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Amsterdam, Nh, Nl

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Driving Global Compensation & Benefits at JetBrains, with a focus on developing and implementing strategic C&B solutions that enhance employee experience across our international teams. Through market analysis, refined compensation structures, and close collaboration with HR, Payroll, Tax, and Finance, we ensure competitive and compliant reward systems. Committed to continuous improvement, our goal is to create data-driven strategies that support our mission of caring for employees and driving their success.

Moscow, Russia

As a dedicated Compensation Manager, I have had the privilege of working with a diverse team of 3,000 employees, playing a pivotal role in shaping the company's compensation philosophy and benefits strategy. My responsibilities span across various key areas, and I have consistently demonstrating the ability to drive effective change while ensuring alignment with global principles applied at the local level.

Moscow, Russia

Scope of responsibility - 2 500 EEs:• partnered with HRBPs and senior business stakeholders to deliver compensation and well-being solutions that support business objectives;• defined rewards and well-being strategy based on People strategy with the focus on transparency, fairness, equality and team performance;• led a people cost budgeting processes with strong partnership with Business and Finance;designed and implemented C&B programs, that reflect market competitive reviews, surveys, financial analysis, management, governance and DEI;• performed meaningful data analysis on compensation elements, including base pay, STI, LTI, pay for performance, benchmarking, peer reviews, job evaluations, benefits and practices;managed suppliers and vendors relationships and negotiations with focus on cost-effectiveness and benefits package improvements at the same time;• successfully managed a high-performing team of Rewards (4), Reporting (1), Project (1) and Benefits & Well-being experts (1);• Total Rewards support for a few markets within EEMEA region;• HR systems maintain and further development: SAP SuccessFactors, HR BI dashboards, Tableau;• global mobility and expats management for all inbound and outbound assignments;• COVID-19 response pillar lead.Key achievements:• 10% personnel expenses cost optimization via smart solutions in 2021-2022 without staff dismissal;• negotiated and launched “1% money cash back to company” program from salary bank for every salary transfer to employees since 2021;• franchise-free approach in medical insurance launch without cost increase (equal to 18% saving);• achieved an 12% reduction in benefits costs without negatively impacting employee satisfaction by redesigning local Total Rewards policies;• saved 15% on car fleet costs by actively shifting to cash options with optimized provisions;• cloud-based budget automation tool developed and launched with zero budget.

Moscow, Russia

Scope of responsibility - 500 EEs:• acted as a leader in shaping, influencing and delivering the people strategy across commercial areas and helping them unlock their future potential in line with their commercial ambitions;• built effective business relationships with executives, line managers and employees to understand current and future business, competence challenges and bring this input into all HR processes;• focused on long-term human resources planning and finding appropriate candidates for positions that require a very specific skillset (talent acquisition);• solved employee relations issues connected with team and leadership agenda;• ensured smooth appointments, promotions and salary changes for respective functions, including assisting with salary and promotion guidance;• executed regular cycles: talent and development (T&D), performance management and C&B;• led the promotion of the people development plans creation philosophy;• engaged teams to create, deliver and implement action plans as a result of opinion surveys.Key projects:• sales and operation functions transformation, my role: change management lead, cashier’s function outsourcing in retail stores (350 HC optimization), KPIs development, budget scenarios modeling, new structures implementation. Outcome - 15% cost decrease via new outsourced structure with customer satisfaction on the same level;• projects: “Ask HR” web platform launch, ethics policy creation and launch, 9 policies full renewal.

Moscow, Russia

Scope of responsibility - 700 EEs:• coherent and effective business partnership: acted as trusted advisor to business leaders, sparring on people, organizational opportunities and challenges;• talent and development: key areas for support include assessing employees' skills and capabilities, talent review process execution, succession planning, retention programs;• performance management: driving process and partnering to Business Units;• talent acquisition: defining workforce needs, selection process lead;• culture and employees’ engagement: promoting winning culture of entrepreneurship and accountability, cross-functional effectiveness and high engagement, working closely with action plans based on employees’ opinion surveys;• outstaff and outsource: leading project with agency, tendering for a new service provider, ensuring legality of outstaffing / outsourcing;• employee relationship management;• C&B for Russia (all functions): sales bonus execution, annual bonus scheme implementation, execution of salary surveys (Mercer, Hay, WTW), recognition program for CIS, budgeting, tender service providers, HR systems support and further development (WorkDay, 1C, Tableau).Key achievements:• sales function transformation lead, my role: change management, org structure changes, assessment centers conduction, mass dismissals/hiring, budget scenarios modeling. Outcome - new outsourcing scheme according to the law implemented without cost increase (700 outstaff employees dismissal, new 300 HC as company staff hired);• key HR projects: “one window” HR web portal in CIS, Employer brand development, Career paths for employees in CIS, Diversity & Inclusion weeks in CIS, Energize your career weeks in CIS;• Anaplan cloud-based budget solution launch.

Moscow, Russia

Scope of responsibility - 1 100 EEs:• launched and provided ongoing support for the Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program tailored for executives;• conducted monthly, quarterly, and annual salary calculations for the Sales department;• managed employee benefits, including insurance, fuel cards, fitness programs, and language classes. Tendering for new service providers to ensure optimal benefits for employees;• played a key role in budgeting processes and executed salary surveys (EY, Mercer). Facilitated the re-grading of current positions using the Hay methodology;• provided expert support to executives in matters related to C&B;• prepared materials for the Annual General Meeting of the Board of Directors;• seamless facilitation of the joiner, mover, and leaver process.HR projects: • HR indicators module launch at 1C (russian HCM system);• created a referral program to enhance employee engagement and talent acquisition

Moscow, Russia

Scope of responsibility - 1 800 EEs:• conducted monthly, quarterly, and annual salary calculations using Axapta (call-center software), Excel;provided expert support to executives in the C&B field;• evaluated new positions using the Hay methodology and executed salary surveys (Hay, EY);• supported employee benefits, including insurance, fitness programs, and language training. Conducted tendering for new service providers to enhance benefits offerings;• played a key role in the budgeting process, contributing to the financial planning related to C&B;• Implemented job descriptions (JDs) and bonus plans for every position within the organization.Projects implemented: food delivery in stores for EEs, automation of payroll processing.Jan 2014 - May 2014 inclusively - civil contract due to main job change.

Khabarovsk, Russia

Scope of responsibility - 2 300 EEs:• bonus system creation, support and administration;• monthly and quarterly salary calculation (Excel, 1C, CRM);• budget control, reporting: employees' motivation, operational analytics, etc.;• creation, implementation and support regulations in motivation field;• corporate events planning and organizing

International Management

Bachelor'S Degree, Management