Compensation & Benefits Specialist

In this role, you'll be a part of driving important Compensation & Benefits initiatives, including Pay Transparency, Pay Equity, Job Architecture, and the global Merit Review process. You'll be a trusted partner to HR and business leaders on all Compensation & Benefits matters, helping us design and deliver practices that support the attraction, retention, and motivation of talent across markets. You'll work on both Sweden-specific topics and global projects, combining strategic initiatives with hands-on operational delivery. See below for a more thorough breakdown of the various tasks and areas you'll be responsible for:

• Lead initiatives related to Pay Transparency and Pay Equity.

• Be a part of developing and maintaining our Job Architecture, including position evaluations, market benchmarking, salary range development, and role calibration.

• Provide subject matter expertise and guidance in Compensation & Benefits, including communication and training for managers and employees.

• Drive and contribute to local and global C&B projects, including share-based incentive programs, international assignments, policy updates, vendor relationships, and regulatory compliance.

• Support Global Mobility processes, including international local hires and expat assignments, work permits, tax-related coordination, payroll input, and collaboration with external vendors.

• Develop and maintain compensation structures and benchmarks to ensure competitive, fair, and business-relevant reward practices across markets.

• Perform gender pay gap and pay equity analysis, identifying trends, risks, and actions to support transparent and compliant compensation practices.

• Participate in merit review activities, including planning, data preparation, stakeholder support, process coordination, and follow-up to ensure a fair and well-executed annual review.

In order to succeed in this role, and at Polestar in general, you'll need to be proactive, adaptable, and detail-oriented. You take ownership, meet deadlines, and are not afraid to pivot when needed. You are equally comfortable contributing to strategic initiatives and handling hands-on operational tasks. You have a structured and analytical way of working, with the ability to turn data into clear recommendations and practical solutions. Since this role involves close collaboration with HR, managers, employees, unions, external vendors, and authorities, strong communication skills and the ability to explain complex topics in a clear and professional way will be important. You can work independently with sensitive information, while also thriving in a team setting and in an international environment where priorities can shift and collaboration across countries and cultures is part of everyday work. In addition, you'll need the following qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field.

• At least three years of experience within Compensation & Benefits, preferably in a specialist role.

• Strong knowledge of compensation frameworks, benefits programs, job evaluation methodologies, market benchmarking, and reward processes.

• Experience working with HRIS systems, preferably Workday, compensation analytics tools, and advanced Excel.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, written and verbal communication skills, with discretion when handling confidential information and experience working across multiple countries and cultures.

Polestar is an international company, with various backgrounds represented. English, therefore, is the language of written and spoken communication. And though we have a global presence, we maintain the growth-mindset. Change happens often at Polestar. But so does progress. Expect an accelerating, exciting environment.