Senior Compensation Manager (6-month FTC)
- bicester, england, United Kingdom
- Contract·Hybrid
- £70 - £80 Per Annum
Job Description
Great opportunity to lead on major Compensation projects - job levelling and pay range management / EU Pay Transparency management across 6 EU countries / aligning of compensation strategy with key benefit changes - as well as key Compensation planning cycles.
The successful candidate will bring advanced compensation experience, ideally within an EU or International setting, and be available at short notice. Offers hybrid working.
Client Details
An international business; a key player in their specialist field.
Description
A 6-month fixed term contract opportunity as Senior Compensation Manager (6-month FTC).
The key focus areas for the 6 months include:
- End of Year compensation planning cycles - (Oct-Dec and Jan-Mar).
- Job Levelling and pay range management.
- EU Pay Transparency management across 6 EU countries.
- Aligning of compensation strategy with key benefit changes planned for 2027 and supporting on broader comms.
- Supporting on changes related to UK Gender Pay Gap reporting.
- Working with Employment Tax, Payroll and People Ops to ensure data governance and compliance.
This role offers great hybrid working opportunities - you can expect to be in the office in Bicester 1-2 days per week on average.
Profile
To apply for this Senior Compensation Manager (6-month FTC) role, your profile will closely match the following:
- Significant experience in Reward, with specialist exposure to Compensation.
- Deep expertise in Compensation management, ideally across multiple European countries.
- Proven capability to operate at Senior Manager level, influencing senior stakeholders and working autonomously in complex environments.
- Experience with compensation topics such as job evaluation, pay structures, WTW levelling and benchmarking, and annual review processes.
- Strong commercial acumen and experience managing external partners (brokers, vendors, survey providers).
- Excellent analytical skills, with strong Excel capability and confidence handling complex reward data.
- Strong communicator, able to translate complex reward concepts into clear, pragmatic guidance.
- Trusted, discreet and confident judgement-holder on sensitive reward matters.
- Curious, forward-thinking and motivated to expand scope and impact over time.
- Available at short notice and able to commit to a duration of size months.
- Must be able to work from the Bicester office 1-2 days per week on average.
Job Offer
This Senior Compensation Manager (6-month FTC) role offers the following:
- Salary between £70,000 and £80,000, dependent on the level of experience.
- Generous car allowance.
- 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays plus Birthday Leave.
- Private Healthcare.
- Life Assurance x4.
- Comprehensive benefits package overall.
- Fixed-term contract with the opportunity to make a tangible impact.