Senior Manager, Pay For Performance
Are you a reward professional with a passion for performance management, compensation strategy, and innovative incentive design? Do you want to play a key role in shaping impactful pay-for-performance strategies in the world’s largest jewellery brand? If so, this could be the opportunity for you!
We are looking for an exceptional Senior Manager, Pay for Performance to join our world-class Performance & Reward team at Pandora’s Global Headquarters in Copenhagen.
As part of Pandora’s journey to drive transformation and deliver best-in-class people experiences, this role will play a vital part in designing, executing, and continuously improving our global performance and reward programs. You’ll partner with senior leaders and global stakeholders to ensure Pandora’s pay-for-performance framework is innovative, competitive, and aligned with our strategic ambitions.
This role offers the chance to shape programs and deliver operational excellence in a truly global environment, supporting our ambition to “Inspire and Cultivate the World’s Love for Jewellery.”
Key Responsibilities
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Annual Performance Cycle: Lead the design and execution of Pandora’s annual performance management processes, ensuring alignment with business objectives and impactful employee experiences.
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Compensation Cycle: Design and manage the annual compensation review processes, driving fairness, consistency, and competitiveness across Pandora globally.
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Short-Term Incentives: Develop and innovate short-term incentive programs, including sales incentives, to drive performance and engagement.
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Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities to enhance programs under your scope, leveraging best practices and trends to deliver strategic value.
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Communication & Stakeholder Management: Provide clear and compelling communication on all performance and reward programs, acting as a trusted advisor to senior leaders and HR partners.
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Collaboration: Work closely with key internal stakeholders such as Finance, Cluster HR, Retail Excellence, and external partners including reward consultancies.
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Data & Systems: Utilize tools such as SuccessFactors, Excel, PowerPoint, and other systems to ensure precise program execution and reporting.
We’re looking for someone who brings:
A strong track record of designing and implementing solutions that have delivered measurable business impact. You understand that meaningful change takes time and requires persistence, adaptability, and a long-term mindset. You are a team player who thrives in collaborative environments, contributes to a culture of mutual support, and is motivated by shared success. We value people who demonstrate resilience, take ownership, and are committed to continuous learning and improvement. Cultural fitness is as important as technical skills.
Additions to that we also see that you have:
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6+ years of solid experience working with performance management, annual compensation reviews, and incentive plans in a global organisation.
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Experience with sales incentive plans in a retail or customer-centric environment.
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An innovative mindset, always seeking ways to improve and evolve programs.
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Excellent communication skills and the ability to manage senior stakeholders effectively.
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Strong collaboration skills, thriving in a global and multicultural environment.
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Robust project management skills with a keen eye for detail.
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Proficiency in SuccessFactors, Excel, PowerPoint, and other relevant tools.
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Fluent English language skills.
Additional Information
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Global Career Band: 4A
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Application deadline: 29th of July 2025
Did we get your attention?
If you see yourself in this role and would like to become part of Pandora’s future, we encourage you to apply. We process applications on a continuous basis, so please send yours as soon as possible!
Icing on the cake
You’ll be working out of our beautiful Head Office in Copenhagen V, established in 2016 and designed to unite and inspire our teams. With LEED Gold Certification for Energy and Environmental Design, our office uses resources sustainably, creating a dynamic space that’s unique, comfortable, and inspiring—a true Pandora experience for everyone who works here.
About Pandora
Pandora is the world’s largest jewellery brand, specialising in the design, crafting and marketing of accessible luxury jewellery made from high-quality materials. Each piece is created to inspire self-expression, allowing people to share their stories and passions through meaningful jewellery. Pandora jewellery is sold in more than 100 countries through 6,800 points of sale, including more than 2,700 concept stores.
Headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, Pandora employs 37,000 people worldwide and crafts its jewellery using only recycled silver and gold. Pandora is committed to leadership in sustainability and has set out to halve greenhouse gas emissions across its value chain by 2030. Pandora is listed on the Nasdaq Copenhagen stock exchange and generated revenue of DKK 31.7 billion (EUR 4.2 billion) in 2024.
Recognised by the Financial Times as one of Europe’s Best Workplaces and ranked #1 among Danish companies, Pandora is committed to building an inclusive and diverse workplace. We believe reflecting the diversity of society in how we engage with our customers is essential to fulfilling our purpose: to give a voice to people’s loves. We are dedicated to nurturing a culture where everyone feels respected, valued, and empowered to thrive.