Cartier International Rewards Specialist

About Cartier

Cartier is a global high-jewelry and watchmaking maison recognised for exceptional craftsmanship, refined design and an exclusive client experience. The brand operates internationally within the Richemont group and combines heritage savoir‑faire with contemporary retail, marketing and corporate practices, offering career opportunities across product creation, client services and global corporate functions.

Role & Responsibilities

• Design, implement and maintain international compensation and benefits programmes aligned with global total rewards strategy and local market practices.
• Conduct market benchmarking, salary surveys and analysis to recommend competitive pay structures and adjust grading frameworks across regions.
• Perform job evaluations and maintain job architecture, ensuring internal equity and external competitiveness.
• Administer variable pay programmes, incentive plans and long‑term reward schemes, including modelling, payouts and governance.
• Partner with HR business partners and country HR teams to provide expert advice on compensation decisions, salary reviews and benefits queries.
• Ensure compliance with local employment law, tax and social security requirements in collaboration with legal and payroll teams.
• Analyse reward data and produce management reports, dashboards and business cases to inform executive decision‑making.
• Manage relationships with external vendors (survey providers, brokerages, consultants) and oversee vendor deliverables and SLAs.
• Lead or contribute to cross‑functional projects (global harmonisation, HRIS implementations, mobility) with project management discipline.
• Develop and deliver clear communications and training for managers on compensation policies, pay processes and reward philosophy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Economics or a related discipline.
• Minimum three to five years' experience in compensation and benefits, ideally with international exposure or multinational corporate context.
• Proven experience in job evaluation, market benchmarking and the design of pay structures and incentive plans.
• Strong understanding of cross‑border mobility, tax and social security implications for rewards programmes.
• Demonstrable ability to influence senior stakeholders and work collaboratively with HRBPs and corporate functions.

Skills

Experience

Three to five years of progressive rewards experience within a multinational or luxury goods environment, with hands‑on responsibility for compensation benchmarking, job evaluation and implementation of international benefits or incentive programmes.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Economics or a closely related field; professional certification in compensation/total rewards (e.g., CCP) is advantageous but not mandatory.

Workplace

Culture

Cartier cultivates an atmosphere of meticulous craftsmanship, discretion and refined customer focus. The workplace blends heritage creativity with rigorous corporate standards, encouraging collaborative problem‑solving and professional development within an international, luxury‑driven environment.

About Cerulean

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