Requirements
Requires a Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field, with 5-7 years of experience in total rewards, compensation & benefits, or HR consulting. Advanced qualifications in compensation & benefits, total rewards, CIPD, or GRP are preferred. Experience in international compensation benchmarking, salary structure design, reward governance within a multinational organization, and managing annual compensation review cycles is essential. Proficiency with Mercer WIN, Mercer TRS, or similar market-pricing tools, along with strong financial modelling, analytics, and stakeholder management capabilities, is required.
Description
Job description / Role
Job Type
Full Time
Job Location
UAE
Nationality
Any Nationality
Salary
Not Specified
Gender
Not Specified
Arabic Fluency
Not Specified
Job Function
HR, Recruitment & Training
Company Industry
Travel, Hotel & Tourism
Job description
Are you a total rewards professional, with international experience, ready to shape global compensation and HR policy frameworks?
This is an individual contributor position responsible for development, implementation, and monitoring compliance of global total rewards and HR policy frameworks across the international network. The role is responsible for designing competitive compensation and benefits programs, providing inputs to reward strategies, delivering market benchmarking, managing annual reward cycles, and ensuring alignment between business objectives, employee value proposition, and financial sustainability.
Key accountabilities
Provide inputs and recommendation to design, governance, and strategy of the company’s global compensation, benefits, and HR policy frameworks, that support business growth, talent attraction, retention, and workforce productivity across all international locations.
Perform market benchmarking activities utilising Mercer WIN, Mercer TRS, transportation surveys, and other relevant market intelligence sources; monitor global trends, inflation, labour market developments, and regulatory changes affecting compensation and benefits programs.
Maintain global salary structures, grading frameworks, allowances, and benefits programs in line with the total reward policies.
Lead annual salary review, merit increase, promotion, and incentive review processes for assigned markets, develop compensation recommendations and business cases through financial modelling, workforce cost analysis, and scenario planning.
Ensure consistent, compliant implementation of compensation and benefits policies across all regions and jurisdictions, in line with internal governance standards and applicable labour legislation.
Own assigned reward analytics, dashboards, and reporting frameworks to support executive decision-making and strategic workforce planning. Proactively identify areas for development of new analytics reports and dashboards to support informed decision making.
Deliver reward-related projects including organisation restructuring, job evaluation, pay equity assessments, executive compensation reviews, policy harmonization and related initiatives in international locations and UAE.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business administration, or related discipline.
Advanced qualification in compensation & benefits, total rewards, CIPD, GRP, or equivalent preferred.
5-7 years of progressive experience in total rewards, compensation & benefits, or HR consulting.
Extensive experience in international compensation benchmarking, salary structure design, and reward governance, gained within a multinational organization.
Strong experience using Mercer WIN, Mercer TRS, and/or other market-pricing tools.
Demonstrated experience managing annual compensation review cycles and policy frameworks.
Strong financial modelling, analytics, and stakeholder management capabilities.
Additional information
Etihad Airways is more than the UAE’s national airline - we’re shaping the future of global aviation. From our hub in Abu Dhabi, we connect people across continents and cultures, while driving our “Journey 2030” ambition to double our fleet, expand our network and grow our people for a new era of excellence. Join us and become part of a vision where the world is your workplace and extraordinary experiences take flight.
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About the Company
Etihad Airways is the National Airline of the United Arab Emirates. The airline was set up by a Royal Decree in July 2003, with Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE, as its hub. Etihad started commercial operations in November 2003.
With Etihad, everyone who flies with us is welcomed as our guest.
This simple credo illuminates everything we do, from big things like making sure that our fleet is one of the most advanced in the sky, to small touches like letting you choose the films you watch.
Were proud to be the National Airline of the United Arab Emirates. At the crossroads between Europe and Asia, our home reflects our commitment to bringing the world closer together - as does our highly cosmopolitan staff.
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