Join ABBYY and be part of a team that celebrates your unique work style. With flexible work options, a supportive team, and rewards that reflect your value, you can focus on what matters most – driving your growth, while fueling ours.
Our commitment to respect, transparency, and simplicity means you can trust us to always choose to do the right thing.
As a trusted partner for purpose-built AI and intelligent automation, we solve highly complex problems for our enterprise customers and put their information to work to transform the way they do business. Over 10,000 customers trust ABBYY, including many Fortune 500 ones. You will work on further developing a portfolio already containing client names such as DHL, Johnson & Johnson, FDA, DMV, PwC, KeyBank, Spotify, and H&R BLOCK.
The Global Compensation & Benefits Manager plays a critical role in shaping, managing, and continuously improving ABBYY’s global Total Rewards framework. This role combines strategic program ownership with handson operational execution across compensation, benefits, and governance. You will partner closely with the Director, Engagement and collaborate with Talent Acquisition, People Operations, Finance, Payroll, Legal, and thirdparty vendors to ensure our compensation and benefits programs are competitive, equitable, compliant, and aligned with ABBYY’s global philosophy.
This role requires strong analytical capability, sound judgment, and an ability to translate complex data into clear insights and scalable solutions. You will influence global Total Rewards strategy while ensuring excellence and accuracy in daytoday program delivery.
Key Responsibilities
Global Compensation Management
Lead preparation and delivery of the annual compensation cycle, including merit, promotion, market adjustments, and performance bonus administration.
Oversee global market benchmarking using compensation surveys (e.g., Radford, Mercer, Culpepper) and recommend adjustments to salary ranges and job architecture.
Partner with Talent Acquisition to set salary range positions, advise on offer strategies, and ensure internal equity.
Own and maintain global salary structures, ensuring alignment with market data, internal equity, and regulatory requirements.
Develop compensation dashboards, insights, and executive-ready recommendations.
Manage governance and compliance for all global compensation practices.
Global Benefits Management
Oversee evaluation, design, and delivery of ABBYY’s global benefits programs, including health, retirement, statutory benefits, wellness, and regionspecific offerings.
Lead market assessments to ensure competitiveness, costeffectiveness, and alignment with global principles.
Manage renewals, broking activities, and open enrollment processes.
Develop employee-facing benefits materials (benefits guides, FAQs, communication plans) in partnership with Internal Comms.
Drive standardisation and harmonisation where appropriate, while respecting local statutory requirements.
Data, Reporting & Governance
Own all global compensation and benefits data within HR systems and reporting tools.
Build and maintain regular and ad hoc C&B reporting covering cost, utilization, distribution, and program effectiveness.
Identify data gaps and drive improvements to processes, tools, and controls.
Support internal and SOX audit activity through accurate documentation and compliance with governance frameworks.
Uphold global data privacy requirements, including GDPR and local regulations.
CrossFunctional Leadership & Vendor Management
Partner with People Operations to ensure accurate and timely execution of compensation and benefits transactions.
Collaborate with Payroll and Finance on costing, payments, and budgeting for compensation and benefits programs.
Manage relationships with global and regional vendors, ensuring SLA adherence and service quality.
Act as a subject matter expert for Engagement Partners and managers, providing guidance aligned with global Total Rewards frameworks.
Support clear, effective Total Rewards communication strategies across the organisation.
Job Requirements
5–8 years of experience in Compensation, Benefits, or Total Rewards, with exposure to global programs.
Strong command of compensation benchmarking tools (Radford, Mercer, Culpepper).
Experience partnering crossfunctionally with TA, People Ops, Finance, Payroll, and Legal.
Prior experience supporting multiple countries and navigating diverse regulatory environments.
Experience managing vendors and external partners preferred.
Skills & Capabilities
Advanced analytical skills with exceptional attention to detail and data accuracy.
High proficiency in Excel/Sheets; experience with Power BI or Tableau a plus.
Ability to convert complex data into actionable insights and recommendations.
Strong influencing skills and ability to work in a global, matrixed environment.
Excellent organizational skills; able to lead multiple processes across global cycles.
Ability to maintain strict confidentiality and exercise sound judgment.
A global mindset, cultural awareness, and an inclusive approach to decision-making.
Tools & Technology
HRIS experience (HiBob preferred; equivalent systems such as Workday or SAP SuccessFactors also valuable).
Compensation survey platforms (Radford, Mercer, Culpepper).
Familiarity with global payroll or finance systems (e.g., ADP, NetSuite).
Compliance & Governance
Knowledge of global statutory requirements, including statutory benefits, minimums, and local market norms.
Awareness of pay transparency regulations (EU/US) and their impact on compensation structures.
Strong understanding of data privacy laws (GDPR and local equivalents) and secure handling of compensation data.
Here are some of our local benefits
- Medical benefits after 90 days
- SZÉP Card allowance for recreational activities
- Volunteering Time Off (VTO)
- Company paid sick time up to 10 days per year
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Join ABBYY, and you will:
Love how you work
- We provide remote and hybrid working options to fit all lifestyles.
- We use flexible hours across most of our teams to allow you to find your own definition of balance.
- Encouraging a culture of giving, we provide two paid volunteering days off every year so you can take time to contribute to the causes you care about.
- To ensure your family is cared for, we offer paid parental leave in all our locations.
Love whom you work with
- We are a global team of 600+ colleagues, spread across 15 countries on four continents.
- With colleagues representing 30+ nationalities, our workforce reflects the world.
- Innovation and excellence run through our veins. Our teams gather the expertise which has garnered ABBYY more than 140 technology patents.
- We are guided by the values of respect, transparency, and simplicity.
- "Team Environment" is in the top three highest-scoring drivers of engagement across all of our departments.
Love what you work on
- We are a company with more than 35 years of experience in the technology market;
- Over 10,000 customers trust ABBYY, including many Fortune 500 ones, with names such as DHL, Johnson & Johnson, FDA, DMV, PwC, KeyBank, Spotify, and H&R BLOCK;
- We have modernized the capture market by creating the first low-code/no-code IDP platform.
- Our Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Computer Vision Technologies, and a marketplace built with AI, can transform any document in any process;
- Top Analyst firms recognize ABBYY's market leadership, including Gartner, Everest PEAK Matrix ® Assessment, ISG Intelligent Automation Lens, and NelsonHall, amongst others.
ABBYY is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that values the strength that diversity brings to the workplace. To learn more about our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion, check out the careers section on our website.