EU Compensation & Pay Transparency Lead (6-Month FTC)

Michael Page HR; Bicester; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Private Healthcare

Life Assurance x4

Birthday Leave

25 days holiday + BH

Job summary

Michael Page HR is seeking a Senior Compensation Manager for a 6-month FTC to lead EU-wide pay strategies and UK gender pay reporting. Hybrid working in the UK with a Bicester office footprint.

You will drive end-of-year compensation planning, job levelling, and pay-range management, while coordinating with Employment Tax, Payroll and People Ops to ensure data governance and compliance.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in Reward with compensation focus.
• Deep expertise in Compensation management across multiple European countries.
• Ability to operate at Senior Manager level and influence stakeholders.
• Experience with job evaluation, pay structures and benchmarking.
• Strong analytical skills and proficiency with reward data.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-of-year compensation planning cycles.
• Manage job levelling and pay-range governance.
• Oversee EU Pay Transparency across 6 EU countries.
• Align compensation strategy with 2027 benefit changes.
• Support UK Gender Pay Gap reporting and data governance.

Skills

Reward

Compensation management

Job evaluation

Pay structures

Benchmarking

Excel

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Finance

Tools

Excel

WTW benchmarking

Job description

Michael Page HR is seeking a Senior Compensation Manager for a 6-month FTC to lead EU-wide pay strategies and UK gender pay reporting. Hybrid working in the UK with a Bicester office footprint.

You will drive end-of-year compensation planning, job levelling, and pay-range management, while coordinating with Employment Tax, Payroll and People Ops to ensure data governance and compliance.