Description

We are a media business focused on creating content that matters to millions of people across Europe. Our offering extends from print and online publishing to audio broadcasting and entertainment, alongside investments in other media related sectors. With more than 500 million copies sold each year, we are one of Europe’s largest Publishers. From women’s and celebrities’ magazines to TV listings to food and special interest, we own some of the most popular publishing brands in Germany, UK, Poland and France – both digital and print. But not only that. Reaching over 61 million listeners weekly, we operate over 150 radio and podcast brands in nine countries, spanning the UK, Ireland, Poland, Slovakia, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Portugal. Family-owned in the 5th generation, Bauer Media focuses on the long-term, with a consumer-first mindset that guides us across our diverse portfolio. Our workforce of 12,000 shares a common purpose: to deliver content and services that enrich people‘s everyday lives.

We want to inspire not only our customers, we also want to inspire our colleagues. How? By giving you the opportunity to take on responsibility and by offering you a long-term perspective.

As Global Lead Compensation & Benefits (f/m/d) you will be part of our Group HR Function. You will support the design & deployment of the compensation & benefits strategy in Bauer Media Group and work closely with colleagues from all Bauer countries such as Germany, UK or Poland just to name some of the 14 Bauer locations.

The position is located in Hamburg, with the possibility for hybrid work.

  • Conception and further development of the global compensation strategy
  • Ensuring the corresponding compensation and benefit structures for different countries accordingly
  • Further Development of competitive, benchmark-based compensation structures, bonus schemes, and employee benefits plans
  • Responsibility for the global annual remuneration round (bonus and base salary)
  • Further Development of compensation processes and tools, as well as identifying and realizing digitalization potentials
  • Carrying out benchmark analyses, deriving trends on the market and issuing recommendations for action
  • Collaborate with Corporate Finance in determining, analysing and evaluating the personnel cost budget, as well as the budget for salary increase
  • Built, lead and manage a team of three Total Rewards Manager

  • You have a completed business degree and minimum seven years of professional experience in the area of ​​compensation and benefits in an international matrix organisation
  • You are familiar with the conceptual development and optimization of international compensation systems and structures in a company of similar size
  • You have already successfully implemented (international) projects and have strong Stakeholder management skills
  • Speaking and writing both in German and English on a professional level is a must
  • You have strong Excel and PowerPoints skills, and solid experience with SAP / SuccessFactors
  • Mandatory requirement of high level of discretion and to keep certain information confidential  
  • Very process driven and data oriented, analytical working style with strategic and critical thinking  

You can also benefit from our attractive offers:

  • Individual solutions for the flexible organisation of working hours and location
  • Targeted and individual training for your professional and personal development
  • A central location in Hamburg’s city centre with good transport options (bus & train)
  • Subsidy for Deutschlandticket ProfiTicket & bike leasing
  • Effective health management (e.g. health week, free sports programmes & Wellhub)
  • 30 days of holiday & frequent events for employees
  • Company restaurant, free magazines & various discounts via corporate benefits
  • A culture in which personal responsibility, teamwork and creativity are valued and you have room for creativity and for exciting and challenging tasks

If you are looking for an independent position and would like to enrich our existing team with fresh impulses, we look forward to receiving your complete application documents.

Please click here to apply for this role. Your contact for this position is Nils Kreyenhagen.

We are an international employer and equal opportunities are important to us. That’s why we welcome everyone in their uniqueness, regardless of e.g. religion, gender, skin color, disability in our house.