Senior Compensation Manager (6-month FTC)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Life Assurance x4

Car allowance

25 days holiday + Bank Holidays

Birthday leave

Private Healthcare

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Michael Page is assisting in recruiting a Senior Compensation Manager for a 6-month FTC in the UK. The role focuses on compensation planning, job levelling, and EU pay transparency across six countries, with hybrid working and Bicester office presence.

The candidate will drive complex reward initiatives, collaborate with senior stakeholders, and manage data governance with Payroll/People Ops. 6-month FTC with a strong impact potential.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in Reward, with specialist exposure to Compensation.
• Deep expertise in Compensation management, ideally across multiple European countries.
• Senior leadership experience influencing stakeholders and working autonomously.

Responsibilities

• Oversee end-of-year compensation planning cycles and cycles across regions.
• Lead job levelling and pay range management initiatives.
• Coordinate EU Pay Transparency across six EU countries.
• Align compensation strategy with upcoming benefit changes and 2027 communications.
• Support UK Gender Pay Gap reporting and data governance with Payroll and People Ops.
• Collaborate with external partners to manage benchmarking and surveys.

Skills

Compensation management

Job levelling

EU Pay Transparency

Stakeholder management

Excel analytics

Reward data

Vendor management

UK Gender Pay Gap

HR analytics

Tools

Willis Towers Watson (WTW)

Job description

Great opportunity to lead on major Compensation projects - job levelling and pay range management / EU Pay Transparency management across 6 EU countries / aligning of compensation strategy with key benefit changes - as well as key Compensation planning cycles.

The successful candidate will bring advanced compensation experience, ideally within an EU or International setting, and be available at short notice. Offers hybrid working.

An international business; a key player in their specialist field.

Description

A 6-month fixed term contract opportunity as Senior Compensation Manager (6-month FTC).

The key focus areas for the 6 months include:

• End of Year compensation planning cycles - (Oct-Dec and Jan-Mar).
• Job Levelling and pay range management.
• EU Pay Transparency management across 6 EU countries.
• Aligning of compensation strategy with key benefit changes planned for 2027 and supporting on broader comms.
• Supporting on changes related to UK Gender Pay Gap reporting.
• Working with Employment Tax, Payroll and People Ops to ensure data governance and compliance.

This role offers great hybrid working opportunities - you can expect to be in the office in Bicester 1-2 days per week on average.

Profile

To apply for this Senior Compensation Manager (6-month FTC) role, your profile will closely match the following:

• Significant experience in Reward, with specialist exposure to Compensation.
• Deep expertise in Compensation management, ideally across multiple European countries.
• Proven capability to operate at Senior Manager level, influencing senior stakeholders and working autonomously in complex environments.
• Experience with compensation topics such as job evaluation, pay structures, WTW levelling and benchmarking, and annual review processes.
• Strong commercial acumen and experience managing external partners (brokers, vendors, survey providers).
• Excellent analytical skills, with strong Excel capability and confidence handling complex reward data.
• Strong communicator, able to translate complex reward concepts into clear, pragmatic guidance.
• Trusted, discreet and confident judgement-holder on sensitive reward matters.
• Curious, forward-thinking and motivated to expand scope and impact over time.
• Available at short notice and able to commit to a duration of size months.
• Must be able to work from the Bicester office 1-2 days per week on average.

Job Offer

This Senior Compensation Manager (6-month FTC) role offers the following:

• Salary between £70,000 and £80,000, dependent on the level of experience.
• Life Assurance x4.
• Fixed-term contract with the opportunity to make a tangible impact.

Great opportunity to lead on major Compensation projects - job levelling and pay range management / EU Pay Transparency management across 6 EU countries / aligning of compensation strategy with key benefit changes - as well as key Compensation planning cycles.

The successful candidate will bring advanced compensation experience, ideally within an EU or International setting, and be available at short notice. Offers hybrid working.

Client Details

An international business; a key player in their specialist field.

Description

A 6-month fixed term contract opportunity as Senior Compensation Manager (6-month FTC).

The key focus areas for the 6 months include:

• End of Year compensation planning cycles - (Oct-Dec and Jan-Mar).
• Job Levelling and pay range management.
• EU Pay Transparency management across 6 EU countries.
• Aligning of compensation strategy with key benefit changes planned for 2027 and supporting on broader comms.
• Supporting on changes related to UK Gender Pay Gap reporting.
• Working with Employment Tax, Payroll and People Ops to ensure data governance and compliance.

This role offers great hybrid working opportunities - you can expect to be in the office in Bicester 1-2 days per week on average.

Profile

To apply for this Senior Compensation Manager (6-month FTC) role, your profile will closely match the following:

• Significant experience in Reward, with specialist exposure to Compensation.
• Deep expertise in Compensation management, ideally across multiple European countries.
• Proven capability to operate at Senior Manager level, influencing senior stakeholders and working autonomously in complex environments.
• Experience with compensation topics such as job evaluation, pay structures, WTW levelling and benchmarking, and annual review processes.
• Strong commercial acumen and experience managing external partners (brokers, vendors, survey providers).
• Excellent analytical skills, with strong Excel capability and confidence handling complex reward data.
• Strong communicator, able to translate complex reward concepts into clear, pragmatic guidance.
• Trusted, discreet and confident judgement-holder on sensitive reward matters.
• Curious, forward-thinking and motivated to expand scope and impact over time.
• Available at short notice and able to commit to a duration of size months.
• Must be able to work from the Bicester office 1-2 days per week on average.

Job Offer

This Senior Compensation Manager (6-month FTC) role offers the following:

• Salary between £70,000 and £80,000, dependent on the level of experience.
• Generous car allowance.
• 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays plus Birthday Leave.
• Private Healthcare.
• Life Assurance x4.
• Comprehensive benefits package overall.
• Fixed-term contract with the opportunity to make a tangible impact.

Desired Skills and Experience

compensation, reward, job levelling, compensation cycle, Willis Towers Watson, WTW, salary benchmarking, EU Pay Transparency, Gender Pay Gap