Global Head of Compensation & Benefits
- Applications are considered on a rolling basis
- Prague
- Hybrid
At HX our purpose is to awaken people to the beauty and fragility of the planet, with adventure that reignites a sense of wonder. We take curious travellers to incredible destinations, sustainably and in true expedition-style. We bring them off the beaten track, to special destinations across the Arctic, Antarctic, Galapagos, British Isles, Alaska, Northern Norway, and Central / South America.
As the Global Head of Total Reward you are a highly skilled expert in your field driven by a desire to maintain and enhance the employee value proposition and drive business value, through strategic planning, governance, continuous improvements, compliance and analytics. In this role you will oversee and manage all aspects of compensation and benefits for our global operations. To deliver this will require agility, flexibility, relationship building, and a guest- and employee-centric mindset with a relentless continuous process-optimisation approach. A programmatic approach to supporting a complex model spanning multiple divisions, locations, role types and compensation structures.
At HX, we are a passionate team who deliver our global operations from every corner of the world and our people are instrumental in continuing to inspire this adventure, play their part and deliver on our promise of guest centric and memorable experiences, benefiting the communities we visit, enriching our guests and inspiring a more sustainable world – to change the way they see the world.
Key Responsibilities and Deliverables:
Overall, you will take full ownership to design a Total Reward philosophy, and align all global Reward programs accordingly, to drive cost and compliance governance across HX, and deliver value for the business and our diverse and talented employees. You will also have a fantastic opportunity to crystallise culture, including our sustainability, diversity and engagement programs, and bring our HX Spirits to life by leading the creation of an inclusive Reward & Recognition program. In line with our “safety & compliance first” imperative, you will always deliver and execute responsibilities in a safe and compliant manner.
- You will build a sustainable but agile compensation structure that creates clarity of roles & levels, enabling regular competitive benchmarking reviews to support the ongoing effective attraction and retention of high performing, diverse talent. You will serve as an internal consultant to the executive leadership team & wider leaders on matters related to global compensation - including job role review, market aligned pay-mixes and sales/variable compensation design best practice.
- You will manage and continuously optimise an efficient and value-driving compensation review process, by partnering with the People & Culture team and ensuring seamless integration with the performance management process and curation of our HX culture.
- As an expert in your field, you will provide subject matter expertise on compensation and benefits benchmarking and reporting while creating a scalable reference process for the wider People & Culture team and business leaders.
- You will proactively manage & govern the pension and benefits portfolio for land and sea to ensure regulatory compliance, continuous cost effectiveness, and optimising for the attraction & retention of diverse talent.
- Continuously drive process and analytics efficiencies by leveraging MS Dynamics, Power BI and Workflow tools.
- You will proactively contribute to the design of wider People & Culture policies, practices and processes and continuous optimisation thereof.
- You will own the design and development of Equal pay practises, designing solutions to continuously identify and mitigate gender and other pay gaps, and be a key partner for ESG and/or any legislative reporting by bringing a sustainability lens into all you do.
Skills & Requirements
About you:
- You have Commercial mindset with the ability to deliver and drive business objectives through reward policies, practices, and governance.
- You are a passionate expert in your field, with demonstrated experience and expertise in complex and varied, global compensation and benefits environments, including pension schemes.
- You have world-class analytical skills, leveraging information across the business & people spheres to drive business value; you have advanced experience in Excel and analytics tools (eg Power BI), and people systems to review, validate, and communicate critical as well as routine reporting for governance and to drive business value.
- You have exceptional partnership, consultation and solutioning skills, able to work effectively across diverse teams in a multinational organization.
Your Knowledge & Skills:
- You are fluent in English and ideally one additional European language.
- You have at least ten or more years’ experience with relevant certifications.
- You have proven multi-jurisdictional experience leading Compensation and Benefits or a similar role, demonstrating expertise in designing and implementing compensation and benefits strategies and integrating them into People / HR and business operations.
- You have expertise in reward practices, including competitive market analysis, and regulatory requirements, and corporate governance. As an expert practitioner, you are also a strong educator and coach, continuously seeking opportunities to upskill the wider people team and leaders with Reward competencies.
- You are an excellent communicator with strong interpersonal skills, enabling you to partner and collaborate effectively across the wider business.
- You are detail-oriented and highly organized, with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines effectively.
- You have a demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive employee information with discretion.
- You have demonstrable experience of continuous Process optimisation, and enabling and empowering others to find efficiencies.
Key Personal Attributes:
- You thrive in changing environments and operational demands, adaptable and with a positive mindset that sees the opportunities at every turn, while pragmatically mitigating risks.
- You are comfortable being hands-on as an individual contributor and key partner, leading others through solutioning and subject matter expertise and by modelling our cultural HX spirits.
- You proactively enrich your own knowledge and thrive on learning new software and applications, reward practices,approaches and broader HR competency.
- You are Safety & Compliance minded for yourself and others. You have a high degree of Personal integrity and honesty.
- You are passionate about diversity and take pride in bringing people and different perspectives together, you proactively use the skills in your toolkit to promote a diverse and inclusive workforce with a strong sense of belonging.
- You are happy to work in a hybrid environment to leverage time in person with colleagues across the business.
- You are intrinsically motivated to deliver results consistently and to the highest standards.
- You are resilient and calm when under pressure, and have a dependable and trustworthy approach to work.
- You are a proactive and pragmatic problem solver.
Great Place to Work
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Passionate Explorers - We are proud of our history and are driven to create more.
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‘Can-Do’ Mindset - We jump-in and proactively contribute to the greater good.
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Supportive and Collaborative Teams - We are curious and generous with our knowledge. We Trust.
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Genuine Interactions - We want all people to be their true selves.
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Humble Leadership - We have a short distance between leaders and teams.
About the company
Since 1896, HX have championed sustainability in the expedition cruise sector. From launching the world’s first battery-hybrid expedition cruise ships to banishing heavy fuel oil and single use plastics from our fleet. We are at the forefront of driving sustainable practices in expedition cruises that prioritise greener travel.
For nearly 130 years we have been committed to continuously improving what we do for our guests but also for the people we work with.
We are a group of explorers who want to seek out the very best journeys for our guests but also for ourselves. We take our guests on big life-changing adventures, from the stunning wilderness of the Arctic to the incredible creatures on the Galápagos Islands all on our purpose-built expedition ships. Our HX fleet explore hundreds of destinations in over 30 countries across 5 continents.
Our ambition is strong and lofty – we want to become the number one sustainable expedition brand in the world. But we recognise we need passionate explorers, with can-do mindsets, humble leadership skills which bring people together for genuine interactions in a supportive and collaborative way.
As a newly branded company built on a 130-years heritage, HX is at an exciting new chapter and as we embark on this new journey, we believe your skills and passion could thrive. We are looking for talented explorers who want to join us on our exciting expedition to growth and success. This could include travelling and working in amazing HX hubs both on sea and land. From our impressive new Headquarters in London to our state-of-the-art Customer Service Centre just opened in Prague as well as various offices across Europe, the US and APAC.
One thing you’ll find whether on sea or land is a group of people, all connected with the same mindset and purpose - we want to explore more, champion sustainability and become the world’s very best expedition cruise operator.
Single-use plastic banHurtigruten was the first major travel company to have removed single-use plastic from its entire fleet and our hotels.
Hybrid Explorer shipsHX Expedition has two hybrid-electric powered expedition cruise ships that offer a 20% reduction of fuel consumption.
Beach cleanupsHX Expedition Teams encourage guests to take part in beach clean-ups, which results in several metric tonnes of trash every year being removed.
HX Expedition FoundationOur HX Foundation is a dedicated charity supporting local communities and environmental initiatives solely on the areas where HX’s Expedition ships sail, from the Arctic and Alaska to the UK, Galápagos Islands and Antarctica.
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