Compensation Specialist

Catalyst Partners; England; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Financial Services firm in London is looking for a Deferred Compensation Specialist to analyze compensation data and ensure regulatory compliance. The role involves leading the rollout of a new compensation platform, defining requirements, and supporting global initiatives. Ideal candidates should have experience in financial services, strong analytical skills, and proficiency in MS Office. This position is hybrid and offers a 12-month fixed-term contract with potential for permanency.

Qualifications

• Ideally have experience in financial services.
• Ability to interpret and present data insights.
• Comfortable managing complex workflows.

Responsibilities

• Lead the rollout of a new deferred compensation platform.
• Define requirements and manage data migration.
• Create SOPs and controls to improve efficiency.
• Support global alignment of compensation governance.
• Provide training to HR and business teams.
• Contribute to regulatory disclosures and analytics.

Skills

Experience in reward / deferred compensation

Strong analytical skills

Excellent communication

Detail-driven

Problem-solving abilities

Tools

MS Office

Workday

Job description

Job Title : Deferred Compensation Specialist

Location : London (hybrid)

Sector : Financial Services

Contract : 12 month FTC (potential to turn permanent)

Position Overview : Catalyst Partners have partnered with a leading Financial Services firm on the search for Deferred Compensation Specialist to support performance, reward, and benefits initiatives across Europe. This role focuses on analysing compensation data, ensuring regulatory compliance, and delivering a competitive, equitable reward framework. You’ll also play a key role in implementing a new deferred compensation system and supporting global reward initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end rollout of a new deferred compensation platform for EMEA, acting as the regional subject-matter expert.
• Define requirements, test system functionality, manage data migration, and ensure operational readiness in partnership with HR Tech, Risk, Compliance, Finance, and other stakeholders.
• Map, streamline, and document processes, creating SOPs and controls to improve efficiency and reduce operational risk.
• Support global alignment of deferred compensation governance and help shape scalable, future-state operating models.
• Provide training and guidance to HR and business teams on new processes and system capabilities.
• Contribute to the annual compensation cycle, regulatory disclosures, and reward analytics.

Experience & Skills

• Experience in reward / deferred compensation, ideally within financial services.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to interpret and present data insights.
• Experience coordinating multiple stakeholders across regions.
• Skilled in MS Office; Workday knowledge is a plus.
• Excellent communication, organisation, and problem-solving abilities.
• Proactive, detail-driven, collaborative, and comfortable managing complex workflows.