Compensation & Benefits Advisor m/f/d

We at Yara are part of a global network, collaborating to profitably and responsibly solve some of the world's key challenges - resource scarcity, food insecurity and environmental change.

About the Unit

Yara grows knowledge to responsibly feed the world and protect the planet. Supporting our vision of a world without hunger, we pursue a strategy of sustainable value growth, promoting climate-friendly and high-yielding crop nutrition solutions for the world’s farming community and food industry. We at Yara are part of a global network, collaborating to profitably and responsibly solve some of the world's key challenges - resource scarcity, food insecurity and environmental change.

Join Our HR Regional Operations Team in Europe as a compensation & benefits advisor!

HR Regional Operations drives harmonization of services, processes and tools across Region Europe to ensure a professional operation of HR and high-quality data for decision making. Regional Operations is divided into four areas: People Services, People Resourcing, Performance & Development and Compensation & Benefits Operations.

Responsibilities

We're looking for a driven professional who thrives in matrix organisations, navigates complexity with confidence, and believes in building fair and competitive compensation practices. In this role you will play a key part in helping coordinate and develop compensation and benefits processes across Europe ensuring they are aligned with global policies and compliant with local legislation.

You’ll provide hands-on support to employees and managers via our HR portal, resolve C&B-related inquiries in line with SLAs, and proactively advise and train managers on C&B topics. Your expertise will be essential in preparing and executing the annual compensation cycle, conducting job grading using WTW methodology, and maintaining high data accuracy.

You’ll also support the development of competitive, market-aligned pay structures by analyzing benchmarking data using internal tools like Power BI and data provider platforms. In addition, you’ll manage communications on compensation adjustments, ensure timely data submissions to external vendors, and play a key role in strategic projects such as the EU Pay Transparency Project. The position also takes ownership of more complex compensation topics and drives continuous improvement within the C&B area.

Support the coordination and development of compensation and benefits processes at regional level in compliance with global policies
Advise and support HR and Line Managers on compensation and benefits matters, including promotions, restructures, job descriptions, and annual review processes
Support and execute position grading processes at regional level while keeping a holistic grading overview
Support in designing and providing training for HR community and Line Managers, including position grading and benchmarking methodology as well conducting the annual processes at a high quality
Conduct analysis to assess the effectiveness of compensation and benefits packages across Europe and analyze benchmarking data to review and align local C&B plans
Monitor market trends, benchmark compensation and benefits against industry standards, and deliver data-driven insights to HR and Line Managers
Manage internal compensation data submission to external vendors for benchmark studies, coordinate data extraction with local payroll/local HR when needed

Profile

Higher University degree with minimum 5 years of relevant professional experience in an international environment
Experience from both being a consultant and/or in-house expert within an organization is a benefit
Strong analytical skills with the ability to simplify and visualize complex issues
Good understanding of cyclical compensation and benefits processes
Excellent communication skills with ability to simplify and visualize complex topics
Good problem-solving skills
Strong collaboration and relationship building skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and external vendors

Additional Information

This position reports to Team Manager Operational Compensation & Benefits

Location: Madrid, Spain.

Other Yara locations in Europe can be considered.

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time

Contact details

Hiring Manager: Rania Mohareb, rania.mohareb@yara.com

HR Advisor: Laura Vicinaite, laura.vicinaite@yara.com

Please send your CV by clicking the button “Apply now”. No CVs sent via email will be accepted.

Apply no later than

1st August, 2025

Knowledge grows through differences
Yara is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We believe that creating a diverse and inclusive work environment is not only the right thing, but also the smart thing to do. To deliver on this, Yara has firmly anchored Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) in our business strategy and has more than 400 employees worldwide involved in D&I ambassadors networks.

As part of our recruitment process, where permitted by local law, we may conduct reference and background checks. These checks will only be performed when deemed necessary for the nature of the job. Candidates will be informed by HR before any background checks are initiated.