Global Head of Rewards

Country: Denmark

Location: Ballerup, DK

City: Ballerup, Denmark

Business Area: Human Resources

Employment type: Full-time

Ambu A/S is currently looking for a Head of Global Rewards based in Ballerup, Denmark.

In this role, you will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of compensation, benefits, and rewards for our employees worldwide, while also providing strategic guidance and thought leadership on best practices. You will develop and lead key programmes including, but not limited to, alignment of job definitions, ensuring best in class analytics input, and supporting Board level data requirements. You can expect to have a strong mandate to build and define the key Rewards processes, truly shaping the function and overseeing the successful implementation thereof.

You will join a global People & Culture Leadership team, consisting of Regional HR Leadership, CoE Leads and global HR Business Partners. As well as driving the Rewards agenda, you will become an inherent culture role model among the global P&C team and will contribute to the development of the team as a whole.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to set the company wide Rewards strategy to achieve the organisational goals. Reporting into the Chief People Officer, you can expect a high level of independence and strong mandate in defining the future of Rewards at Ambu. The role is therefore well suited to a senior Rewards profile who is keen to use their experience to truly leave a legacy in the organisation.

Key responsibilities
Your main responsibilities will include to:

• Define and lead the Rewards team as well as provide strategic direction to the development of pay, reward, mobility, and benefits strategies to ensure the adoption of best practice and alignment to strategic objectives
• Build, and implement, a globally consistent Job Architecture model
• Develop and maintain relevant policies and ensure compliance to regulation
• Participate in and create Remuneration Committee meeting materials
• Provide expert advice to the leadership and annual remuneration processes ensuring the processes are fair and equitable, and in line with the reward strategy
• Ensure up-to-date market insights on qualitative and quantitative benchmarks
• Ensure global implementation of new Pay Transparency Directive
• Own the Employee Share and Long Term Incentive Programme
• Own the global STI approach, and work with Senior Leadership and regional HR to ensure equitable alignment thereof
• Act as a key member of the global P&C Leadership team, driving engagement and progress in the function as a whole

Suggested candidate profile
Skills and experiences can be earned in many different ways, and we understand that the best fit for the role cannot be prescribed on paper. You are however likely to succeed in this position if you have:

• Extensive knowledge of global compensation and benefits practices and trends.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret complex data
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively and in an inclusive manner with all levels of the organisation.
• Experience from acting as an inspirational strategic advisor within compensation and benefits
• Demonstrated leadership experience, with the ability to motivate and develop a team.
• Program Management experience and enjoy interacting with multiple stakeholders across the organization
• Experience leading a Rewards function in a listed company, ideally across the full value chain from Reward strategy ideation, through to implementation and embedding.
• Very strong stakeholder management skills, focusing on collaboration across functions to work towards a common goal
• A pragmatic approach to problem solving: At Ambu, our ambitions are high and priorities many, so your role will include ensuring consistent progress in a timely, yet manageable, manner
• Experience working closely with an Analytics function considered highly preferable

We are interviewing on an ongoing basis, so do not hesitate to apply! If you would like to hear more about the position, please reach out to Ida Matthiesen, Global Talent Attraction Partner, via Linkedin.

Ambu – a visionary and international workplace where your efforts matter
Ambu is a company that expands rapidly and has ambitious growth targets. We meet these targets through interdisciplinary teamwork between motivated and highly skilled employees. Your contributions and efforts are crucial to our success and by joining us you will get the opportunity to work in an international head office with an informal working environment.

We offer great opportunities for personal development. Furthermore, we offer a wide range of professional, social and financial employee benefits in addition to exciting job challenges and continuous professional and personal development.