Compensation & Benefits Expert Relations

Compensation & Benefits Expert (m/f/d) - People & Relations

Berlin, Germany

Join MOIA’s People & Relations team and shape a fair, scalable, and market-competitive Total Rewards strategy for the future of autonomous mobility.

You’ll work closely with Kati (VP People & Relations) and collaborate across the People Business Partner and People Operations teams. Our 16-person team is split between Berlin and Hamburg and partners with the business to build pragmatic, scalable people systems.

• Own Total Rewards strategy end-to-end: define our compensation philosophy and frameworks that align with MOIA’s growth and product roadmap.
• Design job architecture & pay structures: lead benchmarking, leveling, and salary banding for tech and non-tech roles; ensure internal equity and external competitiveness.
• Run annual comp processes: plan and execute merit, promotion, and adjustment cycles; steer calibration and governance with leadership.
• Evolve variable pay & recognition: refine STI/LTI concepts, incentives (where applicable), and recognition programs that drive performance and retention.
• Benefits portfolio ownership: assess, design, and negotiate benefits (health, retirement, mobility, wellbeing, time-off, insurance) for Germany and selected international locations; manage vendors and SLAs.
• Analytics & transparency: build clear reward dashboards and guidance for leaders and employees; monitor pay equity, budget impact, and regulatory compliance.
• Policy & compliance: ensure adherence to German labour , tax, and social-security requirements; prepare documentation and audits.
• Works council collaboration: partner constructively on comp/benefits topics and required co-determination processes.
• Enable the org: create playbooks, manager guides, and comms that make rewards simple, fair, and understood.

• Several years in Compensation & Benefits/Total Rewards in a tech, product, or multi-function environment with scaling needs.
• Demonstrated experience designing job architecture, benchmarking, salary bands, and comp cycles at company or BU level.
• Strong reward analytics skills (e.g., survey data, regression, pay- equity and range utilization ); you turn insights into decisions.
• Comfortable steering senior stakeholders and driving decisions with clear narratives and numbers.
• Solid understanding of German employment context ( labour law interfaces, tax/social security) and experience working with works councils .
• Fluent in English ;
  German is a plus.
• Willingness to meet stakeholders onsite in Hamburg & Berlin 1–2× per month.

• Experience with Success Factors Compensation (or similar HRIS) and compensation planning tools.
• Exposure to international markets (ideally tech and/or automotive) and LTI frameworks.
• Background in systemic coaching/design or mediation to support change and communication.

We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds— even if you don’t meet every requirement. If you’re excited about the role and MOIA’s mission, we’d love to hear from you!

Questions? Reach out to the responsible recruiter Dennis directly.

• Competitive salary (including bonus)
• Hybrid work setup:
  Work from home or one of our offices - you and your team decide how often to meet, blending flexibility with collaboration!
• Flexible working hours and the possibility of flexible work arrangements depending on your needs (parenting, care work, volunteering, etc.)
• Budget and monthly expense allowance for home office setup
• Possibility of remote work from outside Germany for up to 6 weeks per year from over 35 countries - learn more in our blog !
• Public transport ticket (fully subsidized "Deutschlandticket") for commuting and travelling throughout Germany and discount on MOIA rides
• Subsidized fitness club membership or bike leasing
• Learning environment with continuous learning days, job rotation, trainings and workshops, coaching, conferences, books, and language classes
• Mental health support, 1:1 sessions with external professionals and mental unload…