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About the Role
We are seeking a visionary Total Rewards Director to lead the Total Rewards agenda across Central & Northern Europe. Working at the intersection of people, business and finance, you will shape reward strategies, people analytics and workforce insights across eight countries and more than 13,000 employees. As a senior leader, you will influence key business decisions, drive transformation and leave a lasting legacy through sustainable, data-driven and commercially impactful people solutions.
Responsibilities
- Lead the Total Rewards strategy and governance across Central & Northern Europe, aligning reward programs with business priorities, market competitiveness and financial sustainability.
- Drive compensation, benefits, pensions and international mobility programs, ensuring effective delivery, compliance and operational excellence across the region.
- Partner with senior business leaders, Finance and HR teams to provide workforce cost insights, scenario modelling and strategic recommendations supporting growth, transformation and workforce planning.
- Lead the annual salary review process, including STI/LTI implementation, budget modelling, forecasting and governance.
- Shape competitive and equitable compensation structures while identifying cost optimisation opportunities across compensation, benefits, pensions and mobility programs.
- Drive the People Analytics agenda, transforming workforce data into meaningful executive insights, dashboards and decisions covering workforce costs, headcount, compensation and key people indicators.
- Lead continuous improvement, digitalisation and automation initiatives that enhance efficiency, simplify processes and strengthen data quality and governance.
- Develop and inspire a geographically dispersed team while fostering collaboration across countries, businesses and global Centres of Expertise.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in human resources, Business Administration, Finance or a related field.
- Significant leadership experience in Total Rewards, Compensation & Benefits, People Analytics or related HR disciplines within a multinational and complex environment.
- Deep expertise in compensation, benefits and pensions across multiple European countries, with particularly strong knowledge of Germany.
- Strong experience in people cost management, budgeting, forecasting and workforce analytics.
- Proven track record of driving transformation, cost optimisation and operational excellence initiatives.
- Demonstrated ability to influence senior executives and operate as a trusted strategic partner to business leaders and employee representatives.
- Proven leadership experience managing international and geographically dispersed teams.
- Strong business and financial acumen combined with excellent communication, negotiation and change management capabilities.
- Fluent German and English.
Location
- Berlin
- Other locations may be considered
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Experienced
Education Level
- Master’s degree
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Benefits
- Pensions
About the Company
- At Alstom, we build what millions depend on daily - rail transportation systems that can't afford to fail. We're more than 85,000 people worldwide creating the industry's most diverse portfolio: high-speed trains, metros, trams, maintenance services and integrated systems.
Equal Opportunity
- As a global business, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 63 countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.