Reward Business Partner Chinese Mainland, HK and Japan

Hello. We’re Haleon. A new world-leading consumer health company. Shaped by all who join us. Together, we’re improving everyday health for billions of people. By growing and innovating our global portfolio of category-leading brands – including Sensodyne, Panadol, Advil, Voltaren, Theraflu, Otrivin, and Centrum – through a unique combination of deep human understanding and trusted science. What’s more, we’re achieving it in a company that we’re in control of. In an environment that we’re co-creating. And a culture that’s uniquely ours. Care to join us. It isn’t a question.

With category leading brands such as Sensodyne, Voltaren and Centrum, built on trusted science and human understanding, and combined with our passion, knowledge and expertise, we’re uniquely placed to do this and to grow a strong, successful business.

This is an exciting time to join us and help shape the future. It’s an opportunity to be part of something special.

About the role

The Reward Business Partner for Chinese Mainland, Hongkong and Japan is a critical role in our HR function. The role works closely with both the business and HR in enabling us to evolve the business at pace, and attract, motivate, and retain best in class talent. The successful candidate will be responsible for strategic initiatives and projects, as well as the operational delivery of reward processes for both Compensation and Benefits. The ability to deliver tailored reward solutions within a global framework, providing commercially-focused, pragmatic advice, and ensuring the reward strategy aligns with the organization’s needs both now and in the future is essential.

The role is based in Shanghai and supported by a Reward Specialist. The reporting line is into the Global Compensation CoE based in the UK.

Key responsibilities

Develop Compensation and Benefits programmes and offerings, balancing adherence to global frameworks with local requirements

• Lead projects and core processes ensuring high quality and efficient deployment, which will include leading processes that form part of the Annual Reward Cycle (Performance & Reward process, annual budget setting etc.)

• Provide expert Compensation and Benefits guidance to the business and HR leaders, proactively monitoring the external market and providing key insights to stakeholders on recommended changes

• Manage the relationship with Benefits vendors and lead annual contract renewals

• Work with metrics, reports and compensation and benefits tools to inform reward decisions ensuring they support business performance and objectives (for example job evaluations, salary benchmarking, benefits uptake audits)

Qualifications and skills
 

Essential

Ability to deliver tailored reward solutions within a global framework, providing business-focused, pragmatic advice, to ensure the reward strategy aligns with the organisation’s needs both now and in the future.

Core requirements for the role are as follows:

• Significant experience in a specialist Compensation and Benefits role

• Regional experience or management of Reward across a group of countries

• Understanding of the markets and the differences in the countries in scope of the role

• Articulate and persuasive with strong written and oral communication skills and experience of successfully managing a broad range of stakeholders

• Comfortable dealing with ambiguity, leading through complex issues and creative problem solving

Preferred

• Experience from a large / global corporation

• Previous experience of working in complex/matrixed organisations

• Experience from working in a Consumer Goods industry

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

At Haleon we embrace our diverse workforce by creating an inclusive environment that celebrates our unique perspectives, generates curiosity to create unmatched understanding of each other, and promotes fair and equitable outcomes for everyone.

We’re striving to create a climate where we celebrate our diversity in all forms by treating each other with respect, listening to different viewpoints, supporting our communities, and creating a workplace where your authentic self belongs and thrives.

We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.

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At Haleon we embrace our diverse workforce by creating an inclusive environment that celebrates our unique perspectives, generates curiosity to create unmatched understanding of each other, and promotes fair and equitable outcomes for everyone. We're striving to create a climate where we celebrate our diversity in all forms by treating each other with respect, listening to different viewpoints, supporting our communities, and creating a workplace where your authentic self belongs and thrives. We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.

As you apply, we will ask you to share some personal information, which is entirely voluntary. We want to have an opportunity to consider a diverse pool of qualified candidates and this information will assist us in meeting that objective and in understanding how well we are doing against our inclusion and diversity ambitions. We would really appreciate it if you could take a few moments to complete it. Rest assured, Hiring Managers do not have access to this information and we will treat your information confidentially.

Haleon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class.

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