ABOUT TEMENOS
Temenos is a global leader in banking technology. Through our market-leading core banking suite and best-in-class composable solutions, we are modernizing the banking industry. Banks of all sizes utilize our adaptable technology – on-premises, in the cloud, or as SaaS – to deliver next-generation services and AI-enhanced experiences that elevate banking for their customers. Our mission is to create a world where people can live their best financial lives.
VALUES
Care about transforming the Banking landscape.
Commit to being part of an exciting culture and product evolving within the financial industry.
Collaborate effectively and proactively with teams within or outside Temenos.
Challenge yourself to be ambitious and achieve your individual as well as the company targets.
THE ROLE
We are looking for an experienced Senior People Lead – Compensation & Benefits to play a key role in shaping and delivering our global compensation and benefits strategy.
This is a senior specialist and leadership role responsible for ensuring our reward practices remain competitive, equitable, sustainable and aligned with business priorities. You will combine deep Compensation & Benefits expertise with strong commercial judgement, using market intelligence and people data to help the organisation make effective reward decisions.
Working across People & Culture and partnering with senior business leaders, you will provide expert guidance on compensation, benefits, job architecture and reward programmes, while driving consistent and effective execution across our global organisation.
OPPORTUNITIES
- You will help shape, develop and implement the global Compensation & Benefits strategy, ensuring alignment with our People strategy and business priorities.
- You will lead and support key compensation programmes, including annual salary review, market benchmarking, salary structures, incentive programmes and compensation governance.
- You will provide expert advice to People Leaders, People Business Partners and senior leaders on complex compensation matters and reward decisions.
- You will oversee and continuously improve our job architecture, job evaluation, grading and career framework approach, ensuring roles are positioned consistently and appropriately across the organisation.
- You will use external market data, internal analytics and benchmarking to assess the competitiveness of our compensation practices and translate complex information into clear recommendations.
- You will support the development and governance of our global benefits strategy, working with regional and local stakeholders to balance employee needs, market competitiveness, regulatory requirements and cost.
- You will partner with relevant teams to ensure effective configuration, governance and use of Workday Compensation and related People systems.
- You will contribute to our approach to pay transparency and pay equity, helping the organisation respond effectively to evolving regulatory and market expectations.
- You will establish clear policies, governance and processes for Compensation & Benefits and identify opportunities to simplify, standardise and automate our ways of working.
- You will assess the financial and organisational impact of reward proposals and provide senior leaders with clear, evidence-based recommendations.
- You will partner closely with People Business Partners, Talent Attraction, Finance, Payroll, People Operations and Legal to ensure reward programmes are effectively designed and implemented.
- You will develop clear communications and guidance that enable leaders and employees to understand our compensation philosophy, programmes and processes.
- You will lead strategic Compensation & Benefits projects, balancing global consistency with appropriate regional and local requirements.
- You will monitor external reward trends, regulatory developments and emerging best practices, bringing relevant insights and innovation into the organisation.
- You will act as a trusted subject-matter expert and build Compensation & Benefits capability across the wider People & Culture organisation.
REQUIREMENTS
- You should have significant experience in Compensation & Benefits, Total Rewards or Reward, ideally within a complex international or global organisation.
- You should have deep expertise in compensation principles, salary structures, market benchmarking, job evaluation and grading methodologies.
- You should have experience designing and delivering compensation programmes across multiple countries or regions.
- You should have strong experience with job architecture and career frameworks, including the relationship between job families, levels, grades and compensation structures.
- You should understand global benefits principles and be comfortable partnering with regional specialists and external providers.
- You should have strong analytical skills and the ability to turn complex compensation and market data into clear insights and recommendations for senior stakeholders.
- You should have experience working with HR technology, ideally including Workday Compensation, and be comfortable identifying opportunities for greater automation and process efficiency.
- You should have strong commercial and financial judgement, with the ability to balance market competitiveness, internal equity, employee experience and affordability.
- You should understand evolving pay transparency and pay equity requirements and their implications for compensation strategy and governance.
- You should be comfortable operating within a global matrix organisation, influencing stakeholders across different functions, countries and levels of seniority.
- You should be an accomplished communicator and presenter, able to explain complex reward concepts simply and influence senior leadership.
- You should demonstrate sound judgement, discretion and integrity when handling highly confidential compensation and employee information.
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SOME OF OUR BENEFITS include:
Maternity leave: Transition back with 3 days per week in the first month and 4 days per week in the second month
Civil Partnership: 1 week of paid leave if you're getting married. This covers marriages and civil partnerships, including same sex/civil partnership
Family care: 4 weeks of paid family care leave
Recharge days: 4 days per year to use when you need to physically or mentally needed to recharge
Study leaves: 2 weeks of paid leave each year for study or personal development
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