Senior Compensation Specialist

Hunt; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading firm as a Senior Compensation Specialist in Birmingham or London. This role involves enhancing compensation strategies and collaborating with various stakeholders to support the firm's growth objectives. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in compensation management and a strong analytical mindset. Enjoy a hybrid working model and numerous benefits including private medical insurance and generous annual leave.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Three-month sabbatical every five years

Health and wellbeing programmes

Training and personal development

Qualifications

• Substantial experience in compensation, salary and bonus structures.
• Experience within the legal or professional services sector preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Head of Reward in compensation strategies.
• Manage salary and bonus cycles, familiar with job evaluation methodologies.

Skills

Analytical Ability

Attention to Detail

Stakeholder Interaction

Tools

Advanced Excel

MS Office

HRIS

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Human Resources function as a Senior Compensation Specialist within our Reward team. Sitting in a small team of Reward professionals, the Senior Compensation Specialist plays a crucial role in assisting the Head of Reward. This position is instrumental in reviewing and implementing our compensation strategies and processes to align with the firm’s ambitious growth objectives and overall people agenda.

As a Senior Compensation Specialist your key relationships will include:

Internal -Practice & Team Leaders, Business Services Directors & Heads Of, Finance teams: HRD & senior HR team; other HR delivery teams

External -Third party providers including reward advisors and consultants, compensation data providers, statutory reporting bodies.

Our HR team operates from both Birmingham and London offices, so this position can be based in either location. However, if the successful candidate is based in the London office, they will be expected to be present at the Birmingham office at least once a week, with an understanding that this will increase during peak times.

About you:

We are looking for an individual with substantial experience in compensation, particularly in salary and bonus structures. Within your experience you will have managed or played a significant role in salary and bonus cycles and be familiar with job evaluation methodologies, preferably Willis Towers Watson.

You will demonstrate a highly numerate and analytical ability, possessing strong skills in presenting complex information.

A curious mindset, keen attention to detail, and the ability to interact with and influence demanding stakeholders are essential to thrive in this position. Experience within the legal or professional services sector is highly preferred.

System Skills:

• Advanced Excel, MS Office and relevant Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS)
• Experience of reporting / data analysis and visualisation tools would be ideal.

What We Can Offer You:

Gowling WLG has been recognised as one of best places to work in the UK and has been ranked by Great Place to Work for 24 consecutive years.

• A hybrid approach to office and remote working.
• 25 days annual leave, with the option to buy up to a week's extra annual leave
• Private medical insurance, and the option to add family members
• Life assurance covering four times your annual salary
• The chance of a three-month sabbatical every five years
• Maternity, paternity and adoption leave schemes
• A range of health and wellbeing programmes
• State of the art offices, in the heart of Birmingham City Centre or London overlooking Tower Bridge, with an onsite restaurant
• Opportunities to flourish in your role through training and personal development

Gowling WLG is committed both to promoting equality and diversity in the firm and to Equal Opportunities in employment. The firm believes in equality of opportunity regardless of race or racial group (including colour, nationality, ethnicity, national origins), religion or belief, age, disability, sexual orientation, sex, gender re-assignment and gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy, maternity and paternity. This also includes any incidents of perceptive or associative discrimination and harassment.

At Gowling WLGwe seek to attract and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures, to create an exciting and rewarding place to work. Our aim is to fulfil everyone's potential and together to achieve personal and business goals.

If you have any queries in relation to this position or would like to see a full job description, please contact Meg Astley at [e-mail]