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This critical role involves designing, analyzing, and maintaining competitive compensation strategies aligned with SAP’s goals and Total Target Cash structures, while ensuring internal equity and market competitiveness. This role also leads the salary budgeting for the Annual Compensation Planning Cycle and manages related policies, such as promotions and off-cycle adjustments.
What you'll do:
• Design and update Total Target Cash structures and ranges, ensuring alignment with market trends and organizational goals.
• Conduct market analysis and benchmarking to inform compensation strategies.
• Collaborate with HR and business leaders to understand compensation needs and challenges, providing expert advice and solutions.
• Develop and maintain job evaluation processes to ensure consistency and fairness in pay practices.
• Propose salary budgets for the Annual Compensation Planning Cycle, incorporating both external market benchmarks and internal perspectives.
• Prepare and present compensation reports and analyses for senior management.
• Ensure compliance with relevant labor laws and regulations affecting compensation.
• Support the development and implementation of compensation policies and guidelines.
• Monitor the effectiveness of existing compensation practices and recommend improvements.
What you bring:
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Finance, Business Administration, or related field.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in compensation, with a focus on base pay design and salary structures.
• Strong analytical skills and proficiency in compensation data analysis and modeling.
• In-depth knowledge of market pay practices and compensation trends, especially in the technology industry
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks effectively.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
Bring out your best
SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best.
We win with inclusion
SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better and more equitable world.
SAP is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provide accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAP and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to Recruiting Operations Team: Careers@sap.com.
For SAP employees: Only permanent roles are eligible for the SAP Employee Referral Program, according to the eligibility rules set in the SAP Referral Policy. Specific conditions may apply for roles in Vocational Training.
Requisition ID: 418208 | Work Area: Human Resources | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: Virtual - Europe #LI-Hybrid