Compensation & Benefits Manager

MB Energy, founded in 1947 and headquartered in Hamburg, is an independent and integrated energy company with operations in Europe, the United States, and Singapore. The company is active in the import, storage, distribution, and marketing of petroleum products, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), chemicals, and biofuels. With decades of industry experience and an innovative approach, MB Energy plays an active role in the global energy landscape, supporting its customers in the transition to lower-emission energy sources by developing and providing forward-looking alternatives.

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For our company headquarters in Hamburg's HafenCity, we are looking for you to start as soon as possible as

Compensation & Benefits Manager (m/w/d)

Our offer to you:

• Work-life balance: 38.75 working hours per week with 30 days annual leave
• Ability to work freely: flexible working hours and individual remote work arrangement
• Remuneration and additional benefits: Profit sharing, 13 salaries, holiday pay, travel allowance, etc
• Support in various life situations: through our partner PME Family Service, offering support in life crises as well as professional advice on work-related and personal matters, such as childcare, elder care, and more
• Security and provisions: accident insurance also covering private accidents; excellent employer's contribution to your company pension scheme; Lifetime Account with opportunities to save for sabbaticals or early retirement
• Health: Subsidized membership with EGYM Wellpass, providing access to a wide range of sports facilities across Germany, as well as online courses in fitness, nutrition and meditation; free access to the Headspace app; bicycle leasing
• Learning & Development: support on your individual development path with internal and external training opportunities
• Networking: Networks within the company to establish cross-team and international connections, as well as company events
• Open corporate culture: at heart, a family-owned company with drive, a culture of lived tolerance, speak-up mentality and strong team spirit on the path to a green future
• Modern collaborative office: with a subsidized employee restaurant, open-plan office concept and views of the Elbe River and the harbour

Here’s what you can look forward to:

As our Compensation & Benefits Manager (m/w/d), you will join an international People organisation and report directly to our Compensation & Benefits Lead. You will play a key role in delivering our annual compensation processes, with a particular focus on bonus and salary reviews across our international organisation.

This is a hands-on role where accuracy, ownership and strong coordination matter. At the same time, you will have the opportunity to improve how we work, contribute to Compensation & Benefits projects and gradually take greater ownership of our processes.

Your tasks in a nutshell:

• Own our compensation cycles: You coordinate and deliver our annual bonus and salary review processes, ensuring accurate data, clear timelines and reliable execution across the organisation.
• Manage data & calculations: You prepare, validate and analyse compensation data and calculations, identify inconsistencies and ensure a high level of accuracy throughout the process.
• Coordinate stakeholders: You work closely with People colleagues, business leaders, Finance and other stakeholders across countries and functions to collect inputs, clarify requirements and keep processes moving.
• Drive process improvements: You identify opportunities to simplify and strengthen our Compensation & Benefits processes, controls and ways of working.
• Use our systems effectively: You work confidently with HR systems and data and support us in making better use of our technology to reduce manual effort and improve process quality.
• Support C&B projects: Outside our core annual cycles, you contribute to Compensation & Benefits initiatives and evolving regulatory requirements, including topics such as pay transparency.

What helps you to fulfill this role:

• Professional experience: You bring at least five years of hands-on experience in Compensation & Benefits, ideally with direct responsibility for bonus and salary review processes.
• Cycle experience: You have worked through several annual compensation cycles and understand what it takes to manage them from preparation and calculations through to final delivery.
• International exposure: You have experience working in an international, matrix organisation and are comfortable coordinating stakeholders across different countries and functions.
• Systems & data: You are confident working with HR systems and complex datasets. Experience with Workday is a strong advantage.
• Relevant background: Experience in HR Controlling can also be a strong fit if you have been directly involved in bonus calculations, salary reviews or comparable compensation processes.
• Languages: You communicate confidently in English. Good German is an advantage.

With these characteristics, you fit perfectly with us:

• Hands-on & accountable: You enjoy taking ownership and stay close to the detail while keeping the overall process in mind.
• Proactive & pragmatic: You do not wait for everything to be perfectly defined and are comfortable finding practical solutions when priorities change.
• Tech-savvy: You are confident with systems and data and look for smarter, more efficient ways of working.
• Open communicator: You communicate clearly, involve the right stakeholders and are comfortable raising questions or issues early.
• Adaptable: You feel comfortable in an international environment where priorities can shift and not every process is already perfect.

Even if you do not fulfil all of the above requirements, we encourage you to apply if you believe your experience will add value to our team.

You feel this could be a match?

We look forward to receiving your application, including your salary expectations and earliest possible starting date via the application form on our website. If you have any questions, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team at the following email address: [email protected].

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