Lead HR Specialist – Compensation & Benefits

About the role

As a Lead HR Specialist in Compensation & Benefits at Bosch in Budapest, you will own compensation programmes across five countries, ensuring they align with Bosch’s reward principles and local regulations. You will act as a trusted advisor to HR and senior management, driving data‑based decisions and preparing the organisation for upcoming EU pay‑transparency requirements.

Key responsibilities

• Take professional ownership of compensation topics across five countries, ensuring alignment with Bosch reward principles and local requirements.
• Coordinate the regional Annual Salary Review (ASR) from strategy creation through implementation and follow‑up.
• Lead activities related to the EU Pay Transparency Directive, supporting readiness for new regulations.
• Conduct systematic job and position evaluations to place roles correctly within grading and compensation structures.
• Perform compensation analyses, benchmarking studies and translate findings into actionable recommendations.
• Advise HR and management on complex compensation matters and support data‑driven decision‑making.
• Contribute to the design and rollout of new compensation concepts, processes and strategies.
• Identify opportunities for standardisation, optimisation and innovation across compensation processes.
• Represent compensation topics to senior management and guide colleagues within the area of expertise.

Required profile

• University degree in Human Resources, Economics, Business Administration, Finance or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in Compensation & Benefits or Reward, preferably in a regional role.
• Strong knowledge of salary structures, benchmarking, salary review processes and compensation analytics.
• Excellent analytical abilities and confidence working with complex compensation data.
• Proven ability to independently manage and coordinate complex topics across multiple countries and stakeholders.
• Confident communication and stakeholder‑management skills, including interaction with senior management.
• Proactive, structured and solution‑oriented mindset with a high level of ownership.

Required skills

• Compensation analytics
• Salary benchmarking
• Job evaluation methodologies
• Data analysis
• Stakeholder management