Summary
Sara Safwat is a Global Mobility and Compensation Lead with over eight years of payroll and rewards experience and four years in people-management roles, currently based in Dublin. She has led payroll and benefits transformations across FMCG, tobacco and cement sectors, driving automation, cost control and multi-country transitions including Turkey, Netherlands, France and Belgium. Known for building and scaling high-performing teams, she has recruited and coached specialists, designed onboarding programs, and managed payroll audits and system migrations (Oracle, OnePay, Workday). Sara combines analytical rigor—budget reconciliation, tax and bank reconciliations—with a strong stakeholder focus, regularly liaising with GMs, HR leaders and finance. Passionate about improving colleagues’ lives, she brings energy and resilience to complex operational challenges and a track record of turning manual processes into automated, auditable workflows. An unusual blend for her role: a background in languages and technical support that enhances her communication across diverse, international teams.
8 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree French Language and Literature, Bachelor's degree French Language and Literature at Ain Shams University, faculty of Arts
Master of Business Administration - MBA Human Resources Management, Master of Business Administration - MBA Human Resources Management at Dublin Business School
English, French, Arabic, Spanish