Interim HR Consultant– EU Pay Transparency
6-month FTC
£80,000 - £85,000 pro rata
Middlemore are partnering with a global organisation to appoint an HR Consultant to own and drive their EU Pay Transparency programme as the Directive goes live in June. This is a high‑impact role at the heart of Reward, HR and Compliance, shaping how pay transparency is embedded across multiple European countries.
You’ll act as the central lead for programme delivery, translating EU Pay Transparency requirements into clear, scalable and auditable HR and Reward processes across recruitment, pay progression and employee right‑to‑information. You’ll work closely with Reward, Compliance, Talent Acquisition, HRIS & Analytics, Payroll and Internal Communications to ensure the business is fully ready for go‑live, and sustainably compliant thereafter.
Key focus areas include:
* Designing and documenting end‑to‑end pay transparency processes, controls and guidance
* Building audit‑ready documentation: policies, process maps, role and salary range materials, and objective pay‑setting criteria
* Leading change management, training and enablement for TA, Reward, HR and people leaders across in‑scope EU countries
* Providing hands‑on Total Reward consultancy, including support on pay equity and gender pay gap analysis
* Supporting career framework validation, job architecture alignment and internal salary banding using market benchmarking
* Ensuring data, systems and reporting readiness across HRIS, payroll and analytics for day‑one reporting and ongoing compliance
* Coordinating stakeholders across multiple countries, including HR, Reward, Compliance and, where relevant, Works Councils
We’re looking for:
* Experience in HR consulting, Reward, pay transparency, pay equity or HR transformation
* Strong working knowledge of EU Pay Transparency legislation and its practical application
* A track record of turning regulatory requirements into robust, operational HR / Reward processes
* Proven change management and stakeholder engagement experience in multi‑country environments
* Confidence working with HRIS, payroll and analytics data in a compliance or transformation context
* The ability to produce clear, structured, audit‑ready documentation
It would be an added bonus if you’ve worked on gender pay gap or pay equity programmes, career frameworks and job architecture, or within complex, matrixed global organisations. Experience engaging Works Councils on reward and HR change would also be highly advantageous.
If you’re passionate about fair pay, transparency and shaping how a global business responds to a major piece of EU legislation, I’d love to hear from you.
Please apply via LinkedIn.