Rachel Adams

• Phone: +353 87 123 4567
• Email: rachel.adams@email.com
• Location: Dublin, Ireland
• LinkedIn: rachel-adams-compben

Summary

Six years of experience designing and implementing robust compensation and benefits frameworks that enhance employee engagement and align with strategic business objectives.Successfully reduced compensation-related turnover by 15% through comprehensive market analysis and equitable pay structure development. Expertise in job evaluation methodologies, salary benchmarking, and compliance with Irish labour laws.

Experience

Senior Compensation & Benefits Analyst, EirGrid -- Dublin, Ireland

Sept 2020 – present

• Led the annual compensation review cycle for 1,500+ employees, resulting in a 98% employee satisfaction rate with the fairness of pay adjustments.

• Developed and implemented a new job grading structure using the Hay methodology, improving internal equity and career path clarity across 200+ roles.

• Benchmarked benefits programs against industry leaders, identifying cost-saving opportunities of €150,000 annually while enhancing employee value proposition.

• Managed all aspects of benefits administration, including pension schemes, health insurance, and wellness programs, ensuring compliance with IORP II directive.

Compensation & Benefits Analyst, Fexco -- Dublin, Ireland

Mar 2018 – Aug 2020

• Conducted comprehensive salary surveys and market pricing for over 300 positions, ensuring competitive compensation packages that attracted top talent.

• Assisted in the design and rollout of a new performance-based incentive plan for sales teams, contributing to a 10% increase in regional sales targets.

• Performed detailed job analysis and created accurate job descriptions for new and existing roles, supporting recruitment and performance management processes.

• Analysed compensation data to identify trends, present findings to management, and recommend adjustments to maintain pay equity and competitiveness.

Education

University College Dublin, MSc in Human Resources Management -- Dublin, Ireland

Sept 2017 – Sept 2018

Trinity College Dublin, BA in Business and Economics -- Dublin, Ireland

Sept 2014 – June 2017

Skills

Compensation & Benefits: Salary Benchmarking, Job Evaluation (Hay, Towers Watson), Incentive Design, Benefits Administration, Market Pricing, Pay Equity Analysis, Executive Compensation

Job Analysis & Design: Job Descriptions, Competency Modeling, Organisational Design, Workforce Planning, Role Scoping, Job Family Structures

HR Systems & Tools: SAP SuccessFactors, Workday, Excel (Advanced), Power BI, Radford Surveys, Willis Towers Watson Surveys

Compliance & Analytics: Irish Labour Law, GDPR, Data Analysis, Statistical Modeling, HR Metrics, Trend Forecasting