What You’ll Do

International Compensation Strategy & Advisory

• Lead the development and implementation of country-specific compensation structures for non-managerial staff across the African continent, ensuring alignment with the global total rewards philosophy.
• Conduct market benchmarking using third-party survey sources and local intelligence to ensure competitive positioning.
• Provide guidance on salary structures, job architecture alignment, and pay equity analysis.
• Partner with the headquarters-based compensation team to provide feedback and insights from multiple African and Indian markets.

Global Mobility & International Assignments

• Consult with Regional HRPB and Regional leadership on international assignments and offers, ensuring alignment with the foundation's strategic intent and practices.
• Provide insights and feedback on mobility policies, including expatriate compensation, allowances, tax equalization, and localization frameworks.
• Partner with external mobility, immigration, and tax vendors to ensure compliant and efficient delivery of service.

Compliance & Risk Management

• Ensure compensation and mobility programs comply with local labor laws, tax regulations, and statutory requirements across relevant countries.
• Monitor regulatory changes on the African continent and in India and proactively assess impact.
• Maintain clear documentation and governance standards.

Stakeholder Partnership & Leadership

• Serve as the primary compensation and mobility advisor for multiple African countries and India for HR and business leaders.
• Collaborate closely with Talent Acquisition on offer development.
• Provide coaching and guidance to HR colleagues on complex compensation and mobility matters.
• Contribute to global Total Rewards projects and policy harmonization efforts.
• Lead or support regional reward-related change initiatives.

Your Experience

• Progressive experience in international compensation and/or global mobility.
• Demonstrated experience supporting multiple African countries; experience with India strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of expatriate compensation models (balance sheet, localization, host-based, etc.).
• Experience working in emerging and developing market contexts.
• Familiarity with international labor law, tax considerations, and cross-border employment risk.
• Experience partnering with senior stakeholders across regions.
• Advanced analytical and financial modeling skills; ability to analyze data to support recommendations related to salary structure, compensation-related decision-making.
• Professional certification (e.g., CCP, GRP, GMS) preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree required; master’s degree in HR, Business, Finance, or related field preferred