About Sophie
I'm a strategic HR Partner and a Certified Expert in C&B with a passion for Employee Engagement.
I am skilled at offering tailored solutions to ensure your organization remains competitive and resilient:
- Diagnostic Audit of Compensation Practices
- Uncover strengths and weaknesses of current reward strategy.
- Benchmarking – Align your compensation structure with local and international market trends.
- Total Rewards Design – Build strategic salary, benefits, and recognition programs aligned with your values and goals to enhance retention.
- Culture & Engagement – Introducing initiatives to enhance mental / physical well-being, inclusion and employee satisfaction.
- Employer Value Proposition – Ensure employees fully understand and value your compensation offerings.
Areas of Expertise:
✔️ Global Compensation
✔️ Reward & Recognition
✔️ Performance Management
✔️ Culture & Engagement initiatives
✔️ HR Project Management
✔️ Data & People Analytics
With experience across 17 countries, leading the review of global programs and the implementation of data-driven solutions to enhance employee engagement and organizational success, I have also actively contributed to Culture Transformation initiatives, collaborating closely with executive teams.
I aim to help businesses create reward strategies that don’t just compensate but inspire and retain their workforce.
➡️ What can I help you with, for you to achieve your business goals?
French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Can work on-site
Lausanne (up to 50km), Genève (up to 50km)
Experience
- Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)Senior HR Project Lead, Compensation & BenefitsAugust 2019 - December 2023 (4 years and 5 months)Geneva, Switzerland
- Close collaboration and expert advisory role with the C-suite on compensation strategy matters. Transformation of compensation philosophy and change management.
- Responsible for analyzing compensation program competitiveness and managing international salary structures.
- Leadership of strategic HR projects and change management, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
- Deployment of a global reward strategy (17 countries) to enhance employee engagement, retention, and performance, integrating well-being and DEI initiatives.
Key achievements:✓ Innovative compensation strategy promoting fairness and transparency.✓ Employee benefits programs tailored to workforce needs.✓ Job evaluation framework and process to ensure objective role assessment.✓ End-to-end global payroll process optimization for accuracy and efficiency.✓ HR policy development (compensation, internal mobility, performance management, inclusion) in collaboration with the HR team. - Parker MeggittCompensation & Benefits SpecialistSeptember 2017 - May 2018 (9 months)Fribourg, Switzerland
- Managed the annual salary review process (600 employees).
- Conducted compensation benchmarking (Towers Watson, Mercer) and managed incentive plans (STIP/LTIP).
- Developed a business case for a benefits management tool.
- Trained managers on the new performance management process and provided ongoing support.
- Collaborated with the US based Head of C&B for the early development stages of a new compensation system.
- Job evaluations and market pricing analysis (Willis Towers Watson, Mercer), industry trends analysis to ensure competitive compensation practices.
- Nissan Motor CorporationCompensation & Benefits SpecialistMarch 2016 - October 2016 (8 months)1180 Rolle, Switzerland
- Managed payroll and expatriate compensation (Nissan and Infiniti).
- Oversaw employee well-being initiatives and budget, including Great Place to Work program.
- Supported annual salary review and succession planning processes.
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Education
- HES-SO CAS in Compensation & Benefits ManagementSchool of Management Fribourg (HEG-FR)2019HES-SO Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS), Compensation & Benefits Management
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