Lead Compensation & Benefits Manager (all genders) - People & Relations

Join us as a Lead Compensation Benefits Manager in our People Relations team and help shape the future of autonomous mobility! With over 20 professionals in People Relations located in Berlin, Hamburg, Hannover Munich, we support the company through three different teams: Talent Acquisition, People Operations, and Business Partnering. We aim to provide top-notch services, scalable concepts, and frameworks. We are key sparring partners, fostering a positive and appreciative culture. You’ll work closely with and report directly to Kati (VP People Relations) as your people manager and collaborate mai nly across the People Business Partner and People Operations teams. As a Lead Compensation Benefits Manager, you will take the strategic ownership of the compensation and benefits strategy and initiatives, driving the vision and direction for key projects. Alongside shaping conceptual frameworks, such as designing pay structures and leading annual compensation cycles, you will also adopt a hands-on approach to support operational compensation and benefits topics. This includes actively partnering with stakeholders and ensuring that both strategic concepts and practical solutions are implemented effectively across the organisation. We are currently in an exciting phase of transformation, working closely with collaborating entities toward a shared goal: scalable, safe, and customer-centric autonomous mobility. Among other things, this journey includes harmonizing People Organization practices and leveraging the strengths of those organizations to accelerate the path toward making autonomous driving a reality. This environment offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of work in a dynamic, evolving context. What you will do Ow n Total Rewards strategy end-to-end : define our compensation philosophy and frameworks that align with MOIA’s growth and product roadmap. Design job architecture pay structures : lead benchmarking, levelling, and salary banding for tech and non-tech roles; ensure internal equity and external competitiveness. Run annual comp processes : plan and execute merit, promotion, and adjustment cycles; steer calibration and governance with leadership. Evolve variable pay recognition : refine STI/LTI concepts, incentives (where applicable), and recognition programs that drive performance and retention. Benefits portfolio ownership : assess, design, and negotiate benefits (health, retirement, mobility, wellbeing, time-off, insurance) for Germany and selected international locations; manage vendors and SLAs. Analytics transparency : build clear reward dashboards and guidance for leaders and employees; monitor pay equity, budget impact, and regulatory compliance. Policy compliance : ensure adherence to German labour, tax, and social security requirements; prepare documentation and audits. Works council collaboration : partner constructively on comp/benefits topics and required co-determination processes. Enable the organisation : create playbooks, manager guides, and comms that make rewards simple, fair, and easy to understand. What will help you to fulfill your role Several years in Compensation Benefits/Total Rewards in a tech, product, or multi-function environment with scaling needs. Demonstrated experience working on strategic topics, e.g. designing job architecture, benchmarking, salary bands, and comp cycles at the company or business unit level. Strong reward analytics skills (e.g., survey data, regression, pay equity, and range utilization); you turn insights into decisions. Comfortable steering senior stakeholders and driving decisions with clear narratives and numbers. Solid understanding ofthe German employment context (labour law interfaces, tax/social security) and experience working with works councils. Fluent in English; German is a plus. Willingness to travel occasionally to meet stakeholders onsite. Nice to have: Experience with SuccessFactors Compensation (or similar ... (truncated, view full listing at source)