[Hiring] Freelancer Compensation & Benefits @www.polarise.eu

Role Description

Shape the future of compensation at Polarise with us. At Polarise, we are growing rapidly, continuously evolving, and building the structures that a modern scale-up needs for sustainable success. To support this journey, we are looking for an experienced Compensation & Benefits Freelancer (m/f/d) to help us establish a transparent, market-aligned, and scalable compensation framework.

You will support us in further developing our existing salary structure, introducing salary bands, designing variable compensation models, and establishing a job architecture for our current team of approximately 70 employees.

In detail, you will take ownership of the following topics:

• Analyze our existing compensation landscape, role structure, and bonus commitments.
• Conduct interviews with managers and senior leadership to create transparency around roles, responsibilities, and career paths.
• Develop a company-wide job architecture with job families, levels, and career paths for all employees.
• Create market-aligned salary bands, including governance, grading, and progression frameworks.
• Conduct market benchmarking analyses and derive robust compensation structures for different roles and career levels.
• Design goal-setting and bonus models for various areas of the business.
• Develop a fair and transparent transition approach for bonus commitments that have already been communicated.
• Support the implementation of the compensation framework in Personio and document processes and guidelines to ensure long-term sustainability.
• Advise on preparing for the requirements of the EU Pay Transparency Directive and on establishing an objective, gender-neutral compensation framework.

Qualifications

• Several years of hands-on experience in Compensation & Benefits, Total Rewards, or compensation consulting.
• Familiarity with the relevant employment law framework.
• Experience in implementing the EU Pay Transparency Directive and translating regulatory requirements into practical compensation models.
• Proven track record of developing and successfully implementing job architectures, career frameworks, and salary bands in growing organizations.
• Understanding of the requirements and dynamics of scale-ups, technology companies, or SaaS businesses.
• Strong expertise in the design, implementation, and further development of variable compensation models.
• Strong analytical skills as well as advanced Excel and data analysis capabilities.
• Structured, pragmatic, and results-oriented work style with ownership of projects.
• Ability to communicate complex compensation topics clearly and effectively to both managers and employees.
• Business-fluent German language skills and fluency in English, both written and spoken.

Requirements

• Bonus points for experience with compensation cycles, salary reviews, and compensation reporting in Personio.
• Experience from a compensation consulting environment or a fast-growing technology company.

Benefits

• Opportunity to shape a modern compensation framework within a growing technology company.

Company Description

Polarise is the European one-stop shop for AI - from the underlying data center to the cloud platform through which startups, mid-sized companies, and large enterprises can seamlessly integrate sovereign AI computing power directly into their workflows. Our data centers, our hardware, and our cloud are designed to be visually tangible - but they require a strong, consistent design to ensure our brand makes a compelling impression across all touchpoints.

Apply now and become part of our mission.