Total Rewards Lead (f/m/d)

Patagonia is an outdoor apparel company founded in 1973. At a time when all life on earth is under threat of extinction, we aim to use the resources we have—our business, our investments, our voice and our imagination—to influence changes needed to protect our planet. A registered B Corporation and founding member of 1% for the Planet, Patagonia is recognised internationally for its commitment to product quality and environmental activism, contributing over $145 million in grants and in-kind donations to thousands of grassroots environmental groups around the world.

Your role:

We’re in business to save our home planet. Your role will contribute to this by driving the total rewards agenda in EMEA to shape a vibrant employee experience. Deeply knowledgeable about best practices, trends, and regulations across compensation, benefits, and mobility, you harness unconventional thinking and analytical skills to create and deliver distinctive and holistic total rewards programs, adding value for employees and cultivating equity, inclusion, recognition, and activism

Main tasks:

Strategy

• Provide feedback to the Global Total Rewards team on a distinctive employee value proposition (EVP) and total rewards philosophy that reflect the uniqueness of our purpose-driven, responsible business

• Partner with People + Culture Director to define an equitable and inclusive total rewards strategy for EMEA that aligns with the EVP and philosophy and supports our business objectives

• Use the power of our total rewards programs to drive systemic positive impact and change, in favor of more responsible, equitable, and less extractive practices (e.g. sustainable pension investments, low carbon commuting schemes etc.)

• Keep abreast of total rewards regulations, market practice, and trends

Compensation

• Develop, manage, and update equitable compensation (salary and reward) architecture and deliver the policies and processes

• Participate in salary and labor market surveys, perform benchmarking, define and manage prevailing internal pay ranges

• Evaluate, classify, and level roles within the organization

• Lead the salary review and bonus processes: timelines, actions required from Business Partners and managers, data integrity and input to Operations, communication

• Partner with Finance and Business Partner teams to drive budget planning and align salary reviews, rewards, and new positions to budget target and maintain a healthy business

• Prepare and run pay and salary reports, and create analysis on opportunities

• Make readiness assessment for pay equity and transparency, prepare information and communication

• Collaborate with the wider People + Culture team to link reward and recognition to performance and development and improve their impact on people

• Partner with the Operations team to embed pay architecture and salary ranges in Workday in a transparent, easily understandable way

Benefits & Mobility

• Lead the design, roll out, and management of distinctive and inclusive benefits and leaves programs that reflect our culture, the diversity of employees’ needs, and truly add value to their experience

• Continuously seek grassroot feedback and partner with the wider People + Culture team to understand employees’ evolving needs

• Use data and analytics to assess the effectiveness of our total rewards programs and develop insights-based solutions to improve and optimize

• Define and drive supportive mobility frameworks and processes

• Partner with the Operations team to manage cost-effective and high-quality services through vendor management, performance, communication, and renewal activities

Education & communication

• Provide education, advice, and support to Business Partners and Recruiters on pay decisions, total rewards programs, policy interpretations, and job evaluations

• Partner with Talent Acquisition to increase transparency in offers and educate candidates in total rewards packages

• Develop effective education and communication to increase leaders and managers’ total rewards acumen, and educate employees about their compensation, benefits, and recognition

• Partner with the Operations team to understand the recurring total rewards queries and enhance onboarding and continuous total rewards information to employees

What we’re looking for:

• An inclusive mindest

• An interest in saving our home planet and making a positive impact through your work

• 5-7 years’ experience in compensation, benefits, rewards, leaves, and mobility management across multiple European countries

• In-depth knowledge of total rewards best practices, trends, regulations, and programs, including real living wages, collective labor agreements, and compensation insights platforms e.g. Radford

• Fluency in English, other European language a plus

• Strong collaboration skills across People + Culture and Finance disciplines

• Strong quantitative and analytical skills, with ability to leverage data and insights to drive solutions

• Strong Excel skills

• Proficiency in job evaluation and job analysis systems

• Attention to details, with robust organization and prioritization skills

• Unconventional thinking

• People-centric approach, with drive to cultivate a vibrant and purpose-led employee experience

• Cultural adaptability and diversity awareness

• Proven leadership in engaging senior stakeholders and managing complex projects

Other important details:

• This is a full time position, based in Amsterdam.

• We have a hybrid work model, working from home for maximum 3 days per week

• We strive to make unbiased decisions and to offer a great experience to every person who applies for a role at Patagonia. Our interviews include standardised questions that focus on the aspects that are important for success in the role. For some roles there will also be a practical assignment, where you can showcase your skills

• To find out more about what we offer our employees click here: https://eu.patagonia.com/nl/en/what-we-offer/

At Patagonia, we commit to becoming an anti-racist company that leads by example. This means doing the work to be inclusive and equitable, across all aspects of our business.

Every person who applies to join Patagonia receives equal employment opportunities, and we value a welcoming environment where each member of our EMEA team feels included, respected and empowered, regardless of their race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, civil status, national origin, disability or age.

At Patagonia, we strive to have inclusive representation within our organisation and embrace a diverse mix of talent to contribute to our culture. We actively seek applications from Black and People of Colour (BPOC) and other underrepresented groups.

As we are in business to save our home planet, we can only do this together.

Please make sure that your CV and cover letter are in English.

Disclaimer for recruitment agencies:

Thanks for your interest in supporting us for this role, but we don’t accept unsolicited CVs from recruitment agencies