International Compensation & Benefits Specialist

About the role

Destinus, a fast-growing international engineering organization building UAVs for the defense industry, is looking for an International Compensation & Benefits Specialist to join its HR team. You will support the development and management of the compensation and benefits strategy across all countries where the company operates, working with HRBPs, Finance, Payroll, Legal and business leaders to keep practices competitive, consistent, compliant and scalable.

Key responsibilities

• Manage and continuously improve compensation and benefits programs across multiple countries
• Support the design of international salary structures, job levels, compensation bands and reward frameworks
• Run salary benchmarking and market analysis using external compensation surveys and market data
• Coordinate annual compensation processes such as salary reviews, promotions, bonus cycles and variable pay programs
• Analyze internal pay practices by country, identify gaps and recommend improvements to internal equity
• Review and develop employee benefit programs, and manage relationships with external benefits providers and brokers
• Work with HR, Payroll, Finance and Legal to ensure compliance, and monitor regulatory developments such as pay transparency and equal-pay requirements, including the EU Pay Transparency Directive
• Take part in international compensation surveys, prepare analyses, dashboards and recommendations for HR leadership and business stakeholders, and write clear guidelines and communications

Required profile

• 5+ years of experience in Compensation & Benefits, Total Rewards, HR Analytics or a related HR specialization
• Experience in an international, multi-country environment and with different compensation markets
• Strong analytical and numerical skills, able to handle large datasets
• Fluent English; Spanish, Dutch or another European language is highly valuable
• Experience in a fast-growing international engineering, technology, aerospace or industrial organization is highly valuable

Required skills

• Compensation benchmarking, salary structures, variable compensation and employee benefits
• Advanced Excel or Google Sheets; HRIS and compensation tools are an advantage
• Designing job architecture, salary bands, grading structures or career frameworks is highly valuable
• Knowledge of European compensation practices and the EU Pay Transparency Directive is highly valuable
• Pay-equity or gender pay-gap analysis, bonus schemes, equity or long-term incentives, and international benefits providers are highly valuable