The HR Compensation & Benefits and Payroll Specialist is responsible for the day-to-day management of compensation, benefits and wellness programs across EMEA and aligned to our growth strategy.
The ability and flexibility to work in a fast-paced environment with competing and shifting priorities is essential in this position. This position also requires a considerable level of initiative and significant attention to detail.
Your role:
As HR Compensation & Benefits and Payroll Specialist, you will:
- Support the development of a consistent rewards philosophy in line with work culture and organizational objectives
- Contribute to the preparation of candidate salary and benefits packages and assess internal and external pay equity
- Assist with the global Annual Salary Review
- Contribute to the development of ELCA’s benefits policy and offering and to the design and implementation of EMEA benefits and wellness initiatives
- Support end-to-end Swiss payroll and related administration, including employee changes, absences, year-end processing, social security, insurance, pension fund and tax-at-source administration, ensuring compliance with applicable legislation
- Support payroll-related authority audits, other Group audits and prepare HR reports
- Consolidate Swiss and nearshore compensation and personnel data to produce HR reports, scorecards, executive analyses and Group-aligned KPIs
- Contribute to the development, testing and continuous improvement of HRIS and internal HR tools, including the Annual Salary Review tool
- Monitor emerging compensation, benefits and payroll trends, issues and best practices
- Participate in various HR projects, including compensation, payroll and HR process improvement
Our Offer
- A welcoming environment and a motivated and friendly team
- Interesting and varied work
- A flat hierarchy and cross-sector collaboration
- Work at one of the leading Swiss IT service providers
Your profile:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education in HR (or a related field), possession of HR Brevet federal is a strong advantage
- At least 8 years of relevant work experience
- Previous experience in a Swiss compensation and benefits role is a must, additional experience in other European countries is a strong plus
- Familiar with different HRIS and preferably with implementation experience
- Strong experience with compensation analysis and compensation payments
- Strong knowledge of different types of incentives and benefits
- Well-organized and confident to work independently but will be a strong team player
- Strong quantitative and analytical skills
- Ability to lead projects in a matrix environment
- Work experience in an international environment is a plus
- You have excellent communication skills in French and English, German is a plus
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent education in HR or a related field
- HR Brevet federal
- At least 8 years of relevant work experience
- Previous experience in a Swiss compensation and benefits role
- Experience in other European countries
- Familiarity with different HRIS
- HRIS implementation experience
- Strong experience with compensation analysis and compensation payments
- Strong knowledge of incentives and benefits
- Strong quantitative and analytical skills
- Ability to lead projects in a matrix environment
- Work experience in an international environment
- Excellent communication skills in French and English
- German language skills
What We Do
With more than 2,300 experts, the ELCA Group is a leading independent Swiss IT service and solution provider, specialized in IT consulting, Cybersecurity, Cloud, Data & AI, Digital experience, Software development, Business applications and systems' integration across all industries. ELCA helps its clients to better compete in the digital era and gain in agility. The privately held company has offices in Pully (HQ), Zurich, Geneva, Bern, Basel, Rapperswil and Fehraltorf, as well as offshore centers in Italy, Spain, Mauritius and Vietnam.
