HR Assistant Manager - Compensation & Benefits

I’m partnering with a high-profile organisation in Abu Dhabi, operating at the forefront of innovation and large-scale transformation in its sector. As part of their growth and commitment to excellence, we're looking to hire a Compensation & Benefits Assistant Manager to support their HR leadership in driving forward an impactful Comp & Ben strategy.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to take ownership of C&B frameworks across salary structures, benefits design, and market benchmarking, while also contributing to broader people strategies across performance and engagement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure competitive and equitable salary structures and reward schemes
• Analyse market trends and business needs to optimise total rewards, enhance talent attraction, retention, and performance.
• Contribute to long term value creation and growth
• Oversee performance appraisals and drive a high performance culture
• Design and maintain competitive salary structures and benefits programs.
• Conduct benchmarking and job evaluations to ensure market competitiveness.
• Support the annual salary review, promotions, and bonus cycle.
• Oversee benefits administration including medical, pensions, allowances, and end-of-service policies.
• Ensure compliance with UAE labor law and internal policies.
• Use data and HR analytics to generate insights and reports for leadership.
• Collaborate across HR and payroll teams to ensure seamless delivery of compensation processes.

Requirements:

• Ideally, 7+ years of experience in Compensation & Benefits, or Total Rewards
• Strong understanding of UAE labor law and C&B compliance.
• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, or a related field.
• Advanced Excel and experience with HRMS systems.
• CIPD, SHRM, or equivalent professional certification is a plus.
• Analytical mindset and the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Experience within large corporate environments
• Experience within the Telecommunications, Technology, Entertainment, Media, Sports, Culture, Tourism industry would be highly desirable, although not mandatory
• Note: Preference will be given to candidates within the UAE
• Arabic speakers will be slightly advantageous, although not a mandatory requirement