Manager, Compensation Operations

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Role Summary:
This player-coach role combines people leadership with hands-on compensation expertise. You'll lead a pool of Reward Analysts, across multiple geographies, supporting multiple lines of business, while also acting as the dedicated compensation support partner for Capital Markets & Leasing Advisory (EMEA) -  doing analyst-level work for that business line yourself.

Key Responsibilities:
Team Leadership

- Supervise, coach, and evaluate analysts across multiple business lines; set goals and conduct performance reviews

- Triage and assign work across the pool based on capacity and priority; monitor turnaround and reprioritize as needed

- Act as the escalation point for issues beyond analysts' individual scope
·       Coaches analysts on technical compensation skills, market benchmarking, Workday transactions and merit/bonus modeling, as well as stakeholder management and prioritization.
Program & Quality Oversight

- Review analyst recommendations on pay structures, offers, and compensation changes before they reach HR or Finance

- Partner with HR business partners and Centers of Excellence to execute compensation programs

- Ensure programs comply with policy, wage/hour regulations, and regional labor laws

- Supports the design and rollout of initiatives that reach across business lines and regions by providing data, analysis and operational input

- Leads small projects with manageable risk and contributes to larger ones.
Process Improvement

- Identify and fix inefficiencies in team workflows

- Build reusable tools and resources that help analysts work faster and more consistently

- Guide appropriate use of AI tools for data analysis, reviewing outputs for accuracy
Capital Markets & Leasing Advisory EMEA (Individual Contributor Work)

- First point of contact for compensation questions from HR and PXPs supporting this business line

- Guides HR on pay change recommendations and works with Finance to assess the financial impact of proposed compensation changes

- Carries out market benchmarking and interprets external rewards trends

- Own the year-end compensation cycle: budgeting, modeling, and execution

- Conduct market benchmarking and process compensation transactions in Workday

Qualifications:

- 10+ years of progressive compensation experience, including some people management

- Corporate experience designing, implementing, and administering compensation and incentive plans

- Global/EMEA experience; fluent English, comfortable working across time zones

- Advanced Excel skills; Workday experience (or similar platforms) preferred

- Experience with commission-based or incentive plans a plus

- Strong communication skills, able to build consensus and explain sensitive information clearly

- Comfortable with ambiguity and able to balance delivering your own work while coaching and unblocking others

- Proactive about improving processes without waiting for direction

What we offer:

- Competitive Rewards & Benefits: Permanent contract, private healthcare, cafeteria system, life insurance, and employee assistance program

- Flexible Work Environment: Hybrid model in premium Warsaw Spire workspace with state-of-the-art facilities and metro access, or possibility to work remotely

- Career Development & Growth: Robust development opportunities with 80% employee participation in structured programs, AI upskilling, and professional training

- Stability & Recognition: 78% employee recommendation rate, recognized for 18 consecutive years as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies

- Inclusive & Supportive Culture: Strong commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion across multiple employee resource groups and initiatives

- Global Perspective: 60 nationalities and 40 languages represented, offering rich cultural exchange and collaboration opportunities

Location:

On-site –Warsaw, POL
If this job description resonates with you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all of the requirements.  We’re interested in getting to know you and what you bring to the table!

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