Senior Specialist with German in Total Rewards Operations

Fresenius Medical Care is a global leader in healthcare with a dedicated focus on providing high-quality services to patients worldwide. We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Specialist to oversee compensation and benefits activities for a cluster of EMEA countries. This position plays a crucial role in ensuring the effectiveness and efficiency of our compensation and benefits programs, while also supporting HR shared services and various business teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Handle and manage day-to-day operations of compensation and benefit programs, ensuring they are implemented accurately and efficiently.
• Analyze market data to maintain competitive pay practices and make informed total rewards decisions.
• Evaluate roles to determine appropriate leveling and compensation structures ensuring global alignment with our global job architecture.
• Ensure all insurance plans and benefit programs are effectively communicated and administered.
• Provide support to Leaders, HR, and Total Rewards Business Partners on compensation-related inquiries and issues aligned to service level agreements.
• Approve transactions within the Workday and process inquiries through the company’s ticketing system.
• Serve as the escalation point for complex compensation and benefit issues that cannot be resolved via Tier 1 support.
• Apply relevant labor laws and regulations to ensure all compensation and benefit practices are compliant.
• Ensure all compensation and benefits programs comply with local regulations and company policies.
• Participate in audits and ensure accurate record keeping.
• Oversee the payment process to ensure all vendors are paid accurately and timely.
• Continuously evaluate the effectiveness of current compensation and benefits programs.
• Run and analyze Workday total rewards data in auditing for any discrepancies and look for opportunities to minimize deficiencies.
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of compensation operations.
• Assist with training initiatives by creating presentations and delivering them to relevant stakeholders.
• Support the processing of local incentive bonus plans, allowances, and one-time payments in collaboration with HR Operations along with the Compensation Service Delivery Management (SDM) team 

Requirements:

• Experience of 3 to 4 years of compensation and benefits experience (multi-country is a plus).
• Minimum of 3 years working with an HRIS and ticketing system.
• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of Total Rewards programs and practices.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in Workday Compensation and Advanced Compensation modules, ability to work within Excel with VLOOKUP/Pivots.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Languages: Fluent in English and German
• Cultural Awareness: Demonstrate understanding of working in diverse cultural environments.

Nice To Have:

• Certifications: Professional certifications such as Certified Compensation Professional (CCP), Certified Benefits Professional (CBP), or Society for Human Resource Management Certified Professional (SHRM-CP).
• Utilization of compensation management software in global grading/evaluation.
• Additional language - preferred Spanish, French, Italian
• Knowledge of global compensation practices.

Our Offer:

• Hybrid working mode (2 days per week in the office).
• Private medical care in LuxMed.
• PZU life Insurance (voluntary insurance).
• Unlimited international travel Insurance (with a global range).
• Benefits System platform (120 points / month for multisport card, cinema tickets, online shopping etc.).
• Language courses reimbursement (up to 70% of course reimbursement).
• Studies reimbursement (up to 50% of study reimbursement).
• Work abroad possibility (up to 30 days / year).
• Recommendation programme (2000 PLN or 2500 PLN for successful recommendation).
• Holiday allowance (up to 800 PLN / year).
• Childcare refund (up to 900 PLN / year).
• Glasses and contact lenses reimbursement (500 PLN per year).
• Occasional gifts (e.g. 1st year anniversary gift).
• Office team building activities and events.