Head of Compensation and Benefits, Asia

Location: Singapore, Singapore

In fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow's possible.

Thales established its presence in Singapore in 1973 to support the expansion of aerospace-related activities in the Asia-Pacific region. Throughout the last four decades, the company grew from strength to strength and is today involved in the primary businesses of Aerospace (including Air Traffic Management), Defence & Security, Ground Transportation and Digital Identity & Security. Thales today employs over 2,100 people in Singapore across all its business areas.

**Responsibilities**:

- Define a fair, equitable and competitive total compensation and benefits package that fits and is aligned with the company’s strategy and business goals in the region.
- Manage the development, implementation and administration of compensation and benefits programs for the Asia and China regions following Group policies.
- Design, develop and drive relevant HR policies, including partnering with Group HR on the improvement of current policies.
- Monitor the effectiveness of existing compensation and benefits practices and recommend changes that are cost-effective, consistent with market trends and corporate objectives and compliant with local legislations.
- Support and coordinate the remuneration processes for the region in collaboration with the HRBPs and related stakeholders.
- Determine that prevailing pay rates and benefits are competitive to the market.
- Manage job grading and benchmark processes according to Group guidelines.
- Drive annual salary budget planning and salary review process ensuring regional alignment and a defensible budget.
- Lead or participate into HR projects whenever is required. E.g. M&A, carve out, integration, sales force ROI, etc.
- Represents the Asia and China regions in all matters relating to Compensation and Benefits and acts as the main liaison with the Group and Business Lines.

**Ideal Requirements**
- Degree with 8-10 years of professional compensation & benefits experience with both tactical and operational skills. Working experience with Workday will be advantageous.
- Experience in total rewards management, including compensation, benefits, recognition, and wellness programs.
- Proven track record of designing and implementing successful total rewards strategies in a complex organisational environment with multiple business lines.
- Good understanding of relevant laws, regulations, and industry best practices related to compensation and benefits.
- Analytical and strong problem-solving skills with the ability to translate data into actionable insights.
- Good interpersonal skills, able to work as a team and engage key stakeholders.
- Agility in being both tactical and hands-on operational, and embrace change with a keen eye towards value creation both to the Company and to employees.

Project Management experience to lead on changes.

**Other Highlights**

**Aerospace**
- Largest avionics repair facility for the Group with an estimated 40,000 pieces repaired per year
- Equips Changi Airport, the busiest hub in South East Asia, with our Thales LORADS III Air Traffic Management (ATM) solutions
- Thales' inflight entertainment system and connectivity flies onboard Singapore Airlines' A350 XWBs fleet
- Co-innovate with the Civil Authority of Singapore through a joint Aviation Innovation Research (AIR) Lab to develop an open ATM architecture and accelerate ATM digitisation

**Defence & Security**
- Provides the Singapore Armed Forces with equipment in air defence, communications and naval sensors
- Equips Singapore Navy's RSS Formidable frigates with Thales' Herakles radars
- Provides Homeland Security solutions to the Ministry of Home Affairs, working with the Singapore Police Force, Singapore Civil Defence Force and the Police Coast Guard
- Provides apron surveillance over Changi Airport, and worked with the Smart Nation programme on an integrated video analytics platform
- Operates a cybersecurity consulting practice in Singapore with CREST-certified consultants engaged in cybersecurity risk assessments and penetration testing

**Cyber & Digital Identity**
- Provides biometric passports and systems to Singapore's Immigration and Checkpoints Authority
- Largest multi-product manufacturing facility for the Group that exports micro-modules, banking cards, inlay antennas and passport datapages to over 100 countries
- Houses over 350 engineers locally at the Engineering Competence Centre to develop products across all of the Digital Identity & Security businesses

**Research, Technology & Innovation**
- Runs a Research & Technology (R&T) centre with the aim of complementing and leveraging Singapore's strong eco-system as a research and d