Compensation & Benefits Specialist

Are you passionate about creating meaningful employee experiences through smart, fair, and future-proof reward systems? As a Compensation & Benefits Specialist at Legend Biotech, you’ll be part of a collaborative team that ensures our people feel valued—through competitive compensation, thoughtful benefits, and clear communication. You’ll combine operational ownership with analytical insight, helping us shape total rewards strategies that support both our employees and our business.

You’ll be part of a dynamic and collaborative HR team where your contributions help keeping our compensation and benefits operations running smoothly. In this supporting role, you’ll assist in managing benefit programs, maintaining data accuracy, and ensuring timely coordination with payroll and HR systems.

You’ll work closely with the Compensations & Benefits Lead and cross-functional teams, gaining hands-on experience in compensation and benefits processes. This is a great opportunity to build your expertise, contribute to process improvements, and support initiatives that help us stay competitive in attracting and retaining talent.

Here is what you will do:

• Manage the administration of fringe benefits such as group insurance, hospitalization insurance, mobility solutions, etc.
• Assist in conducting salary benchmarks and market comparisons.
• Support the development and execution of compensation strategies and budget simulations.
• Support various benefits programs such as the bike lease program, warrants, flex income plan, mobility budget,... and become the first point of contact regarding all operational questions.
• Assist in the yearly salary review and bonus & merit process.
• Monitor changes in social legislation and translate them into HR practices related to compensation & benefits.
• Collaborate with payroll to ensure accurate salary processing.
• Participate in various projects related to performance-based rewards, job classification, ...
• Report to the Compensation & Benefits Lead and collaborate closely with the Head of Payroll, Compensation & Benefits EU and the payroll team.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in HR, Economics, or equivalent through experience.

• Minimum 5 years of experience in Compensation & Benefits or Payroll.

• Fluent in Dutch and English.

• Familiarity with HR systems like Protime, eBlox, and Workday is a plus.
• Solid understanding of Belgian C&B practices and legal frameworks.

• Analytical mindset with strong attention to detail.
• Proficient in Excel with an ability to manage and analyze data
• Clear and confident communicator—able to simplify complex topics.
• Discreet, reliable, and service-oriented.
• Collaborative and proactive team player.

Legend Biotech is a global biotechnology company dedicated to developing, manufacturing, and commercializing innovative and life-saving cell therapies for the treatment of chronic and life-threatening diseases, such as cancer. 

The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Somerset, New Jersey. Legend Biotech now employs over 2,400 people across six global manufacturing sites. Two of these sites are in Ghent: Obelisc (Technology Park Zwijnaarde) and Tech Lane (Eilandje Zwijnaarde). 

In Ghent, Legend Biotech focuses on the production of advanced CAR-T cell therapies for the treatment of multiple myeloma, in close collaboration with Johnson & Johnson.