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Job Overview
We are looking to hire an exceptional Compensation & Benefits Manager to support the Senior Director Compensation & Benefits in providing great rewards to our Team Members across the Middle East, Africa and Turkey, managing key reward programmes and activities for hotels and corporate offices in the region.
This role is based in Dubai. Therefore, we will consider candidates that are based within the region ONLY
Key Responsibilities
The Senior Manager Compensation & Benefits position includes the following responsibilities:
- Project manage the annual merit review and bonus calculation process for hotel operations in the region (over 100 hotels). This includes developing project plans, processes, workflows and timelines, managing stakeholder communications and approvals, and reviewing feedback to identify future areas for enhancements.
- Develop annual plans to activate Thrive at Hilton across MEA, which includes physical and mental wellbeing, recognition, continuous learning, cultural understanding and community engagement.
- Manage the Thrive programme for Dubai corporate office, providing a variety of communications and activities throughout the year.
- Review total compensation for specific functions or locations to attract and retain talent and/or support organisational restructures, developing a business case for any recommended actions.
- Manage the local implementation of global reward programmes (e.g. LTIP, performance management), providing guidance and timely information to local HR and Finance teams.
- Carry out regular reviews of MEA reward programmes (e.g. accommodation benefits, enhanced leave entitlements), considering benchmarking data, market trends and feedback from key stakeholders.
- Lead HR reporting and data analytics for the region, providing HR insights and intelligence to MEA leadership teams in a user-friendly format and making sure global reports are submitted accurately and on time. Develop additional data models, reports and dashboards to support HR projects, as required.
- Participate in reward or cross-functional projects (e.g. ESPP implementation, HRIS upgrade), either as a project manager or a member of the project team.
- Carry out in-depth reward reviews for selected hotels to identify efficiencies, review salary and grade structures, improve value for spend on benefits, support team member engagement and maintain good governance.
- Advise feasibility and operations teams on recommended salary and benefits structures for new hotels as part of the pre-opening budget process, particularly for developing markets.
- Improve team member understanding and appreciation of benefits by developing effective, clear and engaging communications.
Requirements
Who are we looking for?
To be successful in this position, you will have:
- Management experience, either in a reward role or in a generalist HR role with responsibility for compensation and/or benefits, and with multi-country responsibilities
- A comprehensive understanding of typical compensation and benefits programmes in the MEA region, including salary structures, employee benefits and international assignments. Experience in the Middle East would be a significant advantage
- Great project management skills, able to plan and prioritise activities and manage others to complete objectives, often within short deadlines.
- Strong analytical skills, with exceptional accuracy, attention to detail and knowledge of business mathematics
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills to deliver the right message for the right audience, from team member communications to senior leadership briefings to external partner meetings
- Experience in developing and delivering senior leadership presentations, using appropriate data and analysis to present a compelling business case in a professional, user-friendly format
- Experience in working and building effective relationships in a multi-cultural environment, across regions
- Ability to remain calm under pressure and work efficiently in a rapidly changing environment with minimal guidance
- Excellent MS Office skills, including advanced Excel knowledge. Power BI skills would be a significant advantage
- Fluent written and spoken English is essential. Fluent written and spoken Arabic would be an advantage.
- UAE Applicants will only be considered.
