Total Rewards Specialist Region Central Europe (m/f/d)

As a Total Rewards for Region Central Europe, you secure the delivery of core compensation global and local processes, in a locally compliant and aligned with the global rewards strategies and principles way. 

Key responsibilities are:

CORE REWARDS PROCESSES

• Implement, communicate, and monitor compensation programs and total rewards projects in alignment with the Global Total Rewards framework, ensuring local compliance.
• Deliver global and local compensation projects, including the implementation of the Salary Review Process and effective rewards communication to employees, managers, and HR.
• Support global rewards processes such as Annual Salary Review, Salary Increase Budget planning, and Salary Structures review and update.
• Recommend updates to rewards policies, procedures, and forms related to compensation, and perform various compensation analyses, including equal pay analysis.

EMPLOYEE DATA AND SYSTEMS

• Ensure local People Data compensation data governance aligns with global standards, and secure local readiness of all systems and tools for total rewards deliveries.
• Perform periodic reviews and analyses of employee data to ensure consistency, good data quality, and confidentiality.
• Analyze employee data and compensation trends.

ADVISORY

• Analyze external and internal compensation data to provide proactive Total Reward advice.

As a Total Rewards Specialist, you are a subject matter expert in core compensation processes and tools, incl. base pay, variable pay and job architecture topics.  You are data-driven, and analytical and possess problem solving skills and can work with sensitive information.  Finally, you have a growth mindset and encourage cross-functional collaboration where your colleagues’ success equals yours. 

What you need to succeed:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Accounting, Finance or related discipline required or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum 2+ years’ experience working with compensation programs.
• Experience having worked with applicable strategies and plans related to base compensation, benefits, rewards, variable pay, job roles framework etc.
• Experience in labour law for relevant local markets (Austria, Germany, Netherlands, Slovenia and Switzerland).
• Effective communication, with persuasive and assertive skills.
• Ability to manage and collaborate with different stakeholders.
• Strong HR tech applications and Microsoft Office 365 skills.
• Fluency in both English and Germa

This is a fulltime position, starting 1st of April 2025. The role is a hybrid role, based in Hamburg with the expectation of working from our office for three days per week.

If you think your experience, skills and ambitions fit this position, please send your application as soon as possible, but no later than 20th of January. Due to data privacy policies, we only accept applications via our career page.

If you have any questions about the procedure or the position, please contact [email protected] 

We look forward to receiving your application!

Benefits                                  
We offer all our employees at H&M Group attractive benefits with extensive development opportunities around the globe. All our employees receive a staff discount card, usable on all our H&M Group brands in stores and online. Brands covered by the discount are H&M (Beauty and Move included), COS, Weekday, Monki, H&M HOME, & Other Stories, ARKET, Afound. In addition to our staff discount, all our employees are included in our H&M Incentive Program – HIP. You can read more about our H&M Incentive Program here.

In addition to our global benefits, all our local markets offer different competitive perks and benefits. Please note that they may differ between employment type and countries.

Inclusion & Diversity
H&M is a part of H&M Group. At H&M Group, we’re determined to create and maintain inclusive, diverse and equitable workplaces throughout our organisation. Our teams should consist of a variety of people that share and combine their knowledge, experience and ideas. Having a diverse workforce leads to a positive impact on how we address challenges, on what we perceive possible and on how we choose to relate to our colleagues and customers all over the world. Hence all diversity dimensions are taken into consideration in our recruitment process.  

We strive to have a fair and equal process and therefore kindly ask you not to attach a cover letter in your application as they often contain information that easily can trigger unintentional biases. 

Company Description
H&M is a fashion brand that offers the latest styles and inspiration, from fashion pieces and unique designer collaborations to affordable wardrobe essentials. Our business idea is fashion & quality at the best price in a sustainable way.  Learn more about H&M here