Senior Performance & Reward Expert

Your role & work environment

Within our HR organization, an opportunity has become available for a Senior Reward Expert to create a positive business impact within ING Belgium.

You will oversee Financial & Non-Financial Rewards initiative & projects. You ensure ING is a step ahead in reward processes & practices by simplifying and identifying innovation opportunities in order to attract, retain & motivate highly qualified employees and to enable ING to be an employer of choice.

The role reports to the Head of CoE Performance & Rewards Belux and assures close collaboration with other HR CoE’s, People Services, Corporate Reward teams, HR Business Partners & Business leaders. You will also interact with Audit, Finance, Compliance, Tax & Legal teams as well as external consulting firms and other HR providers. The role is based in Brussels with occasional business travels.   

Your Key Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance of the reward practices with ING strategy and applicable local legislation & banking regulations (CRDV)
• Build a strong link with global Performance & Reward philosophy and build bridges between Belgium, Luxembourg and Corporate teams.
• Contribute to the reshaping & design of ING financial and non-financial reward policies and processes as well as their efficient communication towards people & leaders.
• Manage Compensation and benefits projects involving various stakeholders promoting a pay for performance culture.
• Hands-on management of reward programs such as performance management, annual compensation review, variable pay & deferred compensation (cash/financial instruments), flexible reward plan, non-financial recognition, international mobilities, …
• Ensure a sound management and maintenance of the job architecture and positions classifications. Participate in the Global Job Architecture Committee. 
• Participate in annual salary surveys and make recommendations based on your analysis of competitive market trends.
• Provide advice/guidance to HRBP and Leaders on best practices and contribute to the talent acquisition of key skills in the framework of complex package offers (Intl Mob.)

We are looking for

A colleague with a talent for taking it on and making it happen, enthusiasm for helping others to be successful and a knack for always being a step ahead. In other words, you strive to bring fresh ideas to life and embrace challenges in a fast changing and complex environment. You are a natural collaborative person who listens and invests in others to achieve common goals. You love to challenge the status quo and are eager to propose creative solutions to problems.

Soft & Hard Skills:

• Autonomous, organized with strong analytical skills.
• Customer focused & collaborative.
• Excellent communication skills.    
• Project/change management skills
• Ability to evolve in an international context.
• Knowledge of fix & variable compensation principles.
• Open to new technologies and digital tools and their implementation, experience with Workday Advanced Compensation module is an asset.
• Understanding of banking regulatory framework is a plus.

Education & Background:

• University degree, preferably a Master in HR Management, Law or Economics
• Min 5 years of experience in the field of HR, Compensation and benefits, Tax & International Mobility.