Senior Compensation & Benefits Specialist (Job Evaluation & Job Architecture)

Role Purpose

Own the job evaluation and compensation architecture end-to-end. You’ll maintain a rigorous, market-aligned grading and salary structure, ensure internal equity, and power data-driven reward decisions through clean job descriptions, governance, and reporting. Key Responsibilities

Job Evaluation & Job Architecture

Lead and administer

Job Evaluation

using

Hay / Korn Ferry

(or similar) to size roles and assign grades. Maintain the

job catalogue ,

job family matrix , and

career levels

(titles, bands, control points). Review and approve JD changes; run calibration sessions with HRBPs and leaders. Safeguard

internal equity

and consistent leveling across functions.

Compensation Design & Market Pricing

Build and refresh

salary structures

(min / mid / max, range spreads, control points) by grade and country. Conduct

market benchmarking

using reputable surveys; recommend salary movements and adjustments. Run

compa-ratio ,

range penetration , and

pay equity

analyses; propose targeted actions.

Rewards Cycles & Governance

Design and execute

merit / increment cycles ,

promotions , and

STI / LTI

frameworks. Draft, update, and enforce

C&B policies ; manage exception / approval workflows with Finance & HR. Prepare

costing

and

scenario modeling

for changes (budget impact, sensitivity).

Workforce Planning & Budgeting

Partner with FP&A / Finance on

manpower budgets , headcount scenarios, and org design updates. Track vacancies, backfills, and structure changes; keep org charts current.

HRIS, Payroll & Data Quality

Configure / maintain

SAP SuccessFactors / Workday / Oracle

reward modules and pay components. Ensure

data integrity

and seamless handoff to

Payroll

(allowances, differentials, retro pay).

Reporting & Analytics

Deliver monthly

Total Rewards dashboards

(headcount, pay mix, compa-ratio, gender pay, cost run-rate). Create

ad-hoc reports

for leadership and audit-ready documentation.

Stakeholder Enablement

Train HRBPs and line managers on

JE methodology ,

JD writing , and

pay decisions . Support change communications for structure or policy updates.

Skills

Qualifications

Bachelor’s in HR / Business / Finance; Master’s is a plus. 6–10+ years

in Compensation / Total Rewards with

deep hands-on Job Evaluation . Proven use of

Hay / Korn Ferry

(Mercer / Price / Points also valued). JE certification preferred. Advanced Excel

(Pivot Tables, Power Query, XLOOKUP / INDEX-MATCH, SUMIFS),

Power BI / Tableau

nice-to-have. Experience with

SuccessFactors / Workday / Oracle

HRIS. Strong analytical storytelling; excellent written JD skills. Knowledge of

GCC / Qatar labor law

and regional market practices. Fluency in English; Arabic is a plus. Success Metrics (KPIs)

100% roles with current

JD + grade ; JE SLAs met. Salary structure

market variance

within target (e.g., ±5% of median). On-time, error-free completion of merit / promotions. Year-over-year improvement in

pay equity

and

internal equity

indicators. Positive manager / HRBP feedback (post-cycle NPS). Nice-to-Have Certifications

GRP / WorldatWork ,

CIPD Level 5 / 7 ,

Hay / KF Job Evaluation .

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