Senior Compensation & HR Controlling Specialist (m/f/d)

The role

You will shape and operate compensation programs and HR cost planning processes. You will drive compensation governance, salary planning, budgeting, and forecasting activities.

What you will do

• Lead salary benchmarking activities and provide market-informed compensation recommendations
• Review salary offers and act as a trusted advisor for compensation decisions
• Drive the annual salary review cycle
• Manage and continuously improve bonus and commission programs
• Own HR budgeting, personnel cost planning and forecasting processes
• Deliver monthly workforce cost reporting, variance analyses and management insights
• Support Employee Participation Programme activities
• Identify and implement process improvements, automation opportunities and scalable compensation practices

Required qualifications

• Bachelor degree in HR, Finance, Economics, Business Administration or related field
• 5+ years of experience in Compensation, Total Rewards, HR Controlling, Finance or Workforce Planning
• Strong analytical and numerical skills
• Advanced Excel skills
• Experience with budgeting and forecasting
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Ability to work independently and manage priorities
• Fluent in English

Nice to have

• German is an advantage
• Experience with Workday, Adaptive Planning, Carta, or similar systems
• Experience in Equity Programs
• Experience in a fast-growing technology, aerospace, engineering, or scale-up environment

Benefits

• Employee Participation Program: virtual company share program
• 30 days of vacation
• Company pension plan with 20% employer contribution after the probation period
• Subsidised lunch
• Sponsored sports club memberships (EGYM Wellpass)
• Individual learning budget granted after the probation period
• Childcare allowance for non-school-age children
• Flexible mobility budget: choice between fully financed Deutschlandticket, JobRad bicycle leasing, FINN JobAuto, or a fuel allowance

Before you apply

• Due to security clearance requirements, affiliations with countries listed under § 13 para. 1 no. 17 SÜG may affect the application process

About the company

Isar Aerospace is building a modern space business to enable faster, better and cheaper access to space. The company is a fast-growing company aiming to provide sustainable and environmentally friendly launch solutions for small and medium-sized satellites and constellations into Low Earth Orbit.