Senior Compensation & Benefits Manager

JR United Kingdom; Slough; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A pioneering fintech company seeks a Senior Compensation & Benefits Manager to lead its EMEA strategy from Slough. This role combines strategic leadership with hands-on development of compensation and benefits programs aligned with market best practices, contributing to employee engagement and competitiveness.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in developing and managing regional/global Compensation programs.
• Experience in FinTech or Financial Services industry is a plus.
• Strong understanding of market conditions in EMEA & US.

Responsibilities

• Lead EMEA C&B strategy & execution, reporting to the Global Head.
• Participate in designing and improving C&B policies.
• Drive annual compensation reviews and benefits introduction.

Skills

Compensation programs

Benefits design

Market benchmarking

Data analysis

Regulatory compliance

Job description

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Senior Compensation & Benefits Manager, Slough

Client:

Ant International

Location:

Slough, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Views:

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Posted:

26.06.2025

Expiry Date:

10.08.2025

Job Description:

About Us:

Ant International powers the future of global commerce with digital innovation for everyone and every business to thrive. In close collaboration with partners, we support merchants of all sizes worldwide to realize their growth aspirations through a comprehensive range of tech-driven digital payment and financial services solutions.

Ant International strives to become the most trusted digital services connector to achieve sustainable growth of global commerce.

With a focus on Travel, Trade, Technology, and Talent, Ant International is committed to enhancing the digital mindset and capacities of businesses worldwide. Through fostering collaborative efforts with partners, we are driving responsible innovation and increasing market accessibility for global SMEs.

We do so across our 4 key businesses: Alipay+, Antom, WorldFirst, and ANEXT Bank.

The role:

We are looking for an experienced and credible Compensation & Benefits (C&B) expert. This is an exciting opportunity as it’s our first hire based in London, with a broad remit and interesting challenges.

You will lead our EMEA C&B strategy & execution for the EMEA & Americas regions, reporting to our Global Head. We need someone detail-oriented and eager to join a fast-moving Fintech leader.

What you will be doing:

• Participating in strategic projects and initiatives.
• Contributing to the design and improvement of C&B policies.
• Co-designing and developing schemes of short-term and long-term incentives.
• Driving and coordinating C&B processes like annual compensation reviews, benefits introduction, and implementation.
• Contributing to benefit design programs to maintain market competitiveness aligned with company culture and C&B philosophies.
• Analyzing and recommending improvements to compensation and benefit practices to stakeholders to enhance competitiveness and employee engagement in each country.
• Partnering with HR Business Partners and business leaders to advise and recommend solutions on compensation & benefits issues.
• Participating in C&B surveys, conducting market benchmarking and trend analysis.

What we are looking for:

• Extensive experience in developing and managing regional/global Compensation programs and processes, preferably in a high-growth, scaling, technology environment.
• Experience in FinTech or Financial Services industry is a plus.
• Strong understanding of market conditions across various countries, especially in EMEA & US markets.
• Knowledge of market best practices, trends, and benchmark data.
• Language skills, particularly advantageous (Mandarin Chinese, Arabic, European languages where we have entities).