Senior Compensation Manager (EU) - Pay Structuring & Job Levelling

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

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.