Design, govern, and administer hourly and production compensation programs across Europe. Manage salary structures, local bonus schemes, benchmarking, job evaluation, and annual salary planning. Ensure compliance with collective bargaining agreements and regulations, support complex union negotiations, provide analytics-driven insights, partner with HR and operations, and mitigate pay equity and operational risks.
Job Description SummaryAs a member of the Total Rewards HRLY Support team, you will be an active contributor to design, governance, and administrate compensation programs supporting GE Vernova’s hourly, production, and non-discretionary employee populations mainly in the Europe Region.
This position reports to the Senior Director Total Rewards HRLY Support, with a strong matrix partnership to the segment HR and business leadership teams on production sites.Job Description#LI-Remote - This is a remote position
This position reports to the Senior Director Total Rewards HRLY Support, with a strong matrix partnership to the segment HR and business leadership teams on production sites.Job Description
Key Responsibilities
- Contribute to compensation programs for hourly, production, and non-discretionary employee populations, including:
- Salary and wage structure design and maintenance
- Local bonus schemes
- Annual salary planning and wage adjustment processes
- Market benchmarking and external competitiveness analysis
- Job evaluation and classification support
- Ongoing consultation to local HR and business leaders
- Ensure effective administration of compensation programs that are subject to:
- Collective bargaining agreements
- Regulatory requirements
- Third-party negotiations, determinations, or industry standards
- Primary point of contact for local teams covering HRLY / OTHSAL population in complex local union negotiations
- Ensure compensation programs comply with internal policies, labor agreements, and applicable laws and regulations
- Identify and mitigate compensation-related risks, including pay equity and operational execution risks
- Leverage compensation analytics to inform decision-making and provide insights to leadership
- Partner with People Operations and Total Rewards Operations teams to ensure accurate and efficient administration
- Undertake other activities within the role purpose as directed
What you’ll bring (Basic Qualifications)
- Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited University, with preference in Business, in Human Resources or Finance, or equivalent knowledge or experience
- Significant experience in Human Resources, preferably in Total Rewards
- Demonstrated experience with hourly/production compensation and non-discretionary pay structures based on collective bargaining agreements
- Proven experience in engaging with Works Council and Labor Unions for Total Rewards topics in Europe
- Strong knowledge of compensation benchmarking, salary planning, and governance.
What will make you stand out
- Experience in Project Management: knowledge & experience leading cross functional and remote teams
- Any language apart from English is seen as an additional asset
- Strong expertise in salary structure development, market pricing, job evaluation, and compensation program administration.
- Knowledge of compensation-related compliance requirements and regulations within the applicable regions.
- Proven ability to influence and advise HR and business leaders on complex compensation matters.
- Proactiveness & highly collaborative person with attention to strategic outlook and detailed implementation
- Ability to perform a wide variety of duties and responsibilities with accuracy and speed under time sensitive deadlines.
Relocation Assistance Provided: No
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