Compensation & Benefits Specialist

About BlaBlaCar BlaBlaCar is the world’s leading community-based travel app enabling 27 million members a year to carpool or travel by bus in 21 countries. Our team of 800 employees counts over 50 nationalities and is spread across our 5 global offices, 30% working fully remotely. We are looking for a Compensation & Benefits Specialist with 5+ years of hands-on experience to support, evolve and operate our global C&B programs. This is a hands-on role with real ownership, sitting at the intersection of rigorous analysis and day-to-day operational delivery, mixing 60% run 40% projects. You will be the C&B specialist of the People team, reporting directly to the Head of Talent, Culture & Performance. You will partner closely with the DRH, the Remuneration Committee, People Ops, and local HR teams to ensure BlaBlaCar's compensation programs are competitive, equitable and compliant — and ready for the EU Pay Transparency Directive (effective 2027). The role covers the full C&B spectrum across BlaBlaCar's international footprint (France, Brazil, Poland, Ukraine, Spain and beyond): base salary architecture, variable compensation, equity programs (AGA / BSPCE / O-shares / M-shares), employee savings (PEE/PERCO, intéressement), and benefits. Your responsibilities • Participate in designing, then implementing and managing the Compensation & Benefits strategy across BlaBlaCar • Update and maintain BlaBlaCar's salary grid and grading system (L1–L7) per job function, ensuring it remains grounded on relevant external surveys and benchmarks (AON Radford / Ravio) • Review and enhance variable compensation programs, leave & benefits across all geographies (France, Brazil, Poland, Ukraine, Spain) • Participate in budget creation and follow-up its consumption • Lead the annual End-of-Year compensation review process globally • Prepare meetings, minutes, presentations and data for the Remuneration Committee (RemCo) At BlaBlaCar, this also means: • Supporting the administration of all equity programs (O-shares, M-shares, AGA, BSPCE): contributing to pool design and grant calibration under the Head of TCP's oversight, applying vesting rules and reconciling the Comuto transaction ledger • Configuring and operating the Workday Advanced Compensation module: salary ranges, cycle setup, reporting and dashboards • Contributing to pay transparency readiness ahead of the EU Directive (2027): conducting pay equity analyses and supporting compliance mapping and the remediation roadmap • Overseeing employee savings programs (PEE/PERCO, intéressement) and the international C&B policy roadmap Your qualifications Required • 5+ years of hands-on experience in Compensation & Benefits, in an international environment • Strong expertise in job architecture, salary range design and market benchmarking (AON Radford, Mercer, Ravio or equivalent) • Experience with EU Pay Transparency Directive readiness or pay equity analysis • Experience supporting equity programs (AGA, BSPCE, RSU or equivalent), including grant cycle administration • Solid command of French C&B regulatory frameworks: AGA/BSPCE, intéressement, PEE/PERCO, working time compliance • Advanced analytical skills — comfortable managing large datasets; experience with Workday Advanced Compensation strongly preferred • Demonstrated experience in a Tech scale-up or company with multi-sites, multi-country and/or multi-collective agreements C&B scope • Rigorous and comfortable preparing materials and contributing to discussions with senior stakeholders (RemCo, DRH, ExCo) • Full professional proficiency in English and French Nice to Have • Familiarity with Workday-to-benchmark API integrations or HRIS automation projects • Prior experience with Ravio, Pigment or similar compensation intelligence tools What we have to offer • Hybrid set-up (2- 3 days per week at the office) • 4 additional weeks on top of legal maternity/paternity leaves • 50% healthcare coverage (Alan) • Financial support for home office equipment • Minimum 25 days holiday per year • Local meal plan policy (Swile card) • 50% transportation paid (Forfait Mobilité Durable) • Free unlimited carpooling & bus rides • Personal growth via trainings, mentorship, and internal mobility opportunities • Employee Stock ownership plan • Regular team building events • 1 day off per year to test our product Interested in joining the ride? • a 45-min video-call with Elodie, TA Team Lead, to get to know you, understand your career expectations and answer your questions • a 60-min video-call with Pierre , Head of Talent, Culture & Performance, to discuss your experience and share more details about the position • a 90-min case study with our People Team • a 30-min video-call with Frédéric , CHRO, for vision fit and rounding off the process BlaBlaCar is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.