Senior Compensation & HR Controlling Specialist (m/f/d)

Mission Brief As a Senior People Compensation & HR Controlling Specialist, you will play a key role in shaping and operating our compensation programs, and HR cost planning processes. Working closely with Talent Acquisition, HR Business Partners, Finance and business leaders, you will drive compensation governance, salary planning, budgeting and forecasting activities while ensuring data-driven decision-making in a fast-growing international environment. Your Role in Our Space Mission: • Lead salary benchmarking activities and provide market-informed compensation recommendations • Review salary offers and act as a trusted advisor for compensation decisions across the organization • Drive the annual salary review cycle, ensuring consistency and competitiveness • Manage and continuously improve bonus and commission programs • Own HR budgeting, personnel cost planning and forecasting processes • Deliver monthly workforce cost reporting, variance analyses and management insights • Support Employee Participation Programme (EPP) activities, including contract creation, leaver agreements and related governance processes • Identify and implement process improvements, automation opportunities and scalable compensation practices Qualification Checklist • Bachelor degree in HR, Finance, Economics, Business Administration or related field • 5+ years of experience in Compensation, Total Rewards, HR Controlling, Finance or Workforce Planning • Strong analytical and numerical skills • Advanced Excel skills • Experience with budgeting and forecasting • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills • Ability to work independently and manage priorities • Fluent in English, German is an advantage Bonus Skills • Experience with Workday, Adaptive Planning, Carta, or similar systems • Experience in Equity Programs • Experience in a fast-growing technology, aerospace, engineering, or scale-up environment Benefits • Employee Participation Program: Share in our success through our virtual company share program • 30 days of vacation: Enjoy the days off to relax and recharge • Company pension plan: Secure your future with our company pension plan, featuring a 20% employer contribution after the probation period • Subsidised lunch: Stay energised with delicious, subsidised lunches every day • Rental clothing with laundry service: Enjoy hassle-free workwear with our convenient rental clothing and laundry service • Sport Clubs membership: Stay fit with our sponsored sports club memberships (EGYM Wellpass) • Individual learning allowance: Grow your skills with an individual learning budget granted after the probation period • Childcare allowance: Receive a childcare allowance for your non-school-age children • Flexible mobility budget : Travel your way with a choice between a fully financed Deutschlandticket, JobRad bicycle leasing, FINN JobAuto, or a fuel allowance • And Much More! Discover additional perks and benefits when you join our team. Who we are We are Isar Aerospace and we are at the forefront of New Space building a modern space business to enable faster, better and cheaper access to space. Our mission is to help democratise space and use it for good in order to improve life on Earth now and for the future generations. We are a fast-growing company aiming to provide sustainable and environmentally friendly launch solutions for small and medium-sized satellites and constellations into Low Earth Orbit. The company is privately funded by world-leading technology investors with strong commitment and support and our team is made of driven and talented people with a real passion for space innovation. We're making rockets in a way that hasn't been done before disrupting a traditional industry. If you are up f