Senior Compensation & Benefits Manager
Trivago•3d ago
DüsseldorfHybridFull-timeSenior Level5+ yrs exp
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Compensation Analyst
- When travelers are searching for a hotel, we want the obvious choice to be trivago! By comparing prices from major booking sites, we're making it easy for people to find hotels they want at a price they'll love. In the lively city of Düsseldorf, we seize opportunities to learn everyday, innovate
- make an enduring mark on the travel industry. A career at trivago is a journey designed for people who crave continuous development and want to thrive in a high-performing team. Here you will find those who aren't afraid of change but rather embrace it, turning every challenge into a pathway for growth. Join trivago, work with a great team
- Join us in making a difference
- Our Performance & Recognition team owns how trivago rewards its talents: from pay range design and job architecture to benefits, incentives
- pay equity. We partner closely with the business to build a caring performance culture where great work is recognized and fairly rewarded. We're at an exciting point: the foundations are in a good place
- there's real space to grow, experiment
- shape what comes next. trivago is building AI-first and this role sits right at the frontier of what that means for how we design, value
- As our Senior Compensation & Benefits Manager, you'll be the strategic heart of how trivago thinks about total rewards — shaping how pay, performance
- job architecture work together to create a reward experience that is competitive, equitable
- built to support trivago's caring performance culture. You'll have real space to make it your own and bring your own ideas. Not everything will work first time
- that's fine — we stay curious, learn fast
- move on. And you won't be doing it alone: we are bouncing ideas, challenging each other's thinking
- building things we're proud of together. This role can be fulfilled at 32 or more hours per week as part of trivago's evolving, AI-supported way of working. If you're analytically sharp, genuinely curious about where compensation practice is heading
- energized by working in an environment where things actually change because of what you do — we'd love to meet you.
- How you’ll make an impact:
- Drive the end-to-end C&B strategy alongside your team — from pay range design and compa-ratio analysis to total rewards frameworks that reflect trivago's caring performance culture.
- Lead the annual salary review process, partnering closely with the Business Partner Team and Leads to ensure fair, competitive, and well-communicated outcomes.
- Continuously evolve our job and reward architecture — staying curious about how roles, skills, and the market are shifting, and keeping our structure one step ahead.
- Bring proactive analysis and clear recommendations to Talents & Culture Partners, People Leads, and the Leadership Team — not just when asked, but when you spot something worth raising.
- Design and refine short-term incentive (and RSU frameworks), always asking whether what we have is still the right answer.
- Help us navigate an AI-shaped comp landscape: from benchmarking newly emerging roles where market data is thin, to rethinking how we define levels and value skills, to exploring how we reward impact created with AI — there are no perfect answers yet
- that's what makes it genuinely interesting.
- Mentor and collaborate with teammates — we grow together, and your curiosity makes the whole team sharper.
- What you'll need to thrive:
- Solid expertise in compensation and benefits — benchmarking, pay structure, incentive design, and total rewards (ideally in a tech context).
- Strong analytical skills: comfortable with benchmarks, pay equity analysis, budget modeling, and compensation surveys — and curious enough to build your own frameworks when ready-made ones don't quite fit.
- Working knowledge of relevant legislation, including EU Pay Transparency Directive requirements.
- The ability to own compensation topics end-to-end and drive them forward.
- Clear, confident communication: you can translate comp data into stories that make sense for Talents & Culture Partners, People Leads, and Leadership Team alike.
- A genuine curiosity about where the world of work and rewards is heading — you follow trends not because you have to, but because you find it fascinating
- AI, skills-based pay, new ways of valuing impact — these topics light you up.
- A collaborative spirit and a bias for trying things — you're comfortable testing ideas, learning what doesn't work, and iterating alongside a team that has your back.
- Not ticking every box? We still want to hear from you. Apply, tell us what motivates you, and you could be a great match—now or in the future. Your application does not need to include a photo.
- This is the recruitment process that you can expect for this role:
- Introduction Call
- Technical Interview
- Interview with Team/Stakeholders
- Final Interview
- What you can look forward to:
- Life happens. We offer self-determined vacation (with a minimum of 25 vacation days), flexible working hours, up to 2 work from home days weekly. Additionally you can work remotely from a different location, within Germany or selected countries abroad for up to 20 days per year. You also get free access to the Heycare platform for personalized nanny assistance
- an on-campus kids room.
- As you grow, so do we. This is why at trivago, we prioritize your development, offer personalized coaching through Nilo
- provide workshops, educational meetups, conferences, free online learning courses
- access to a fully-equipped campus library.
- Moving to join us? No problem. You can count on the visa support from our talent support team, a relocation package, interest-free newcomer loan, free language classes, regular team and many company-wide events to build experiences together.
- Enjoy your office days. Use your daily canteen budget to share lunch with colleagues in our canteen, help yourself to complimentary snacks and drinks in our kitchens, choose from a variety of fitness options with our on-site gym, sports classes
- Urban Sports Club membership
- enjoy the comfort of ergonomic desks and focused work areas.
- Thank you for considering a career at trivago! Our commitment to fostering an inclusive and enriching environment for all talents is at the heart of what we do. We understand that embarking on a new job opportunity is a blend of excitement and curiosity. Should any questions arise before you apply, feel free to reach out to us at joinus@trivago.com . Join us in our mission to make a positive impact on global travel, w e look forward to your application!
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