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Senior Compensation & Benefits Manager at M-KOPA Solar

January 15, 2025
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Key Responsibilities

Oversee the development and execution of a comprehensive & standardized compensation structure across all functions, regions, and levels within the organization, including base pay, variable pay programs, sales incentives, long and short term incentive plans, stock options, and executive compensation.
Liaise with senior leadership, and the Legal team on all legal issues relating to compensation & benefits, maintaining a working knowledge of local laws, customs, and practices influencing compensation and benefits.
Provide relevant data and recommendations to guide decision-making related to compensation, org structure, attrition, promotions, and other people-related activities.
Analyze trends in the business, economy, and employment marketplace to identify issues and opportunities to enhance global workforce planning strategies.
Facilitate the process of job evaluation and salary surveys, advise on salary budgets, and prepare policies and procedures to ensure equitable and competitive employee compensation.
Monitor and evaluate the company’s benefits programs, ensuring they are globally aligned, locally relevant, cost-effective, flexible, consistently applied, and do not expose the company to undue risks.
Lead on communicating the company compensation philosophy and framework to employee and manager groups and delivering associated training to all M-KOPAns
Train regional and local People team members to adequately support global compensation, benefit, and reward programs.
Manage vendor performance and relationships ensuring ROI.

Requirements

Progressive global HR experience with emphasis on specialist Compensation & Benefits roles.
A passion for data-driven, People-centric, and business-oriented compensation philosophy & practices
Experience within a remuneration and compensation environment in some of the countries where the company operates in Africa
Ability to create effective working partnerships with key stakeholders
Experience in a challenging, dynamic, and complex business environment with a focus on multiculturalism and internationalism
Meaningful professional experience in HR with a focus on Compensation and Benefits in a leadership role.
Ability to quickly build trust with staff, vendors, and partners
Strong diplomatic and interpersonal skills with high levels of professionalism and integrity
Knowledge of in-country employment regulations and ability to apply them to the company.
Proven experience conducting salary benchmarking using formal 3rd party data and conducting full job architecture and evaluation systems.
Ability to plan and prioritize work under tight deadlines, work on own initiative, and as a member of a team
Proven experience educating employees and managers about transparent compensation philosophy and framework