Principal, Global Compensation

Overview

In this London-based role you will serve as a senior compensation expert, advising HR partners and leaders on market-aligned reward strategies. You’ll partner with the Global Compensation team to shape regional Total Rewards priorities, oversee EM E A compliance, and drive data-driven analyses to inform pay decisions. You’ll lead cross-functional projects and present insights to Compensation Committees, helping attract and retain talent. This is a high-visibility, impact-focused position.

Pay / Benefits

• office 4 days a week with flexibility to work remotely 1 day a week
• equal opportunity employer
• global exposure and cross-border collaboration

Responsibilities

• Be the primary contact for compensation matters for assigned business groups
• Provide market trend insights and assess regional impact
• Oversee EM E A compensation compliance and regulatory requirements
• Conduct market benchmarking and share findings to keep pay structures competitive
• Advise on compensation levels for new hires with supporting analysis
• Collaborate with Global Compensation to design/manage base pay and bonus programs
• Lead/adopt ad hoc compensation projects and new role structures
• Prepare materials for Compensation Committees and support reporting
• Stay current on market practices through industry forums and networks
• Support the annual compensation review cycle and analytics procedures

Key requirements

• 10+ years in Total Reward within a global organization
• Extensive experience managing pay and bonus programs, ideally in global financial services
• Exceptional analytical skills with data-heavy work
• Customer service orientation and ability to balance conflicting stakeholder interests
• Excellent written and verbal communication across all organizational levels
• Strong cross-cultural awareness and confidentiality
• Independent problem solving and consulting skills
• Solid project management and ability to deliver with attention to detail

• analytical mindset
• customer-oriented
• cross-cultural awareness
• market benchmarking and analyses
• compensation analytics and reporting
• base pay and bonus program design

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