Company DescriptionWork with Us. Change the World.At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the worlds most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us. The Total Rewards Lead will lead and manage the compensation and benefits framework for the Middle East, ensuring competitive, sustainable, and effective rewards programs that attract and retain top talent. This role involves strategic partnership, project management, and operational execution in both benefits and rewards systems.Responsibilities:Benefits:

• Lead the renewal of healthcare, life and disability insurance, maintaining strong relationships with providers, brokers, and consultants.
• Negotiate contracts, oversee service levels, and ensure programs are cost-effective and competitive.
• Collaborate with vendors to enhance benefits programs and elevate the employee experience.
• Conduct thorough evaluations of existing benefits, identify improvement opportunities, and develop innovative, strategic solutions.
• Stay abreast of industry trends, regulatory updates, and best practices to continuously improve benefits offerings.
• Oversee the implementation of new or modified benefits programs, including developing communication strategies and conducting employee education sessions.
• Promote wellness initiatives and employee assistance programs, fostering a supportive work environment.
• Develop and periodically update policies related to employee benefits and rewards.
• Conduct global inventory and benchmarking of benefits, leveraging the Employee Value Proposition (EVP) to educate leaders and HR teams about benefits offerings in the Middle East, enhancing talent attraction and retention.

Rewards:

• Lead the annual salary review and annual bonus review processes, including salary benchmarking, and merit increase recommendations, ensuring fairness, consistency, and compliance with regulatory, budgetary requirements and company strategy.
• Provide strategic guidance on salary and incentive proposals, job structuring, and compensation guidelines to HR managers and business leaders.
• Conduct market research and analysis to benchmark compensation levels, benefits, and incentive structures against industry standards and competitors.
• Manage and track the Out of Cycle (OOC) adjustments for reporting and budget analysis.
• Manage and update all company policy linked to benefits including the recognition policy.
• Participate in annual surveys and market analysis using Willis Towers Watson (WTW) and/or Mercer benchmarks to remain competitive.
• Continuously update the Middle East market pay ranges to support data-driven compensation reviews, promotions, and progression processes.

Other Responsibilities:

• Senior leader on the global Total Rewards team.
• Key COE collaborator responsible for driving consultative, strategic partnership across the enterprise.
• Committed and energized to/by:

• Thinking and acting globally
• Actively and proactively building relationships with business and HR stakeholders to develop and deliver best in class programming.
• Leveraging available technology to drive efficient and effective process and provide tool-based solutions.
• Continuously documenting and improving processes, eliminating manual and duplicative efforts
• Cleary and consistently defining the handoff between the function enablement, delivery, and HR operations teams.

QualificationsBachelors Degree in relevant disciplineAdditional Information

• 10 years of relevant experience including leading compensation and benefits within large, complex, global organization.
• Experience in managing annual salary and bonus cycles within a large, matrixed organization.
• Extensive experience leading all aspects of health and well-being programs for the Middle East region.
• Strategic partner with a collaborative approach, capable of driving initiatives across the enterprise.
• Experience with Request for Proposal (RFP) processes and vendor management for benefit renewals.
• Lead benchmarking of current compensation practices to guide senior management in projecting future needs to remain equitable and competitive.
• Demonstrated project management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects under tight deadlines.
• Strong analytical and data-driven decision-making skills.
• In-depth knowledge of benefits practices, with the ability to navigate a complex landscape of regulatory requirements, labor laws across (GCC) region.
• Proficient in Excel and capable of identifying continuous improvement opportunities.
• Ability to assimilate information quickly and to grasp big picture concepts as well as details; demonstrated business and financial acumen to translate the needs of core business functions into solutions.
• Demonstrated teamwork and team building skills in producing results and meeting organizational objectives.

About AECOMAECOM is the worlds trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle - from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.Freedom to Grow in a World of OpportunityYou will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether youre working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion - a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. Were the worlds trusted global infrastructure firm, and were in this together - your growth and success are ours too.Join us, and youll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm - access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each persons potential, and well help you reach yours.All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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