Total Rewards Manager Middle East

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We are now looking for a Total Rewards Manager for Middle East based in any major location in Middle East. In this role you will work proactively with business leaders, People Business Partners and other stakeholders to bring the Ericsson Pay & Recognition philosophy to the assigned countries/geographies by implementing and managing effective and fair reward and recognition policies, work instructions, processes and systems aligned with market and business needs.

You will

• Drive the implementation of global processes and geographical programs/ initiatives in line with global framework and with support of local people business partners as required within several areas of total rewards.
• Partner with stakeholders and supports business needs through consultation and lead the implementation of our global processes and our pay philosophy in the geography by defining fair and driven local compensation and benefit offerings, based on global and market area principles.
• Design, implement and manage local total rewards packages including benchmark and benefit design and ensure efficiency and competitiveness in the local market to secure attraction and retention of talent.
• Drive country level governance and compliance by securing that all Total Reward results have applicable instructions, frameworks, processes and governance, in line with global Total Reward directives in collaboration with local People Business Partners.
• Provide proactive Total Rewards thought leadership to business leaders via external and internal market data, trends and insights. Support People Business Partners to use this information to enable business leaders to make strategic business decisions and guidance on employee engagement.
• Work with business and geographical people function to embed the global approaches in base pay, salary benchmarking, salary budgeting and short-term variable pay.
• Support the local People Business Partners, provide Total Rewards training to ensure the successful usage of total reward policies, processes and initiatives.
• As a part of the Global Total Rewards network, you will be involved in the development and implementation of global initiatives and projects to support business needs, improve employee engagement, manage risks and control costs.
  
  

To be successful in the role you must have

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in human resources or finance is required. A Master of Business degree is preferred.
• Min years of Total Rewards experience: 10+ years
• Proven experience and demonstrated performance in a similar role supporting multiple markets and geographies.
• Previous experience in either Egypt, Lebanon, Saudi or United Arab Emirates are required.
• Typically, demonstrable experience in managing compensation and benefit program design, driven market analysis, forecasting trends/costs in a geography
• Work in partnership and consulting with CU People Head and other People Business Partners are essential to be successful in role.
• Experience in the design and successful implementation of reward programs and tools with strong analytics capabilities and ability to translate data into trends with key insights and recommendations
• Consultative approach and ability to effectively communicate policies and information, knowing when to raise questions or issues.
• Excellent attention to details and accuracy of data, ability to prioritize and follow through on requests.
• Global mindset and ability to make things happen in a matrixed organization.
• Fluency in English is essential; Arabic or French is a plus.
• Project Management Skills and Financial Acumen are required.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and Total Rewards applications.
  
  

Why join Ericsson?

At Ericsson, you´ll have an outstanding opportunity. The chance to use your skills and imagination to push the boundaries of what´s possible. To build solutions never seen before to some of the world’s toughest problems. You´ll be challenged, but you won’t be alone. You´ll be joining a team of diverse innovators, all driven to go beyond the status quo to craft what comes next.

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Primary country and city: Saudi Arabia (SA) || Riyadh

Req ID: 771276