Head of Compensation and Benefits - 12 months Fixed Term Contract

The Head of Compensation & Benefits is a key role in the global reward team. You will manage a team of 4 analysts responsible for operating abcam’s compensation, benefits and payroll policies to the highest standards. From design to communication and delivery, we aim to deliver value for abcam and our people

Reporting to the VP of Global Reward, the key responsibilities of the role include:

Compensation and Benefits Operation

• Support delivery of Danaher’s Global Compensation & Reward Framework (GCRF) processes on Workday as relates to abcam’s employees
• Contribute to any Danaher processes on share incentive programs, and manage queries and historic relationships with abcam providers
• Outside the US:
  • Deliver SOX compliant processes for the delivery of compensation and benefits administration at abcam
  • Provide expertise on Benefits, Global Mobility, Health & Wellbeing and Recognition for all Countries ensuring Benefits Governance and Compliance
  • Conduct annual Benefit Reviews to support the preparation of the annual total reward proposal in line with the corporate budgeting process, and provide continued benefits support during the budgeting process
  • Manage the communications calendar on compensation and benefits items
  • Manage the global relationship with external benefits vendors
• Within the US territory, to support the transition and ongoing delivery of Benefits, Payroll Wellbeing and Recognition on the Danaher platforms.

Payroll Operation

• Deliver SOX compliant processes for the effective operation of Payroll review and approval processes (as well as supervision of Payroll Entry within HR Shared Services)

You have experience working in a global environment (UK, US, China). You enjoy planning and executing on the delivery of global compensation and benefits projects, in a collaborative fast paced environment. You will be excellent at project management, mobilizing stakeholders and managing priorities.

You are a confident communicator on reward topics – excited by the opportunity to interact with a range of stakeholders at all levels of the business. You will establish and maintain effective relationships with internal and external customers. You have the ability to recognize change and act upon it to achieve goals.

You have experience in supervising payroll delivery to SOX standards. You will be a highly numerate critical thinker, who enjoys building a compelling story from data analysis.

You have experience with global compensation consultants and reward aspects of annual reporting. You will have a working knowledge of HR information systems integral to global compensation planning, such as Oracle.

We know that when it comes to benefits, no one size fits all. Flexibility and choice matter which is why we offer all kinds of ways to enable you and your loved ones to be well and live well. You can expect a culture focused on well-being and opportunities for growth and development. We provide a wide range of training opportunities, for both professional and personal development. You will have the freedom to work in a way that works for you, with a focus on maximizing productivity and innovation at work whilst reducing environmental impact.

When people come together, incredible things happen. Here you’ll work in a safe environment where you can be who you truly are. We’ll champion and celebrate your uniqueness throughout your journey with us. This is how we excel at partnering with the scientific community no matter the challenge, ultimately helping solve the world’s most critical diseases. Find out more about Diversity & Inclusion at abcam.

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