Compensation & Benefits Manager

Social Discovery Group (SDG) is the 3rd largest social discovery company in the world, uniting 60+ brands with 500 million users. We solve the problems of loneliness, isolation, and disconnection by transforming virtual intimacy into the new normal. Our portfolio includes online communication platforms focusing on AI, game mechanics, and video streaming - Dating.com, DateMyAge, Cupid Media, Dil Mil, Kiseki, and others.

SDG invests in IT startups around the world. Our investments include Open AI, Patreon, Flo, Clubhouse, Woebot, Flure, Astry, Coursera, Academia.edu, and many others.

We bring together a team of like-minded people and IT professionals specializing in the creation and development of globally impactful social discovery products. Our international team of 1200 professionals and digital nomads works all over the world.

Our teams of digital nomads work remotely from Cyprus, Malta, the USA, Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Montenegro, Poland, Latvia, Serbia, Spain, Portugal, UAE, Israel, Turkey, Thailand, Indonesia, Japan, Hong Kong, Australia and many other locations.

In August 2024, we achieved Great Place to Work US Certification™! This achievement reflects our core belief that a truly exceptional workplace is built on trust, pride, and camaraderie—not just great perks.

Your main tasks will be:

• Manage the full employee lifecycle documentation: onboarding, contracts, employment changes, and terminations, ensuring accuracy and compliance with deadlines.
• Oversee compensation & benefits processes, including budgeting, payroll inputs, and vendor coordination.
• Prepare and analyze HR reports and dashboards (e.g., headcount, turnover, compensation, staffing levels) to support decision-making.
• Ensure data accuracy and integrity across ERP systems, organizational structures, job directories, and responsibilities.
• Lead and support HR projects focused on automation, process optimization, and efficiency improvements.
• Monitor contract renewals and ensure timely extensions for employees and service providers.
• Handle ad-hoc reporting and analytics requests from HR leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Collaborate with finance and legal teams to optimize compensation processes and salary payment structures.
• Drive improvements in HR records management to meet KPIs: accuracy, timeliness, and stakeholder satisfaction.

We expect from you:

• 3+ years of experience in HR records, compensation & benefits, or HR analytics (preferably in IT / digital / international companies).
• Strong Excel / Google Sheets skills: VLOOKUP, pivot tables (required), Power Query / Power Pivot / macros (nice to have).
• Proven experience with compensation budgeting, payroll processes, and HR analytics.
• Experience managing HR records across multiple regions (Europe, CIS, USA is a strong plus).
• English B1+ (professional business correspondence), native Russian.
• Familiarity with 1C HRIS is a plus.

What do we offer:

• REMOTE OPPORTUNITY to work full time;
• Vacation 28 calendar days per year;
• 7 wellness days per year (time off) that can be used to deal with household issues, to lie down and recover without taking sick leave;
• Bonuses up to $5000 for recommending successful applicants for positions in the company;
• Full payment for professional training, international conferences and meetings;
• Corporate discount for English lessons;
• Health benefits. According to the paychecks, if you are not eligible for corporate medical insurance, the company will compensate you with up to $ 1,000 gross per year per employee. This can be spent on self-purchase of health insurance or on doctor’s fees for yourself and close relatives (spouse, children);
• Workplace organization. The company provides all employees with an equipped workplace and all the necessary equipment (table, armchair, wifi, etc.) in our offices or co-working locations. In the other locations, the company provides reimbursement of workplace costs up to $ 1000 gross once every 3 years, according to the paychecks. This money can be spent on the rent of the co-working room, on equipping the working place at home (desk, chair, Internet, etc.) during those 3 years;
• Internal gamified gratitude system: receive bonuses from colleagues and exchange them for our merchandise, team building activities, massage certificates, etc.

Sounds good? Join us now!