Job Summary
Are you ready to shape compensation and benefits programs that impact employees across more than 40 countries in EMEA?
IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients and health & biosciences. We deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.
People & Culture: Fostering a purpose-driven, inclusive culture where talent thrives, leadership grows and every employee is empowered to make joy.
The Senior Specialist, Total Rewards is responsible for supporting and executing compensation and benefits programs across the EMEA region, serving more than 40 countries and 60 legal entities. This role plays a critical part in delivering market insights, compensation analyses, annual reward cycles, job evaluation activities, and HR data analytics that enable informed decision-making and support IFF’s talent and business strategies.Operating within a highly matrixed global environment, this position partners closely with Total Rewards, HR Business Partners, Finance, Payroll, HR Operations, and business leaders to ensure the effective delivery of reward programs. Success in this role requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, a customer-focused mindset, and the ability to balance regional requirements with global frameworks while delivering accurate and timely results.
The role is based in Budapest, Hungary (hybrid role). Be part of an agile, customer-focused, and solution-oriented team where together we can achieve greatness and make a real impact. Your potential is our inspiration.
Where You'll Make a Difference
- Support the delivery of annual compensation and benefits review processes across the EMEA region, including salary planning, market analysis, reporting, employee communications, and manager decision-support tools.
- Provide compensation analytics and market benchmarking insights to support reward-related decision making and business strategy.
- Manage and optimize employee benefits programs across multiple EMEA countries, providing analysis, governance, and support to ensure competitive, compliant, and market-aligned offerings.
- Support the implementation of European Union Pay Transparency requirements across multiple EMEA countries, ensuring data accuracy, regulatory compliance, reporting readiness, and effective stakeholder engagement.
- Support the administration and analysis of employee incentive programs, including business, financial, and operational performance measures.
- Participate in job evaluation and job analysis activities, maintaining job descriptions, role profiles, organizational hierarchy data, and salary structures.
- Deliver advanced Human Resources data analytics and reporting, identifying trends and insights that support workforce planning, employee engagement, retention, and business performance.
- Partner with Human Resources Business Partners, Finance, Payroll, Human Resources Operations, and business leaders to ensure effective execution of compensation and benefits programs.
- Identify and drive Workday-enabled technology, process, and innovation improvements to enhance the design, delivery, and operational efficiency of Total Rewards programs across EMEA.
What Makes You the Right Fit
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience in Compensation, Benefits, Total Rewards, Human Resources Analytics, or a related Human Resources discipline within a multinational environment.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate complex data into meaningful business insights and recommendations.
- Experience supporting annual compensation review cycles, salary benchmarking, and reward program administration.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and strong proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint.
- Excellent attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across regional and global teams.
- Fluent English language skills, both written and verbal.
How Would You Stand Out?
- Experience supporting compensation and benefits programs across multiple countries within EMEA.
- Deep expertise and proven development of Workday Advanced Compensation module processes, practices, innovation, and configuration.
- Knowledge of market pricing methodologies, job evaluation frameworks, incentive plan administration, and Human Resources analytics tools.
Why Choose Us?
- Hybrid working model (up to 3 days per week home office)
- Annual bonus opportunity
- Cafeteria benefits and private health insurance
- Professional onboarding process and continuous learning opportunities
- Language learning programs and professional training opportunities
- Global career growth opportunities within a multinational and supportive environment
We are a global leader in taste, scent, and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex, or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.
Visit IFF.com/careers/workplace-diversity-and-inclusion to learn more
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or related field
- 5+ years of experience in Compensation, Benefits, Total Rewards, Human Resources Analytics, or related HR discipline within a multinational environment
- Strong analytical skills with ability to translate complex data into business insights and recommendations
- Experience supporting annual compensation review cycles, salary benchmarking, and reward program administration
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint
- Excellent attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
- Ability to work independently while collaborating across regional and global teams
- Fluent English language skills, written and verbal
- Experience supporting compensation and benefits programs across multiple EMEA countries
- Deep expertise in Workday Advanced Compensation module processes, configuration, and innovation
- Knowledge of market pricing methodologies, job evaluation frameworks, incentive plan administration, and HR analytics tools
IFF Family of Companies Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about IFF Family of Companies and has not been reviewed or approved by IFF Family of Companies.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive in many roles and locations, and compensation is often described as good.
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Parental & Family Support — A global minimum of 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all new parents is in place. This policy is positioned as a notable component of the overall package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Core offerings include paid time off, sick days, holidays, and sabbatical leave. Flexible scheduling options such as compressed workweeks and hybrid/remote arrangements are available where feasible.
IFF Family of Companies Insights
What We Do
Meet IFF: We boldly bring together science and creativity to create what the world needs. An industry leader in food, beverage, health and biosciences, we create essential solutions – from global icons to unexpected innovations and experiences. Equal parts outspoken and analytical, our international collective of thinkers working with customers to bring scents, tastes, experiences, ingredients and solutions for products people crave. With 24,000 employees across 65 countries, more than 110 manufacturing facilities, 100 R&D centers, and 33,000 customers across the world, we’re poised to make a difference on an unprecedented scale. Without our boundary-pushing passion and end-to-end expertise, the future wouldn’t be the same. Visit us at www.iff.com to learn more about how our talented people and new technology are challenging the expected, championing creators and doing more good for people and planet. Explore what sets us apart.
