Compensation Governance Lead: Pay Transparency & Data

aztecgroup; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus scheme

Flexible, hybrid working

Ability to work abroad up to 3 weeks a

Generous holiday allowance

Pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Worldwide travel insurance

Health and wellbeing programmes

On-site parking

Job summary

Aztec is seeking a Compensation Governance & Pay Transparency Lead to drive compensation strategy, governance and pay transparency across the business. You will lead salary range design, band progression, and market benchmarking with external surveys.

You will mentor colleagues, collaborate with Finance and HR, and ensure gender pay and equal pay readiness, while shaping remuneration policy for local boards. This hybrid role offers cross-country exposure and a competitive rewards package.

Qualifications

• Extensive specialist experience in compensation and job architecture across Aztec and with autonomy.
• Track record of solving complex, high-impact problems across countries with market/regulatory change.
• Experienced with external surveys including WTW and McLagan.
• Professional qualification with specialised knowledge in reward governance.
• Familiarity with Workday and related systems.

Responsibilities

• Govern job families, bands, levels and role profiles; own salary range design, spreads and market positioning with Finance.
• Benchmarking and market data: own benchmarking using WT& McLagan; produce market insights.
• Pay methodology & total reward: design pay methodology, annual pay review and band-progression programmes; advise on remuneration package.
• Pay transparency, gender & equal pay: deliver transparency readiness and remediation plans with evidence.
• Governance & insight: draft and maintain remuneration policy; prepare materials for local boards and forums; develop the Reward Analyst.

Skills

Compensation governance

Job architecture

Market benchmarking

Total rewards design

Data-driven decisions

Stakeholder management

Education

Relevant professional qualification

Tools

Workday

Job description

Aztec is seeking a Compensation Governance & Pay Transparency Lead to drive compensation strategy, governance and pay transparency across the business. You will lead salary range design, band progression, and market benchmarking with external surveys.

You will mentor colleagues, collaborate with Finance and HR, and ensure gender pay and equal pay readiness, while shaping remuneration policy for local boards. This hybrid role offers cross-country exposure and a competitive rewards package.