Overview
Teads is seeking a strategic, analytically minded and hands-on Compensation & Benefits Director to join our People & Culture team in London. This role will lead the design, execution and evolution of Teads' global compensation and benefits programs, ensuring they remain competitive, scalable and aligned with our business strategy.
Reporting to the VP, Total Rewards, Talent & Operations, this role will partner closely with senior leaders across the company - including executive leadership - to support key compensation initiatives such as annual planning cycles, executive compensation, and board-level reporting. The role also manages and develops an Operations & Rewards Analyst, helping build strong analytical foundations and scalable processes for the future.
This is a highly visible role requiring strong analytical thinking, business partnership and communication skills. The successful candidate will be comfortable operating in a fast-paced, global and evolving environment, while balancing strategic thinking with operational excellence.
What will you do?
- Lead the design, implementation and governance of global compensation programs, including base salary structures, bonus frameworks and incentive plans.
- Manage the annual compensation cycle (merit, promotions, bonus planning) in partnership with Finance and executive leadership.
- Conduct market benchmarking and compensation analysis using tools such as Mercer, Radford, and Zviran to ensure competitiveness and internal equity.
- Develop compensation frameworks that support organizational growth, retention, and talent attraction, including the selection of performance metrics, calibration of payout curves, and equity mix (e.g., PSUs, RSUs, Options).
- Provide data-driven recommendations to senior leadership on compensation strategy and pay positioning.
- Maintain governance and documentation around compensation philosophy, pay ranges and decision-making frameworks.
Executive Compensation & Equity
- Manage executive compensation processes including salary, bonus, and long-term incentive planning, including annual validation of the Executive Peer Group to ensure competitive benchmarking against industry and size-relevant cohorts.
- Support equity program administration and analysis, including grant planning and equity utilization. Deep knowledge of equity award valuation, vesting schedules, and the legal/tax implications of executive employment agreements and severance/change-in-control provisions. Conduct sophisticated financial modeling to forecast equity dilution and burn rates.
- Prepare compensation analysis and materials for Executive Compensation Committee and Board presentations.
- Partner closely with Finance and Legal on executive compensation governance and compliance.
Benefits Strategy
- Oversee global benefits strategy and program design, ensuring offerings are competitive, compliant and aligned with employee needs.
- Evaluate and optimize benefits programs through data analysis, employee feedback and market benchmarking.
- Manage broker and vendor relationships, ensuring effective service delivery and cost management.
Stakeholder Partnership
- Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, including executives and business leaders, on compensation and rewards strategy.
- Collaborate closely with People & Culture, Finance and Legal teams to ensure alignment across key processes.
- Translate complex data and analysis into clear insights and recommendations for senior stakeholders.
Analytics & Insights
- Build and maintain robust compensation analytics, dashboards and reporting frameworks.
- Use data to identify trends, risks and opportunities related to pay equity, market competitiveness and retention.
- Drive continuous improvement in total rewards processes, tools and reporting.
Team Leadership & Operations
- Manage and mentor an Operations & Rewards Analyst, supporting their development and capability building.
- Establish scalable processes, workflows and controls to support a growing global organization.
- Ensure data accuracy, governance and confidentiality across compensation and rewards systems.
What will you bring to the team?
- Your skills and experiences:
- 8-12+ years of progressive experience in compensation, total rewards and HR analytics roles.
- Strong experience designing and managing compensation programs within technology, ad-tech or high-growth companies preferred.
- Experience supporting executive compensation and board-level reporting.
- Advanced analytical skills with the ability to translate complex data into clear insights.
- Experience using compensation benchmarking tools such as Mercer, Radford or similar market data platforms.
- Strong stakeholder management skills with experience influencing senior leadership.
- Ability to communicate complex concepts clearly through written materials and presentations.
- Experience working in fast-paced, evolving and international environments.
- Proven ability to balance strategic thinking with operational execution.
- Strategic and analytical thinker
- Executive presence and communication
- Detail-oriented with strong governance mindset
- Process improvement and scalability focus
- Collaborative, proactive and ownership-driven
- High integrity and discretion with confidential information
- You connect with our values:
- Relentless Customer Focus: You put customers at the heart of everything, building strong relationships, understanding customers needs, and making decisions that keep their perspective front and center.
- Act Today, Not Tomorrow: You make smart decisions quickly, prioritize action over perfection, and keep things moving forward, even when things aren't 100% clear.
- Obsess About Outcomes: You're outcome-driven, take ownership of your results, and work through challenges to deliver what really matters.
- Evolve Through Change: You're adaptable, curious, and see change as a chance to learn and improve. You evolve your skills to keep up and push ahead.
- Human-driven, Powered by AI: While we use AI to drive performance, it's our people who make the real difference. You bring empathy, collaboration, and a love of learning to everything you do.
Life at Teads
At Teads, we don't just offer new roles - we blend creativity, technology, and data to shape the future of media. You'll work with smart humans, meaningful brands, and cool tools, all while helping redefine how advertising works in a world that demands more transparency, better insights, and smarter strategies.
As a Teadster, you'll play a critical role in shaping our future success in the region. Here's why Teads stands out:
- We've merged two open internet category leaders-Outbrain and Teads-to create the 'new' Teads, a unified omnichannel platform that drives results from branding to performance across all screens, including CTV, mobile, and web.
- As part of our team, you'll thrive in a collaborative and forward-thinking environment that fosters innovation, creative problem-solving, and continuous learning.
- Teads is committed to your success, offering the support, tools, and development opportunities you need to excel in your role.
Our company culture is welcoming, dynamic, diverse, global, and built on top performance.
Teads is an equal employment opportunity employer and committed to diversity and inclusion at all stages of recruitment and employment.
Our team is made up of individuals who are approachable, resourceful, passionate, and proactive. We foster a sense of belonging through our Employee Resource Groups - employee-led groups in which we debate topics and drive change: environmental, women empowerment, charitable initiatives to diversity, equity, and inclusion, you'll be able to share your passions with likeminded people.
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