Principal, Total Rewards

As the world’s pioneering local delivery platform, our mission is to deliver an amazing experience, fast, easy, and to your door. We operate in around 65 countries worldwide powered by tech, designed by people. As one of Europe’s largest tech platforms, headquartered in Berlin, Germany. Delivery Hero has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 2017 and is part of the MDAX stock market index. We enable creative minds to deliver solutions that create impact within our ecosystem. We move fast, take action and adapt. No matter where you're from or what you believe in, we build, we deliver, we lead. We are Delivery Hero.

Job Description

We are on the lookout for a Principal, Total Rewards to join the Total Rewards Center of Excellence in Berlin on our journey to always deliver amazing experiences. 

Join the team that champions the employee experience at Delivery Hero. As part of the People & Culture Team, you’ll help attract, develop, and retain top talent, creating a workplace where people feel valued, supported, and empowered to grow. With each initiative you support, you’ll be building a positive culture that fuels innovation, teamwork, and a sense of belonging across our global organization.

• Support the development and implementation of Delivery Hero’s global reward philosophy and strategy

• Shape and own our global job architecture and compensation frameworks, ensuring scalability, market alignment, and internal equity

• Lead data-driven reward insights, translating complex datasets into clear recommendations and executive narratives

• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, influencing high-impact compensation and talent decisions

• Proactively identify opportunities to leverage AI and automation to streamline reward workflows, from data modeling to scalable communication

• Bring reward frameworks to life by partnering with People Analytics, People Tech, and regional Total Rewards Business Partners to build scalable systems, tools, and insights that drive consistent global execution

Qualifications

• You are driven by the ambition to build an outstanding employee reward experience.

• You have 8+ years of experience in Total Rewards, Compensation, or related fields.

• Deep expertise in job architecture, leveling frameworks, global benchmarking (e.g., WTW, Mercer), and range design.

• Ability to advise and influence senior stakeholders, building strong relationships across the organization.

• Strong analytical capability, including building models, scenarios, and structured insights.

• Proven ability to work cross-functionally with People Analytics, HRIS / People Tech, and Finance, with a strong interest in advancing AI-driven solutions in Total Rewards.

Additional Information

What’s in it for you

Ensuring you and all our Heroes are looked after, happy, and healthy is always on the menu. Because if you’re in good shape, then we’re in good shape.

• Make the most of our hybrid working model and join the team for face-to-face connection and collaboration in our beautiful Berlin campus 2 days a week

• We offer 27 days holiday with an extra day on 2nd and 3rd year of service

• We will support you in developing yourself and your career growth opportunities: 1.000 € Educational Budget, Language Courses, Parental Support and access to the Udemy Business platform to explore a variety of online courses.

• Get moving and release those wonderful, mind-boosting endorphins: Health Checkups, Meditation, Gym & Bicycle Subsidy

• Cash. Dough. Cheddar. Whatever you call it, we’ll help you with it: Employee Share Purchase Plan, Sabbatical Bank, Public Transportation Ticket Discount, Life & Accident Insurance, Corporate Pension Plan

• The power of getting together over some food is unrivaled. Here are a few ways to help you do that. All the yum: Digital Meal Vouchers, Food Vouchers, Corporate Discounts. Courses.

• Wondering what relocating to Berlin is like? In this article, we’ve put together 10 things you should know about moving to Berlin and how Delivery Hero can support you. You can also visit our relocation hub and check out more information about moving to Berlin.

• Ready to prepare for your interview? Check out the list of the 5 most common interview questions and answers created in collaboration with our recruiters.

Ready to join our team? If you’re excited to grow, collaborate and be part of the world’s leading delivery platform, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today!

We believe diversity and inclusion are key to creating not only an exciting product, but also an amazing customer and employee experience. Fostering this starts with hiring - therefore we do not discriminate on the basis of racial identities, religious beliefs, color, national origin, gender identities or expressions, sexual orientations, age, marital or disability statuses, or any other aspect that makes you, you.

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