Regulatory Compensation Specialist

Overview

In this role you will support the EMEA Regulatory Compensation team to ensure compensation practices meet UK/EU regulatory requirements. You will engage with multiple stakeholders across HR, Legal, Risk and Compliance to deliver accurate reporting, MRT identification, and governance. The role combines regulatory insight with data-driven analysis and process improvements, offering exposure to cross-border compensation governance. You will help shape compliant, transparent compensation processes while contributing to a collaborative, performance‑driven culture.

Pay / Benefits

• Private healthcare
• Competitive pension
• Life assurance
• Back-up childcare
• Wellbeing programs
• Employee volunteering and matching gifts

Responsibilities

• Identify Material Risk Takers (MRTs)
• Support regulatory remuneration reporting and disclosures with data prep, analysis and validation
• Assist with year-end compensation processes (deferrals, variable-to-fixed ratios) including audits and controls
• Develop knowledge of UK/EU compensation regulations and their practical impact
• Prepare materials for EMEA remuneration committees and boards
• Collaborate on regulatory compensation projects, including automation initiatives
• Ensure governance, controls, and documentation for compliance assessments
• Contribute to ad hoc projects within the EMEA Compensation & Benefits team

Key requirements

• Compensation experience in a large multinational financial services environment
• Strong attention to detail and analytical capability
• Curiosity about UK/EU remuneration regulations
• Sound judgment with independent delivery capability
• Effective collaboration across geographically distributed teams
• Proven project management and organisational skills
• Advanced Excel skills; comfortable with large, complex datasets
• Clear, concise communication translating data into insights
• Stakeholder engagement with a collaborative, results-focused approach
• Commercial awareness
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• Prior exposure to UK/EU regulatory compensation is advantageous

• collaboration
• analytical mindset
• clear communication
• Advanced Excel
• Data analysis
• Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

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