Compensation & Benefits Expert

LVMH Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Louis Vuitton in the UK, Ireland and South Africa seeks a Compensation & Benefits Expert to lead reward programmes, combining technical expertise with commercial judgement. You will partner with HR, Finance and external providers to ensure competitive, equitable and compliant pay and benefits, and to deliver dashboards and communications.

This hands-on role covers job architecture, salary structures, base pay, bonuses, benefits and governance across multi-country populations.

Qualifications

• Extensive compensation and benefits experience within a complex, customer-led organisation.
• Strong practical experience of job evaluation, salary structures, benchmarking, annual pay and bonus cycles.
• Experience in luxury fashion, premium retail or a closely related consumer brand is strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of reward and benefits practices across the UK, Ireland and South Africa, or experience managing comparable multi-country populations.
• Working knowledge of payroll processes and controls, sufficient to manage reward inputs, validate outputs and provide defined absence cover.
• Ability to translate complex data into clear, commercially grounded recommendations for senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Implement frameworks, job architecture, grading, and salary structures across the region.
• Advise on base pay, variable comp, allowances, offers, and promotions to ensure equity and competitiveness.
• Manage annual salary reviews, bonuses, and incentive cycles (planning, modeling, data validation, execution).
• Prepare reward recommendations and decision papers for the HR Director and leadership.
• Maintain reward data, dashboards, and reporting for HR, Finance and regional/Group stakeholders.
• Administer reward programs (pension, healthcare, life assurance, income protection, wellbeing) across the UK, Ireland, and South Africa.
• Handle annual renewals, market reviews, and provider relationships balancing value, cost, and compliance.
• Maintain working payroll knowledge and lead reward process improvements.
• Coordinate inputs and provide business-continuity cover for the Payroll Manager.

Skills

Compensation design

Job evaluation

Salary benchmarking

Annual pay & bonus cycles

Vendor management

Advanced Excel

HRIS & reporting

Data confidentiality

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Payroll systems

Reward dashboards

Job description

We are looking for a Compensation & Benefits Expert to deliver and continuously improve reward programmes across the UK, Ireland and South Africa. Combining strong technical expertise, analytical rigour and commercial judgement, you will ensure compensation and benefits remain competitive, equitable, compliant and aligned with Louis Vuitton and the wider LVMH Group principles.

This is a hands-on individual-contributor role partnering with the HR Director, HR Business Partners, Talent Acquisition, Finance, LVMH reward teams and external providers.

Job responsibilities

Compensation

• Implement frameworks, job architecture, grading, and salary structures across the region.
• Advise on base pay, variable comp, allowances, offers, and promotions to ensure equity and competitiveness.
• Manage annual salary reviews, bonuses, and incentive cycles (planning, modeling, data validation, execution).
• Prepare reward recommendations and decision papers for the HR Director and leadership.
• Manage reward survey participation and benchmark roles against luxury, fashion, retail, and corporate peers.
• Analyze pay positioning, equity, compression, and trends to highlight risks and recommend actions.
• Maintain reward data, dashboards, and reporting for HR, Finance, and regional/Group stakeholders.
• Administer benefit programs (pension, healthcare, life assurance, income protection, wellbeing) across the UK, Ireland, and South Africa.
• Handle annual renewals, market reviews, and provider relationships balancing value, cost, and compliance.
• Maintain benefits data and develop employee communications to enhance total reward understanding.

Partnership, Governance & Projects

• Act as regional reward adviser to HR, Talent Acquisition, Finance, and business leaders.
• Monitor market and regulatory developments across the UK, Ireland, and South Africa with local advisers.
• Maintain robust controls, audit-ready documentation, and lead reward process improvements.
• Maintain working payroll knowledge to coordinate inputs and provide business-continuity cover for the Payroll Manager.

Profile

Experience

• Extensive, proven compensation and benefits experience within a complex, customer-led organisation.
• Strong practical experience of job evaluation, salary structures, benchmarking, annual pay and bonus cycles, benefits renewals and vendor management.
• Experience in luxury fashion, premium retail or a closely related consumer brand is strongly preferred, with an understanding of both store and corporate populations.
• Knowledge of reward and benefits practices across the UK, Ireland and South Africa, or experience managing comparable multi-country populations.
• Working knowledge of payroll processes and controls, sufficient to manage reward inputs, validate outputs and provide defined absence cover.
• Experience translating complex data into clear, commercially grounded recommendations for senior stakeholders.

Key Skills

• Compensation design, job evaluation, grading and market benchmarking
• Benefits management, governance and provider relationships
• Advanced Excel, numerical modelling, HRIS and reward reporting
• Strong analytical judgement, attention to detail and data confidentiality
• Clear stakeholder communication, collaboration and influencing skills
• Structured project management and a pragmatic continuous-improvement mindset

Founded in Paris in 1854, Louis Vuitton perpetuates the ambitious vision of its namesake. From his origins as a master trunk maker, manufacturing boxes used to pack both everyday objects as well as voluminous wardrobes, Louis Vuitton and his successors introduced numerous innovations including the advent of the flat-top trunk, lightweight canvas, signature patterns, and the tumbler lock. Today, Louis Vuitton’s legacy is expressed through its rigorous spirit of innovation, the boldness of its creations and an uncompromising demand for excellence.

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