Head of Compensation and Benefits - 12 months Fixed Term Contract

TN United Kingdom; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the scientific community is seeking a Head of Compensation and Benefits for a 12-month fixed-term contract in Cambridge. This key role involves overseeing compensation, benefits, and payroll governance while ensuring compliance and delivering value. Ideal candidates will have global experience and strong project management skills, contributing to a culture that values well-being and professional development.

Qualifications

• Experience in a global environment (UK, US, China).
• Skilled in executing global compensation and benefits projects.
• Experience supervising payroll delivery to SOX standards.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of global compensation and reward processes.
• Manage relationships with external benefits vendors globally.
• Develop SOX-compliant payroll review and approval processes.

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Data Analysis

Tools

Oracle

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Head of Compensation and Benefits - 12 months Fixed Term Contract, Cambridge

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Client:

Abcam

Location:

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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Posted:

23.05.2025

Expiry Date:

07.07.2025

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Company Description

For over 20 years, abcam has been providing tools the scientific community needs to enable faster breakthroughs in critical areas like cancer, neurological disorders, infectious diseases, and metabolic disorders.

We believe that to continue making progress, we need to work together in new ways. We need your own unique perspective as well as that of our people to make an even greater impact on the world. This community needs people like you: dedicated, agile, and above all audacious so we can truly bring progress forward.

Job Description

The Head of Compensation & Benefits is a key role in the global reward team. You will be responsible for operating abcam’s compensation, benefits, and payroll policies to the highest standards. From design to communication and delivery, we aim to deliver value for abcam and our people.

Reporting to the VP of Global Reward, the key responsibilities of the role include:

Compensation and Benefits Governance

• Support delivery of Danaher’s Global Compensation & Reward Framework (GCRF) processes on Workday related to abcam’s employees.
• Contribute to Danaher’s processes on share incentive programs, managing queries and relationships with providers.
• Develop and maintain SOX-compliant processes for compensation and benefits administration outside the US.
• Provide expertise on Benefits, Global Mobility, Health & Wellbeing, and Recognition across all countries, ensuring governance and compliance.
• Conduct annual Benefit Reviews to support total reward proposals aligned with budgeting, and provide ongoing benefits support.
• Manage communications calendar on compensation and benefits topics.
• Manage relationships with external benefits vendors globally.
• Support US benefits, payroll, wellbeing, and recognition delivery on Danaher platforms during transition.

Payroll Governance

• Develop and maintain SOX-compliant payroll review and approval processes, supervising Payroll Entry within HR Shared Services.

Qualifications

Experience working in a global environment (UK, US, China). Skilled in planning and executing global compensation and benefits projects, with excellent project management and stakeholder mobilization skills.

Confident communicator on reward topics, capable of engaging stakeholders at all levels. Ability to recognize and act upon change to achieve goals.

Experience supervising payroll delivery to SOX standards. Numerate and analytical, with a talent for storytelling through data analysis.

Experience with global compensation consultants and HR information systems like Oracle.

Additional Information

We value flexibility and offer various ways to support well-being and growth. Our culture emphasizes well-being, professional development, and environmental responsibility. We celebrate diversity and inclusion, aiming to partner with the scientific community to address critical diseases.