Charles Azu
Global Compensation and Benefits Director @ Stellantis | CEBS
- Role
- Global Compensation & Benefits Director at Stellantis
- Location
- West Bloomfield Township, MI, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Charles Azu
I collaborate with stakeholders to transform benefits programs into modern, strategic…
Experience
Global Compensation & Benefits Director
Nov 2021 — Present · Auburn Hills, MI, US
25-year career managing benefits transformation across multiple corporate structures, including DaimlerChrysler merger Chrysler-Fiat integration (2009), and Stellantis formation (2021).Lead the strategic harmonization and consolidation of benefit plans across 30+ business entities and annual renewal of employee benefit plans across 39 countries, achieving $11M of financial optimization while enhancing employee benefits coverage.Conduct comprehensive market analyses to ensure that benefits coverage levels remain locally competitive to help attract and retain talent.Navigated complex stakeholder resistance to secure alignment on global benefits policy and insurance captive strategy; developed business case demonstrating long-term premium stabilization and benefits equity, resulting in unified governance model and $4.5M in financial savings while improving employee coverage globally.Led a global pay equity audit using statistical regression analysis to validate that all pay gaps were explained by legitimate, non-discriminatory factors (e.g, tenure, performance, location).Analyzed employee wages against recognized living wage benchmarks to confirm 100% of the global workforce meets or exceeds local living wage thresholds.Spearheaded development and rollout of compensation portal to communicate annual performance and variable pay programs to salaried employees globally.Directed HR M&A due diligence and integration strategy; conducted comprehensive benefits analysis and recommended maintaining acquired entity\'s benefit plans rather than consolidation to preserve employee value and industry-specific coverage alignment; successfully retained acquired workforce while managing dual benefit structures post-integration.
Skills
- Sales Management
- Budgets
- Sales
- Strategic Planning
- Team Building
- Management
- New Business Development
- Business Planning
- Analytics
- Business Strategy
- Consulting
- Contract Negotiation
- Leadership
- Benefits Administration
- Program Management
- Automotive
- Continuous Improvement
- Performance Management
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Insurance
- Financial Analysis
- Human Resources
- System Administration
- Strategy
- Negotiation
- Change Management
- Financial Modeling
- Purchasing
- Process Improvement
- Employee Benefits
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