Group Compensation & Benefits Specialist

Bring your expertise as a Compensation & Benefits Specialist and contribute to meaningful work with a team that values your expertise!

Compensation & Benefits is a Group function that is responsible for governing the area of remuneration, HR controlling and HR sustainability reporting, driving group-wide processes and projects, ensuring compliance with internal and external regulations, and supporting the business with specialist knowledge in the area.

About the role
You will lead and be involved in processes and projects within compensation & benefits. In addition, you will follow research and trends within the field to develop If’s compensation programs to suit the needs of the business. You will work in close collaboration with other functions and stakeholders, and are expected to coach, advise, and challenge the business in your area of expertise.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and manage If’s Group annual process for equal pay analysis.
• Develop and manage the design and administration of If’s job architecture.
• Develop and manage the annual salary process for senior leaders.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and governance.
• Analyze market trends and benchmarking data to optimize salary structures and to ensure competitive compensation offerings.
• Analyze compensation data to support decision-making processes.

What We Offer

At If we have flexible workplace guidelines that allow you to work remotely for part of your working time. The office will still be your primary workspace, as we see our offices as centers for culture building. We believe that being together and meeting colleagues from our own teams as well as from different parts of the organization is crucial for nurturing that culture and for creativity, innovation, knowledge sharing, and well-being. Within Compensation & Benefits, we have an informal, friendly, and helpful team environment.

In the same way that we place high demands on you as an employee, we also expect you to place high demands on us as an employer. Here are some of the benefits of working at If:

• An inclusive work environment where everyone is welcome.
• Career and development opportunities in one of Northern Europe’s largest insurance companies in the Nordics.
• Social activities, as well as a highly skilled professional environment.
• Possibility of a hybrid workplace.
• Health promoting workplace with e.g., wellness allowance and various sports activities.
• Great insurance benefits.
• Lunch benefit.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.

Who are you?
You are a self-driven person with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, who can set priorities, develop processes, drive complex projects, and deliver with high quality. We expect you to develop into a trusted partner to the organization as you will work closely with many different stakeholders. The role will cover both operational and strategic work and requires strong communication and interpersonal skills.

You also have:

• A university degree in business administration or law.
• Proven experience in compensation & benefits and in project management.
• Strong communication skills in English.
• Experience in job evaluation, preferably Mercer’s IPE.
• Experience in Workday or other HRIS systems.
• Advanced user in Excel.
• Experience working at a large company’s headquarters is preferred.

Additional facts and the recruitment process

The position is a permanent position located in Stockholm, Helsinki, or Tallinn and will report to the Head of Compensation & Benefits.

Application deadline: Screening and interviewing will start immediately, and we interview candidates on a continuous basis. However, the application deadline is 18 April.
To apply for the position: Please attach both your CV and personal letter.
Work location: Bergshamra, Espoo, or Tallinn.
Start: As soon as possible/by agreement.

For more information, please contact Henrik Lyckberg, Head of Compensation & Benefits henrik.lyckberg@if.se.

We look forward to your application!