LVMH Assistant Compensation Manager

LVMH Perfumes & Cosmetics is the beauty division of LVMH, the global luxury goods group. The division operates multiple prestige fragrance and cosmetics maisons and combines high standards of craftsmanship with international retail and corporate operations. As an employer it offers a dynamic, brand-led environment with cross-functional collaboration across HR, Finance and commercial teams.

1. Manage end-to-end monthly payroll for office employees and retail Beauty Consultants across multiple brands, ensuring 100% accuracy, timeliness and compliance with Chinese labor, tax and social insurance regulations.
2. Consolidate and distribute payroll reports to Finance, HR and external vendors; lead internal and external payroll audits and maintain audit-ready documentation.
3. Administer HRIS payroll and Employee Self-Service (ESS) modules as super-user; own master data integrity and the integration between HRIS and corporate Finance systems.
4. Act as primary liaison with payroll and benefits vendors (e.g., CIIC), overseeing social insurance, housing fund and IIT filings and validating vendor invoices for accuracy and cost efficiency.
5. Support compensation strategy through annual salary surveys and market benchmarking for office and retail roles; analyse market data and advise on pay positioning.
6. Continuously evaluate and streamline payroll and compensation processes to improve efficiency, reduce manual effort and scale operations (including system digitalization projects).
7. Collaborate with HR Controller and Finance to improve R1/R2 forecasting and annual total rewards budgeting; support leave management, bonus calculations and ad hoc compensation projects.
8. Supervise, mentor and coordinate payroll coordinators/executors to ensure consistent service delivery across employee groups.

1. Minimum 5 years' experience in payroll, compensation or total rewards, preferably within retail, luxury, beauty or FMCG sectors.
2. Proven experience managing payroll for mixed workforces (office and frontline/retail), including commissions, bonuses and statutory benefits.
3. Strong knowledge of China employment law, individual income tax (IIT) and mandatory social benefits (pension, medical, unemployment, housing fund, work injury).
4. Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Finance, Business Administration or related discipline.
5. Fluency in Mandarin and English (written and spoken).
6. Experience supervising or mentoring payroll team members and working with external payroll vendors.

1. End-to-end Payroll management (office + retail / field employees)
2. HRIS administration and Employee Self-Service (ESS)
3. Cityray
4. GAIA
5. E-employment
6. Maycur
7. Dynamics AX
8. CIIC
9. Vendor management (payroll & benefits providers)
10. Compensation benchmarking and salary survey execution (e.g., Mercer, Comptify, AON)
11. Excel (PivotTables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP)
12. Power BI
13. Tableau
14. Data integrity, reporting and payroll reconciliation

At least 5 years of progressive experience in compensation, payroll or total rewards with hands-on responsibility for multi-brand payroll operations; prior exposure to retail/frontline payroll is highly preferred.

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Finance, Business Administration or a related field.

The LVMH Perfumes & Cosmetics environment blends the rigor of luxury brand management with the operational scale of an international group. Teams operate with high standards, cross-functional collaboration and an emphasis on talent development to support both corporate and retail ambitions in fast-moving markets like China.