Reward & Benefits Specialist

Aurora is a high-growth global scale-up powering the future of energy with data-driven insights and world-class analytics. With our headquarters in Europe and a truly multinational presence across APAC, the USA, and Europe, we are scaling fast with new country openings in LATAM, one of our new growth regions. We've doubled in size over the past two years, and our people are central to that success.

Our business teams are made up of talent from top tier institutions and elite consulting and energy firms. We're now looking for a Compensation & Benefits professional in São Paulo, supporting the Americas region including USA and LATAM, and helping scale our exceptional workforce.

The successful incumbent will play a key role in designing, implementing, and managing competitive compensation and benefits programs across our Americas regions. This is a highly analytical, intellectually rigorous role, ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, management consulting-style environment and enjoys translating complex data into actionable insights. You will partner with regional and global Compensation & Benefits teams, Finance Operations, People & Culture teams, and external providers to ensure accurate, compliant, and market-leading reward programs.

• Conducting salary benchmarking and market analysis to maintain competitive and compliant pay structures across USA and LATAM
• Administer base pay and variable pay programs within HR systems, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Perform job levelling, pay equity assessments, and wage inflation analysis to inform business decisions.
• Provide data insights and analysis for Remuneration Committee (REMCO) papers
• Support the sourcing, relationship management and administration of employee benefit providers such as health insurance, retirement plans, and other fringe benefits, ensuring competitive rates for our plans, timely enrolment and accurate recordkeeping, working alongside our People & Culture Operations team to ensure regional and global cost effectiveness and quality of service
• Monitor trends and market analysis to recommend enhancements to compensation and benefits programs.
• Maintain accurate employee records and collaborate with payroll teams for seamless execution
• Develop and deliver employee education and communication programs on compensation, benefits and related policies
• Build and maintain strong relationships with regional and global stakeholders to ensure excellent service delivery.
• Lead or support special projects related to compensation, benefits, or broader People & Culture initiatives.

Required attributes:

• Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field; professional certifications (SHRM, CCP, or equivalent) are a plus
• Solid experience in compensation and benefits, ideally in an analytical or consulting environment.
• Strong knowledge of HRIS systems and configuring them in relation to compensation and benefit management
• Proven expertise in salary benchmarking, pay structure modeling, job levelling, pay equity analysis, and wage inflation studies.
• Hands-on experience with US and Latin American compensation practices, with familiarity in global standards
• Fluency in written and spoken English
• Fluency in written and spoken Portuguese

Personal Skills:

• Exceptional analytical and numerical skills; comfortable with large datasets, advanced Excel modelling and data visualisation tools
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving abilities in a management consulting–style environment.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills; able to influence senior leaders.
• Highly proactive, self-motivated, and solution-oriented
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion

Desirable attributes:

• Fluency in Spanish would be a plus
• Experience with SAP SuccessFactors as an HR Management system
• Experience with WTW global grading system

• Private Medical Insurance
• Group Life Insurance
• Wellbeing and discount offer
• Meal allowance
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Competitive Salary Package

From its academic roots, Aurora Energy Research is a thriving, rapidly growing company, currently serving over 950 of the world's most influential energy sector participants, including utilities, investors, and governments.

While we constantly strive to reach new markets and diversify our product portfolio, we are already active across the globe in Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Europe, and North America, working with leading organisations to provide comprehensive market intelligence, bespoke analytic and advisory services, and cutting-edge software.

We are a diverse team of experts with vast energy, financial, and consulting backgrounds, covering power, hydrogen, carbon, and fossil commodities. With this, we provide data-driven intelligence to fuel strategic decisions in the global energy transformation