Head of Global Compensation Programs

Make your mark for patients

We are looking for a Compensation Operations Lead who is detailoriented collaborative and forwardthinking to join us in our Global Compensation team based in our Brussels office in Belgium.

About the role

You will ensure the smooth delivery of global compensation programs and play a key role in maintaining highquality compensation processes across countries. You will drive operational excellence by managing compensation systems supporting annual review cycles enabling job leveling governance and ensuring our pay practices remain consistent transparent and compliant with local regulations.

Who youll work with

You will be part of the Global compensation team reporting to the global compensation head. Alongside to your colleagues in Talent Finance and Business leadership youll collaborate with teams around the world to enable consistent compensation processes support leaders during review cycles and ensure that market data job leveling and compensation systems are managed effectively and responsibly.

What youll do

• Own global compensation administration including salary structures job architecture leveling frameworks and recognition programs.
• Lead annual and off-cycle compensation reviews (merit promotions market adjustments) ensuring alignment with global philosophy internal equity and local market practices.
• Manage global compensation tools and systems including configuration for merit bonus and LTI programs and support new tool implementations and automation initiatives.
• Coordinate and execute global compensation cycles end-to-end partnering with Talent HRBPs and business leaders and presenting outcomes to senior leadership.
• Support benchmarking and market data activities including job matching survey participation and pay competitiveness analysis.
• Own and govern job leveling processes ensuring consistent application and strong stakeholder understanding.
• Develop maintain and enforce global compensation policies ensuring compliance with local laws pay transparency requirements and audit standards.

Interested For this role were looking for the following education experience and skills

• Bachelors degree in Human Resources Business Administration Finance or a related field (Masters degree preferred).
• Extensive experience in compensation operations and analysis including salary structures benchmarking and job leveling.
• Recognized subject matter expertise across core compensation disciplines; experience in a leadership or people management role is a plus.
• Strong analytical problem-solving and project management skills with excellent attention to detail and data accuracy.
• Solid understanding of pharmaceutical business areas roles and skill sets.
• Proven ability to manage complex operational processes efficiently and accurately.
• Experience working with digital compensation tools and systems with an interest in process efficiency and automation.
• Excellent written verbal and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to lead stakeholder discussions on complex topics.
• Experience with change management data visualization and storytelling is an advantage.

Are you ready to go beyond to create value and make your mark for patients If this sounds like you then we would love to hear from you!

About us
UCB is a global biopharmaceutical company focusing on neurology and immunology. We are over 9.000 people in all four corners of the globe inspired by patients and driven by science.

Why work with us
At UCB we dont just complete tasks we create value. We arent afraid to push forward collaborate and innovate to make our mark for patients. We have a caring supportive culture where everyone feels included respected and has equal opportunities to do their best work. We go beyond to create value for our patients and always with a human focus whether thats on our patients our employees or our planet. Working for us you will discover a place where you can grow and have the freedom to carve your own career path to achieve your full potential.

At UCB weve embraced a hybrid-first approach to work bringing teams together in local hubs to foster collaborative curiosity. Unless expressly stated in the description or precluded by the nature of the position roles are hybrid with 40% of your time spent in the office.

UCB is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions will be made without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable laws.

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