Global Compensation Leader | Data-Driven Pay & Governance

IFS; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work options

Global exposure

Job summary

IFS is seeking a Global Compensation Manager to lead the design and governance of pay structures across markets. You will guide salary benchmarking, annual reviews, bonus planning and job architecture while ensuring internal equity.

The role involves data analysis, HRIS tooling, and close collaboration with Finance, Legal and HR to deliver compliant, competitive rewards. Hybrid work and international collaboration are key aspects.

Qualifications

• Solid compensation experience, including supporting compensation processes, frameworks or reward programmes in a complex, global organisation.
• Good working knowledge of market benchmarking, salary structures, compa‑ratio, job evaluation, pay equity, annual reward cycles, variable pay, broker or survey provider management, governance and EU pay transparency requirements.
• Strong analytical capability, including salary survey interpretation, compensation data analysis, HRIS and compensation planning tools, with advanced Excel skills.
• Ability to interpret data, identify issues or risks and translate analysis into practical recommendations for HR, Finance, Legal and business stakeholders.
• Good stakeholder management skills, with the ability to provide guidance on sensitive compensation matters within established frameworks.
• Experience preparing analysis, options and supporting materials for review, helping drive consistent outcomes across a matrix organisation.
• Experience supporting compliance‑related reward activities, including pay transparency data preparation, documentation, stakeholder coordination and follow‑up actions.
• Pragmatic and solutions‑focused, with sound judgement and discretion when balancing global principles, local practice, compliance, equity and affordability.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of global compensation activities, providing practical guidance on pay decisions, reward packages, compensation processes and reward‑related considerations.
• Maintain assigned compensation tools and data, including salary structures, pay ranges, market data, pay positioning, grade alignment and country‑level inputs.
• Support the annual salary review and bonus planning processes, including data preparation, budget inputs, planning guidance, stakeholder input, communications and implementation support.
• Support job architecture activity by helping ensure roles are evaluated, matched, graded and maintained consistently in line with established guidance.
• Review and advise on routine in‑year salary decisions, including offers, promotions, salary adjustments and exceptions, escalating complex or higher‑risk cases where needed.
• Contribute analysis and supporting materials for compensation governance, pay transparency, compliance and reporting workstreams as required.
• Support EU pay transparency activity, including preparing compensation data, maintaining role and pay range inputs, supporting salary range disclosure processes and coordinating input for reporting or information requests.
• Coordinate relationships with brokers or survey providers, supporting data submissions, query resolution, benchmarking outputs and service quality within agreed supplier frameworks.
• Provide analysis and recommendations on salary positioning, internal equity and market competitiveness, using data and established reward principles.

Skills

Compensation strategy

Market benchmarking

HR analytics

Stakeholder management

Tools

Excel

HRIS

Survey tools

Job description

IFS is seeking a Global Compensation Manager to lead the design and governance of pay structures across markets. You will guide salary benchmarking, annual reviews, bonus planning and job architecture while ensuring internal equity.

The role involves data analysis, HRIS tooling, and close collaboration with Finance, Legal and HR to deliver compliant, competitive rewards. Hybrid work and international collaboration are key aspects.