Total Rewards & Performance Manager

We are Merlin Digital Partner, a leading consultancy specializing in IT and digital talent acquisition with over 10 years of experience. We have helped scale top companies such as Wallapop, Glovo, Banc Sabadell, and Factorial, among others.

Focused on humanizing and streamlining recruitment processes, our goal is to transform companies by bringing in top talent. We stand out for deeply understanding each partner’s reality, not only their needs but also their essence.

Our partner is a fast-growing scaleup based in Barcelona, with an international presence across multiple countries. The company stands out for its innovative approach, combining technology with a physical product to transform the customer experience within its sector.

The Mission: 

We’re looking for a Compensation and Performance Manager to join out partner's HQ in Barcelona.

You will implement, and manage the company’s global compensation, rewards, and performance frameworks. This senior individual contributor role is responsible for building the foundations of a scalable, competitive, and business‑aligned compensation strategy across all countries where the company operates.

The Role:

Compensation & Rewards Strategy

• Design and implement a global rewards program covering all countries and employee groups.

• Ensure market competitiveness through regular benchmarking, salary surveys, and external market analysis.

• Develop compensation structures, salary bands, bonus schemes, and reward mechanisms aligned with the company’s business strategy.

• Establish clear, standardized compensation processes across all countries, ensuring fairness, transparency, and compliance.

Performance Management

• Build and manage performance evaluation frameworks that directly link employee performance to compensation outcomes.

• Partner with HR Business Partners and leaders to ensure performance processes are understood, adopted, and consistently applied.

• Define performance metrics, calibration processes, and guidelines to ensure objective and measurable evaluations.

Process Design & Implementation

• Create the foundational compensation and performance infrastructure, including tools, metrics, and documentation.

• Assess, calculate, and implement compensation adjustments, salary reviews, and bonus allocations.

• Ensure all programs and processes are scalable, efficient, and aligned with organizational growth.

Data, Analytics & Governance

• Use data to drive decisions: analyze compensation trends, pay equity, performance distribution, and market positioning.

• Maintain strong governance and compliance across all compensation and performance processes.

• Provide insights and recommendations to leadership based on quantitative analysis.

What we are looking for:

• Senior experience in Compensation & Benefits, ideally in a multinational environment.

• Strong understanding of compensation concepts: salary structures, benchmarking, pay ratios, bonuses, incentives, equity, etc.

• Experience designing or managing performance management frameworks.

• Excellent analytical skills; advanced proficiency in Excel and familiarity with HRIS/HR tools.

• Ability to work independently as a senior individual contributor, while collaborating effectively with HRBPs and business leaders.

• Strong process‑design mindset: able to build foundations, standardize practices, and create clarity.

• Comfortable working with numbers, data, and complex compensation models.

• Availability to attend the office five days a week (with full flexibility).

What we offer:

• Competitive salary package based on experience: €45k–€60k

• Collaborative work environment and positive culture.

• Free gym and classes.

• New state-of-the-art office in Barcelona centre (Eixample district)

• Benefits and discounts in the company's products

• International and diverse teams.

• 39 hours per week and 37,5 hours per week during summer

• 27 days off per year.

• Flexibility in starting and ending your shift.

Are you ready for the challenge? Apply now!