International Compensation Partner (6 month FTC)
Location: London or Leeds based
Hybrid: 3 days in the office
Salary: £100,000
About the Company and the Role
Our client is a leading international financial services organisation with a highly respected reputation and a significant global presence. As part of an evolving Reward function, they are seeking a Compensation Partner to join on a fixed-term contract basis during a critical period for the business.
This role has been created to provide dedicated compensation support through year-end and will play a key role in ensuring the smooth delivery of compensation processes, business partnering activity, and ongoing reward projects. Working closely with HR, business leaders and wider international stakeholders, the successful candidate will combine strong technical compensation expertise with a highly collaborative approach.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced compensation professional who enjoys both operational delivery and advisory work, and who wants to contribute to a business undergoing continued transformation within its Reward function.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the delivery of annual compensation and year-end reward processes across the business.
- Provide advice and guidance on compensation matters including job evaluation, benchmarking and salary positioning.
- Partner with HR Business Partners and business stakeholders on compensation-related decisions and queries.
- Contribute to ongoing reward projects, including pay transparency, compensation analysis and regulatory reporting activity.
- Support the preparation and delivery of compensation communications, training and education initiatives.
- Manage relationships with external reward providers and consultants where required.
Candidate Profile / Experience
- Proven experience within Compensation, Reward or Total Rewards, ideally within a complex corporate environment.
- Strong understanding of compensation benchmarking, job evaluation and salary review processes.
- Experience supporting annual reward cycles and working with multiple stakeholder groups.
- Ability to explain technical compensation concepts to non-specialist audiences.
- Strong analytical skills with a commercial and pragmatic approach.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building capabilities.
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