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Bertelsmann

Global media, services, and education conglomerate

Senior Consultant Compensation & Benefits

Compensation & BenefitsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeGütersloh, Germany

About the Job

Requirements

  • A successfully completed Master's degree or MBA in business administration, human resources management, or a comparable field.
  • At least five years of relevant professional experience in Compensation & Benefits management, including several years in an internationally structured corporation, a listed company, or an international management or HR consultancy; experience in complex, international organizational structures is central to the role.
  • Expertise in designing, implementing, and developing compensation strategies and incentive models, including relevant legal frameworks.
  • Strong knowledge of executive compensation, short- and long-term incentives, compensation benchmarking, leveling and grading, and market-standard benefits.
  • Analytical and conceptual capabilities to assess complex issues and develop sustainable solutions.
  • Confident presence, communication and negotiation abilities, and diplomacy when dealing with stakeholders and top management.
  • High commitment and flexibility, including engagement and responsibility outside regular working hours during time-critical project, management, and committee phases.
  • Strong argumentation, presentation, and facilitation skills.
  • Entrepreneurial thinking and conduct, and an independent, careful, and discreet working style.
  • Business-fluent German and English; willingness to travel internationally.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and continuously improve company-wide compensation governance, including fundamental compensation principles, group standards, and clear decision and approval processes for compensation of top executives across the group.
  • Design, implement, and administer short-term and long-term incentive plans in close coordination with divisional CEOs, CHROs, and relevant functions such as tax and finance.
  • Manage regular compensation benchmarking for all top executives across the group in coordination with divisional CEOs and CHROs.
  • Harmonize and calibrate group-wide leveling processes to ensure consistent classification and incentivization of top executives.
  • Prepare, manage, and follow up on compensation committee meetings, including implementing and tracking adopted resolutions.
  • Implement the group-wide compensation strategy by continuously advising and supporting divisional HR teams on Compensation & Benefits topics and reviewing income agreements for compliance with policies.

About the Company

Bertelsmann

Global media, services, and education conglomerate

Bertelsmann is a global media, services, and education group made up of eight autonomous divisions, including RTL Group, Penguin Random House, BMG, and Arvato. It operates across B2B and B2C markets, with activities in broadcasting, book publishing, music rights management, and business process outsourcing. Its products range from streaming subscriptions and printed books to logistics, CRM services, and AI-powered content and rights-management tools. The company differentiates itself through a decentralized, entrepreneur-led structure that reinvests profits into content and digital infrastructure via its Boost program, backed by private foundations and the Mohn family. It aims to grow organically and through selective acquisitions while leveraging large-scale data and cross-divisional synergies to deliver personalized content and service experiences at a global scale.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Debt Financing
Total funding
$1.4B
Headquarters
Gütersloh, Germany
Founded
1835

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