Compensation Governance & Pay Transparency Lead — 6 Month Contract

Aztec Financial Services (UK) Limited; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Hybrid working

Work abroad up to 3 weeks per year

Generous holiday allowance

Pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Worldwide travel insurance

Wellbeing programmes

On-site parking

Job summary

Aztec Financial Services (UK) Limited seeks a Compensation Governance & Pay Transparency Lead to drive pay strategy, governance and transparency across the business. You will lead projects, coach others and work with Finance and HR to align market data with our remuneration framework.

The role covers job architecture, pay bands, benchmarking with WT McLagan, the design of annual pay reviews, and governance materials for boards. A deep background in compensation and Workday is essential.

Qualifications

• Extensive specialist experience in compensation and job architecture.
• Experience with international compensation and market data.
• Experience using external surveys (WTW, McLagan).
• Relevant professional qualification with specialised knowledge of own discipline.
• Familiarity with Workday Technical & People Skills.
• Deep expertise in compensation, job architecture and reward governance.

Responsibilities

• Govern job architecture, pay structures, bands and role profiles; own salary range design and market positioning.
• Design pay methodology including annual pay review and band progression; model and advise on total rewards.
• Deliver gender pay, equal pay and transparency readiness, with evidence-based remediation suggestions.
• Draft and maintain remuneration policy; prepare materials for boards and forums; develop Reward Analyst Experience.
• Represent Aztec externally with survey providers and advisers; mentor colleagues and drive data-driven decisions.

Skills

Compensation governance

Job architecture

Market benchmarking

Workday expertise

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Professional qualification

Tools

Workday

Job description

At Aztec, we're committed to building and nurturing a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued, respected, and able to grow. We know that different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences strengthen our business and we welcome applications from all individuals. So, if your experience doesn’t exactly match with every part of the job description, but you are excited about the role, we would still like to hear from you. If you are passionate, curious, innovative and data driven, you could still be a good fit.

About the role

As Compensation Governance & Pay Transparency Lead, you will be responsible for the leadership of a project(s), driving process improvement, operational excellence and contributing towards broader team strategies. You will achieve this through in-depth knowledge of your own discipline, being open-minded and embracing change whilst valuing diverse perspectives and channelling a 'can-do' attitude. You will support business and people growth, assisting with coaching team members, and collaborating across the business to enable Aztec's future ambitions.

Key Role Responsibilities

• Job architecture & pay structures: govern job families, bands, levels and role profiles, and own salary range design — spreads, control points and market positioning — keeping structures defensible and affordable with Finance Benchmarking & market data: own benchmarking and survey matching (WTW, McLagan), assuring quality and producing market insight
• Pay methodology & total reward: design pay methodology — new-hire positioning, the annual pay review and band-progression programmes — own modelling and review, and advise on the whole remuneration package, including annual and long-term incentives
• Pay transparency, gender & equal pay: deliver gender pay, equal pay and transparency readiness to the strategy set by the Head of Reward & Performance, recommending remediation with clear evidence
• Governance & insight: draft and maintain remuneration policy for approval, prepare materials for local boards and colleague forums, produce executive-quality insight and develop the Reward Analyst Experience
• Workday Technical & People Skills: Deep expertise in compensation, job architecture and reward governance Balances external trends, best practice and compliance with internal needs across changing markets Builds financial models and clear explanations for non-technical audiences Represents Aztec externally with survey providers and advisers, and mentors colleagues with resilience and integrity Makes commercial, data-driven decisions and adopts new technology to drive efficiency

Qualifications

• Extensive specialist experience in compensation and job architecture, with expertise recognised across Aztec and working with significant independence
• Track record of complex, high-impact problem solving across multiple countries, interpreting external market and regulatory change into clear recommendations
• Extensive experience of using external surveys including WTW and McLagan
• Relevant professional qualification, with specialised knowledge of own discipline and working knowledge of related disciplines across Aztec
• Prior experience and familiarity with Workday Technical & People Skills
• Deep expertise in compensation, job architecture and reward governance Balances external trends, best practice and compliance with internal needs across changing markets Builds financial models and clear explanations for non-technical audiences Represents Aztec externally with survey providers and advisers, and mentors colleagues with resilience and integrity Makes commercial, data-driven decisions and adopts new technology to drive efficiency

Benefits

In addition to a competitive salary, here are some examples of the benefits that we may offer for our permanent roles:

• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Flexible, hybrid working
• Ability to work abroad for up to 3 weeks per annum
• Generous holiday allowance
• Pension scheme
• Private medical insurance, including eye care
• Life assurance (death in service and critical illness benefit)
• Worldwide travel insurance
• Health and wellbeing programmes
• On-site parking

With an ambitious vision for further growth, we're always on the lookout for bright individuals to join our journey. Progress your career with a company that will support you every step of the way.

At Aztec, we provide talented and dynamic individuals with the opportunity to build a rewarding career. We're an ambitious company, committed to building long-term partnerships with our clients and delivering operational excellence at every stage of their fund's lifecycle. Our culture is what makes us a standout place to work. Our people are at the heart of our business: putting clients first; delivering service excellence; working as one team; building lasting connections and embodying our values and purpose. Join us and discover what makes us the bright alternative.