appropriate.
Ensure European Total Rewards execution appropriately reflects local employment, tax, social security, works council and employee-representation requirements; advise Global Total Rewards on associated country and regulatory considerations.
Build meaningful European Total Rewards analytics and dashboards; develop business cases and financial analyses and partner with Finance and Global Total Rewards on budgeting, forecasting and cost governance.
Provide regional Total Rewards input into workforce planning, organizational growth scenarios and talent strategies, anticipating European market and country requirements as the organization scales.
Develop clear regional guidance and communications, aligned with global Total Rewards programs and policies, enabling HR and managers to confidently explain Total Rewards programs and decisions to employees.
Required Skills, Experience and Education:
Significant progressive experience (9+ years of experience) in Total Rewards, Compensation & Benefits or a closely related discipline, including substantial European multi-country responsibility.
Builder mindset with a strong orientation toward scalable solutions, simplicity, governance and continuous improvement.
Demonstrated experience implementing compensation and/or benefits programs across multiple European markets within global frameworks or a global COE/regional operating model.
Strong understanding of European compensation practices, benefits markets and the evolving regulatory environment, including pay transparency and pay equity requirements.
Experience with European compensation benchmarking and market reviews, annual compensation process execution, incentive programs, and advising on the regional application of global salary structures, job architecture and compensation frameworks.
Experience assessing and implementing benefit programs across multiple countries, managing external vendors, brokers and consultants, and providing regional market and regulatory insight to global benefits strategy and design.
Strong analytical capability and comfort working with compensation data, financial models and market data.
Ability to operate strategically and hands-on in a rapidly evolving environment, making pragmatic decisions with incomplete information.
Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with credibility to advise senior HR and business leaders and collaborate across global, regional and country teams.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant professional experience.
Experience in a rapidly scaling biotech, pharmaceutical, life sciences or similarly dynamic international organization.
Experience translating global Total Rewards strategy and frameworks into pragmatic regional and local solutions during significant organizational build-up.
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