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Alkegen brings together two of the world’s leading specialty materials companies to create one new, innovation-driven leader focused on battery technologies, filtration media, and specialty insulation and sealing materials. Through global reach and breakthrough inventions, we are delivering products that enable the world to breathe easier, live greener, and go further than ever before.  With over 60 manufacturing facilities with a global workforce of over 9,000 of the industry’s most experienced talent, including insulation and filtration experts, Alkegen is uniquely positioned to help customers impact the environment in meaningful ways. Alkegen offers a range of dynamic career opportunities with a global reach. From production operators to engineers, technicians to specialists, sales to leadership, we are always looking for top talent ready to bring their best.  Come grow with us!

Job Responsibilities:

Total Rewards Strategy & Leadership

+ Enhance the comprehensive total rewards strategy aligned with business goals and talent priorities and have the hands-on experience to implement changes positively through communication and education.

+ Lead global compensation and benefits programs including base pay, variable pay both short- and long-term incentives, equity, executive compensation, and recognition.

+ Serve as a strategic advisor to the VP HR and executive leadership on compensation philosophy, market competitiveness, and reward governance.

+ Able to provide advice and guidance on competitive rewards with Union / Works Council experience.

Compensation Design & Execution

+ Lead the design and administration of salary structures, job architecture, incentive plans, and pay-for-performance systems.

+ Oversee market benchmarking and job evaluation to ensure competitive and internally equitable compensation decisions working with the CoE.

+ Manage annual compensation planning cycles (merit, bonus, equity) and support SLT compensation decisions.

+ Develop automation for local plant pay progression programs

Benefits & Well-being

+ Oversee global benefits strategy and execution, including health, retirement, insurance, and wellness programs.

+ Evaluate and enhance offerings to improve employee value proposition and promote well-being whilst improving the employee experience.

+ Ensure benefits are compliant, cost-effective, and aligned with employee needs across geographies.

+ Ensure all audits are achieved and reported to the VP of HR.

Executive Compensation & Governance

+ Partner with VP HR, CEO, and Board (as applicable) on executive compensation strategy, compliance, and disclosures.

Payroll

+ Oversee the global payroll function, ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant processing across all geographies.

+ Ensure payroll processes align with compensation policies and legal requirements, including tax compliance and wage reporting.

+ Partner with Finance, Legal, and HRIS to improve payroll accuracy, automation, and efficiency.

+ Manage vendor relationships for outsourced payroll and ensure service-level agreements are met.

Benefits & Well-being

Analytics, Technology & Compliance

+ Drive rewards analytics and reporting to inform decision-making, track trends, and optimize program performance. Ensure compliance with all relevant local and international laws and regulations (e.g., FLSA, pay transparency, EEO, ERISA, GDPR).

+ Leverage Workday, for automation and program efficiency.

Team Leadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration

+ Lead and develop a high-performing Total Rewards team.

+ Collaborate with CoE, HRD's and HRBPs, Finance, and Legal to ensure rewards integration and business alignment.

Qualifications:

+ Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, or related field (Master’s or MBA preferred).

+ 15+ years of progressive experience in compensation and benefits, with 5+ years in a senior leadership role.

+ Experience supporting complex, global, or matrixed organizations. Manufacturing preferred.

+ Deep expertise in total rewards design, strategy, payroll and manufacturing operations.

+ Strong understanding of compensation governance, executive pay, equity plans, and global benefits.

+ Excellent analytical and financial modelling skills.

+ Strong leadership, influencing, and communication skills with the ability to present to executive leadership and the board.

+ Experience with Compensation Committee meetings and proxy statements desirable.

At Alkegen, we strive every day to help people – ALL PEOPLE – breathe easier, live greener and go further than ever before. We believe that diversity and inclusion is central to this mission and to our impact. Our diverse and inclusive culture drives our growth & innovation and we nurture it by actively embracing our differences and using our varied perspectives to solve the complex challenges facing our changing and diverse world.

Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, nation of origin, religion, color, gender identity and expression, age, disability, education, opinions, culture, languages spoken, veteran’s status, or any other protected class.