Senior HR Specialist, Compensation & Benefits

About the role

The employer is looking for a proactive and analytical Senior HR Specialist, Compensation & Benefits to support the design, administration and continuous improvement of its compensation and benefits programmes. The role helps keep reward practices competitive, equitable and compliant with employment legislation, while supporting business objectives and improving the employee experience.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain and administer C&B policies, programmes and processes in line with company guidelines, business needs and employment legislation.
• Keep C&B data accurate in HR systems, validate and reconcile it regularly, and produce recurring and ad hoc reports and analyses for management decisions, budgeting and workforce planning.
• Coordinate job analysis, job evaluation and job grading, and maintain salary structure and job evaluation records.
• Run the annual salary review, bonus and incentive processes, including data preparation, validation, analysis, calculations and stakeholder coordination.
• Conduct salary and benefits benchmarking, market pricing and compensation analyses, including salary surveys and salary proposals.
• Administer employee benefits programmes and liaise with employees, managers, HR colleagues and external vendors.
• Provide day-to-day advisory support on C&B matters and identify improvements to C&B processes, systems and controls.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business Administration or a related discipline.
• At least three years of relevant experience in C&B, Total Rewards or a related HR function.
• Experience in the semiconductor, manufacturing or a similar industrial environment is an advantage.
• IHRP certification is an advantage.

Required skills

• Sound knowledge of C&B principles: salary benchmarking, market pricing, job evaluation, salary structures, annual salary reviews, bonus and incentive administration, and employee benefits.
• Working knowledge of Singapore employment legislation and HR best practices.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint; SAP SuccessFactors experience preferred.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, able to work independently and in a team.