As Group Compensation & Benefits Manager, you will combine corporate C&B expertise and regional partnership to design, implement, and elevate C&B programs across the Group.

You will:

• Roll out and enhance Nexans’ global Compensation & Benefits policies in line with our strategic ambitions.
• Partner with HR leaders in your Region to provide best-in-class advice and solutions to business challenges.
• Lead initiatives that harmonize, modernize, and optimize our total rewards programs — from benefits to annual salary reviews.

What you’ll do :

Corporate scope

• Shape the global Benefits strategy and lead a 3-year roadmap to align practices, optimize costs, and improve service levels.
• Build and steer a global benefits community and manage benefits harmonization / synergies post-merger.
• Partner with the Group Insurance team on key initiatives, including Captive implementation, service and cost optimization projects.
• Drive Annual Salary Review (ASR) policy and execution — from budget sizing to payroll implementation — ensuring fairness, agility, and performance alignment.
• Develop innovative tools, metrics, and communications to enhance transparency, compliance, and employee understanding.
• Contribute to C&B reporting for the Universal Registration Document (URD) and CSRD compliance.

Regional scope

• Act as the C&B expert partner to Regional HR leaders and managers, advising on compensation, benefits related challenges.
• Support regional projects (recruitment, mobility, M&A, etc.) with strong analytical and strategic input.
• Run annual compensation campaigns (ASR, bonuses, LTIs) and ensure local implementation meets global guidelines.
• Benchmark and analyze competitiveness of pay practices to drive alignment with market standards.

What you bring :

• Proven experience (8+ years) in Compensation & Benefits within international organizations.
• Strong understanding of global benefits management, compensation processes, and HR data systems.
• Experience working in matrix organizations with both corporate and regional stakeholders.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and influencing skills — you turn data into actionable insight.
• A collaborative mindset, ready to challenge the status quo and support transformation.
• Fluent English; French is an asset.