C&B and Payroll Manager

Overview

Compensation & Benefits

• Advise and support HRD and HRBPs in their compensation decisions (recruitment, internal
• promotion, mobility) based on internal and external benchmarks.
• Conduct specific studies and identify and participate in external compensation surveys.
• Prepare the annual salary review process in the HRIS. Ensure its smooth running and coordinate
• presentation summaries.
• In line with Group guidelines, develop manage benefit schemes across the region (Insurances,
• company cars, share schemes….)
• Together with the finance department ensure proper payments of pension plans, end of service
• calculations etc.
• Stay informed about latest trends and legal changes impacting compensation & benefits issues
• across the region
• Implement the necessary measures to ensure that HR, managers and employees fully understand
• the policy and remuneration components.
• Partner with recruitment manager on mobility cases within the group to propose relevant
• remuneration and mobility packages.

Payroll

• Manage the Payroll in the preparation, checking & processing of payroll for all employees of the
• region in UAE, Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain.
• Partner with Finance on payroll reconciliations, provisioning of payroll costs etc
• Oversee the handling of queries from external agencies, eg in tax & social security authorities or
• auditors
• Prepare & consolidate annual salary review files in line with the group’s budgetary guidelines and
• deadlines
• Ensure all employees receive a monthly pay slip that clearly communicates all elements of their
• monthly payroll.
• Support Retail Excellence on the definition of competitive commission schemes to drive the
• business and execute the calculation and payroll entry of commission outcomes on a monthly
• basis.
• Work on the basis of continuous improvement to improve the payroll processes on a periodic
• basis and ensure compliance with any regional labour law changes.
• HR Data management:
• Monitor headcount, update social data and ensure high-quality reporting in line with the Group’s
• guidelines.
• Coordinate campaigns for budget approvals for HC in line with business performance and in
• collaboration with finance.
• Prepare in audits with HR and Finance as required.
• Ensure that jobs within the scope are correctly linked to the job catalogue in HRIS and audit this
• data frequently.
• Identify areas for improvement in the job catalogue and propose enhancements to the Group
• C&B team.
• Budget and compliance:
• Collaborate with HRD and HRBP to prepare, maintain and follow up a detailed budget of the
• region’s HR costs ensuring the region’s defined C&B strategy is comprehensive and reflected in
• the budget clearly.
• Partner with finance for regular budget tracking.
• Partner with HR Admin Manager for the annual CSRD reporting to include all relevant HR data on
• an annual basis.
• Adhoc projects:
• Actively participate in the C&B community of Europe & Middle East and the Hermès Group.
• Represent the HME region in projects led by the Group and ensure their successful local roll-out.
• Collaborate with HRD/HR Admin Manager/HRBPs the selection of supplier and roll out of the
• payroll and leave management automation project throughout 2026 and 2027.
• Collaborate on future projects.

Measures Of Success

• Timely delivery of payroll and all C&B activity in line with regional and group deadlines.
• Demonstrates an analytical approach to data and a firm understanding of C&B principals and
• regional practices.
• Able to set priorities in a multi-tasking environment
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Business acumen and commercial awareness
• Problem-solving and decision-making ability
• Emotional intelligence and confidentiality

Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in human resources, or related field is beneficial.
• Proven experience in managing payroll in the Middle East region.
• Excellent working knowledge of MS Office including excellent Excel skills.
• Experience of managing external benchmarking exercises, job classification and managing C&B
• projects.
• Strong knowledge of local employment laws, regulations, and best practices.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information with the highest level of
• confidentiality.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills
• A creator, artisan and seller of high-quality objects since 1837, Hermès is an independent, family-owned French house that employs nearly 25,185 people worldwide.
• Driven by its permanent entrepreneurial spirit and consistently high standards, Hermès cultivates the freedom and autonomy of each individual through responsible management.
• The company perpetuates the transmission of exceptional know-how through strong territorial anchoring that respects people and resources.
• Sixteen artisanal métiers feed the creativity of the house, whose collections are presented in over 300 stores around the world.