Senior Compensation Specialist

Annapurna; Manchester; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment consultancy is seeking a Global Compensation Specialist to manage global equity programs and support compensation processes. The role involves overseeing Shareworks, ensuring data accuracy, and being the main contact for employee equity queries. Ideal candidates will have 3+ years of equity administration experience within a public company, strong expertise in Shareworks, and knowledge of compliance and reporting implications.

Qualifications

• 3+ years’ equity administration experience within a public company.
• Strong Shareworks expertise required.
• Experience with global equity plans and HRIS data management.

Responsibilities

• Administer global equity plans in Shareworks.
• Maintain accurate equity data with regular reconciliations.
• Oversee the Shareworks–HRIS integration and manage ESPP activity.

Skills

Equity administration experience

Shareworks expertise

Knowledge of equity taxation

Strong attention to detail

Communication skills

Education

CEP / CEPI / CCP certification

Tools

Shareworks

Benchmarking tools (Radford, Mercer, etc.)

Job description

Global Compensation Specialist

My client is hiring a Global Equity & Compensation Specialist to manage global equity programmes and support core compensation processes across People, Finance, Payroll and Legal. You’ll oversee Shareworks end-to-end, safeguard data accuracy, and act as the key point of contact for employee equity queries.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer global equity plans in Shareworks, including grants, vesting, exercises and terminations.
• Maintain accurate equity data and lead regular reconciliations with HRIS, Payroll and Finance.
• Oversee the Shareworks–HRIS integration and manage all ESPP activity.
• Track cross-border moves and manage compliance, tax and reporting implications.
• Support audits and drive process improvements to increase accuracy and automation.
• Provide clear guidance to employees and maintain equity education materials.
• Support compensation cycles, salary ranges, job levelling and reporting.
• Partner with Finance on budgeting, forecasting and market benchmarking.

What My Client Is Looking For

• 3+ years’ equity administration experience within a public company.
• Strong Shareworks expertise (required).
• Experience with global equity plans, ESPP and HRIS data management.
• Knowledge of equity taxation, compliance and global reporting.
• Strong attention to detail and confident communication skills.
• Experience with benchmarking tools (Radford, Mercer, etc.) is a plus.
• CEP / CEPI / CCP certification and global exposure desirable.