Global Total Rewards Manager (m/w/d)

As part of Fresenius Group HRLT, Group Total Rewards designs and governs global reward frameworks that support the #FutureFresenius strategy in the Rejuvenate phase (upgrade, scale, and perform). The Global Product Owner Total Rewards plays a key role in shaping and governing global compensation and incentive frameworks, ensuring simplification, compliance, and digital enablement across regions.

Fresenius – Committed to life!

We save and improve human lives with affordable, accessible, and innovative healthcare products and the highest quality in clinical care.

Our company comprises the operating business segments Fresenius Kabi and Fresenius Helios. With 140 hospitals and numerous outpatient facilities, Fresenius Helios is the leading private hospital operator in Germany and Spain, treating around 26 million patients each year. Fresenius Kabi's product portfolio includes a range of highly complex biopharmaceuticals, clinical nutrition, medical devices and generic intravenous drugs, serving 450 million people annually.

• Run structured analyses (policy, data, market practice) and turn them into clear design choices and recommendations.
• Build and evolve merit, STI/LTI and performance-related reward mechanisms, including eligibility, guidelines and guardrails.
• Drive alignment in global forums and steering committee settings; clarify decision rights and ensure consistent application across countries.
• Translate rewards designs into Workday Compensation / Advanced Compensation configuration, reporting and controls with HRIS/IT and vendors.
• Connect incentives and pay decisions with job architecture, market pricing/benchmarking, pay structures/bands, pay transparency and Total Rewards communication.
• Interpret rewards-related regulations (incl. EU Pay Transparency), set global standards, and maintain documentation, controls and approval workflows.
• Build cost and scenario models, define KPIs (e.g., competitiveness, pay equity, compliance), and report outcomes to leaders.
• Create practical guidance, training and communications so HR teams can apply the rewards standards consistently.

• Degree or equivalent experience with at least 8 years of deep Compensation / Total Rewards expertise in a multinational environment.
• Proven experience delivering global rewards transformations, ideally from a consulting or in-house product/transformation role.
• Strong track record in designing and governing global Merit, STI (and ideally LTI) and Performance programs.
• Strong expertise in Workday Compensation and Advanced Compensation, including configuration, reporting and controls.
• Strong understanding of market pricing, benchmarking, job architecture interfaces, pay transparency and pay equity.
• Strong program and project leadership skills in complex, multi-country environments.
• Ability to influence, challenge constructively and facilitate decision-making with senior stakeholders.
• Strong analytical skills, including compensation costing, scenario modeling and pay equity analysis.
• Strategic, collaborative mindset with a focus on scalable and simple global standards.
• Excellent communication skills in English; German is a plus.

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