Senior Manager Compensation And Benefits

Job description / Role

Objective:

The senior manager - compensation & benefits is responsible for designing, implementing, and managing competitive and compliant compensation and benefits programs that attract, retain, and motivate talent. This role ensures alignment with the organization's strategy, market practices, and regulatory requirements.

Key responsibility:

Compensation management

• Develop, implement, and manage salary structures, grading systems, and pay scales aligned with market benchmarks.
• Conduct salary benchmarking and market surveys to ensure competitiveness.
• Provide insights and recommendations for annual salary increases, promotions, and variable pay programs.
• Collaborate with business leaders to design incentive, bonus, and recognition programs.

Benefits management

• Manage employee benefits programs such as health insurance, retirement plans, wellness programs, and other perks.
• Evaluate current benefits offerings and recommend improvements to optimize employee satisfaction and cost efficiency.
• Ensure benefits compliance with statutory and legal requirements.

HR analytics & reporting

• Prepare compensation and benefits reports, dashboards, and analytics for management.
• Track trends, identify gaps, and provide actionable insights for decision-making.
• Support workforce planning and budgeting with accurate cost analysis of compensation programs.

Compliance & governance

• Ensure all compensation and benefits programs comply with local labor laws, tax regulations, and corporate policies.
• Maintain documentation and records for audits and internal reviews.

Stakeholder management & advisory

• Act as a trusted advisor to business leaders on compensation and benefits matters.
• Partner with HR business partners to support talent retention and workforce engagement strategies.

Desired experience:

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, business administration, or related field; master's preferred.
• 5-8 years of progressive experience in compensation and benefits, preferably in a corporate or multinational environment.
• Strong knowledge of compensation structures, benefits programs, HR policies, and statutory regulations.
• Experience with HRIS/payroll systems and data analytics tools.

About the Company

The Apparel Group is a global fashion and lifestyle brand conglomerate residing on the crossroads of a modern economy - Dubai, UAE. The mercurial growth in the last 17 years has been by acquiring a host of world class fashion labels from around the world - Nine West, Tommy Hilfiger, Kenneth Cole, Aldo & Tim Hortons just to name a few.

Today the group caters to thousands of eager shoppers through its over 1530 stores, 75 International brands and employing 12,000 multi cultural staff in over 4 continents. Apparel believes in turning dreams in to reality and we give everyone - our customers, our stakeholders, our employees - an equal opportunity to do so.

Apparel group has carved its strong presence not only in the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, and Saudi Arabia but opened thriving gateways to market in India, South Africa, Poland, Singapore, Jordan, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia. Additionally, clear strategies are in place to enter emerging markets such as Hungary, Pakistan, Egypt and Philippines.