Compensation & Benefits Specialist

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Paris, Île-de-France, FRA
Hybrid
Senior level
Software • Travel
The Role
Own and operate global compensation and benefits programs across multiple countries. Responsibilities include salary architecture, grading, benchmarking, variable compensation, equity administration, employee savings, benefits, budgeting, annual compensation reviews, Workday Advanced Compensation configuration, pay equity analysis, EU Pay Transparency readiness, and preparation of Remuneration Committee materials.
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About BlaBlaCar
BlaBlaCar is the world’s leading community-based travel app enabling 27 million members a year to carpool or travel by bus in 21 countries. Our team of 800 employees counts over 50 nationalities and is spread across our 5 global offices, 30% working fully remotely.


We are looking for a Compensation & Benefits Specialist with 5+ years of hands-on experience to support, evolve and operate our global C&B programs. This is a hands-on role with real ownership, sitting at the intersection of rigorous analysis and day-to-day operational delivery, mixing 60% run 40% projects.

You will be the C&B specialist of the People team, reporting directly to the Head of Talent, Culture & Performance. You will partner closely with the DRH, the Remuneration Committee, People Ops, and local HR teams to ensure BlaBlaCar's compensation programs are competitive, equitable and compliant — and ready for the EU Pay Transparency Directive (effective 2027).

The role covers the full C&B spectrum across BlaBlaCar's international footprint (France, Brazil, Poland, Ukraine, Spain and beyond): base salary architecture, variable compensation, equity programs (AGA / BSPCE / O-shares / M-shares), employee savings (PEE/PERCO, intéressement), and benefits.

Your responsibilities

  • Participate in designing, then implementing and managing the Compensation & Benefits strategy across BlaBlaCar
  • Update and maintain BlaBlaCar's salary grid and grading system (L1–L7) per job function, ensuring it remains grounded on relevant external surveys and benchmarks (AON Radford / Ravio)
  • Review and enhance variable compensation programs, leave & benefits across all geographies (France, Brazil, Poland, Ukraine, Spain)
  • Participate in budget creation and follow-up its consumption
  • Lead the annual End-of-Year compensation review process globally
  • Prepare meetings, minutes, presentations and data for the Remuneration Committee (RemCo)
  • At BlaBlaCar, this also means:

  • Supporting the administration of all equity programs (O-shares, M-shares, AGA, BSPCE): contributing to pool design and grant calibration under the Head of TCP's oversight, applying vesting rules and reconciling the Comuto transaction ledger
  • Configuring and operating the Workday Advanced Compensation module: salary ranges, cycle setup, reporting and dashboards
  • Contributing to pay transparency readiness ahead of the EU Directive (2027): conducting pay equity analyses and supporting compliance mapping and the remediation roadmap
  • Overseeing employee savings programs (PEE/PERCO, intéressement) and the international C&B policy roadmap

Your qualifications

    Required

  • 5+ years of hands-on experience in Compensation & Benefits, in an international environment
  • Strong expertise in job architecture, salary range design and market benchmarking (AON Radford, Mercer, Ravio or equivalent)
  • Experience with EU Pay Transparency Directive readiness or pay equity analysis
  • Experience supporting equity programs (AGA, BSPCE, RSU or equivalent), including grant cycle administration
  • Solid command of French C&B regulatory frameworks: AGA/BSPCE, intéressement, PEE/PERCO, working time compliance
  • Advanced analytical skills — comfortable managing large datasets; experience with Workday Advanced Compensation strongly preferred
  • Demonstrated experience in a Tech scale-up or company with multi-sites, multi-country and/or multi-collective agreements C&B scope
  • Rigorous and comfortable preparing materials and contributing to discussions with senior stakeholders (RemCo, DRH, ExCo)
  • Full professional proficiency in English and French
  • Nice to Have

  • Familiarity with Workday-to-benchmark API integrations or HRIS automation projects
  • Prior experience with Ravio, Pigment or similar compensation intelligence tools

What we have to offer

  • a 45-min video-call with Elodie, TA Team Lead, to get to know you, understand your career expectations and answer your questions
  • a 60-min video-call with Pierre, Head of Talent, Culture & Performance, to discuss your experience and share more details about the position
  • a 90-min case study with our People Team 
  • a 30-min video-call with Frédéric, CHRO, for vision fit and rounding off the process

BlaBlaCar is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Skills Required

  • 5+ years of hands-on Compensation & Benefits experience in an international environment
  • Expertise in job architecture, salary range design, and market benchmarking
  • Experience with EU Pay Transparency Directive readiness or pay equity analysis
  • Experience supporting equity programs such as AGA, BSPCE, RSUs, or equivalent, including grant cycle administration
  • Knowledge of French Compensation & Benefits regulatory frameworks, including AGA/BSPCE, interessement, PEE/PERCO, and working-time compliance
  • Advanced analytical skills and ability to manage large datasets
  • Experience with Workday Advanced Compensation
  • Experience in a technology scale-up or organization with multi-site, multi-country, or multi-collective-agreement Compensation & Benefits scope
  • Experience preparing materials and contributing to discussions with senior stakeholders
  • Full professional proficiency in English and French
  • Familiarity with Workday-to-benchmark API integrations or HRIS automation projects
  • Prior experience with Ravio, Pigment, or similar compensation intelligence tools
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The Company
HQ: Paris
1,219 Employees
Year Founded: 2006

What We Do

BlaBlaCar is the world’s leading community-based travel app enabling 26 million active members a year to share a ride in 21 countries. Its technology matches drivers with empty seats with passengers heading the same way, so they can share the cost of the trip. With the mission to be the go-to marketplace for shared travel, BlaBlaCar combines carpooling with bus journeys from over 4000 operators to offer a wide choice of affordable and sustainable travel solutions, all in one app. In 2022, BlaBlaCar’s trusted community connected 2 million meeting points worldwide and enabled 90 million human encounters. Carpool drivers saved 450 million euros, and all BlaBlaCar’s mobility services contributed to avoiding 1.5 million tonnes of CO2 emissions.

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