Global Compensation and Benefits Manager
Location: Hertfordshire (Hybrid: 3 days in office)
Salary: £80,000 – £100,000 + Bonus (~£15k OTE) + Benefits
Start Date: ASAP
Reports to: CPO
A transformative, high-growth global organisation is seeking a Global Reward Manager to lead and evolve its reward and payroll function.
This is a high-impact role for a strategic yet hands-on leader who is passionate about shaping scalable, data-driven, and globally aligned reward practices. You’ll be part of a collaborative and ambitious culture focused on transparency, improvement, and innovation – where your expertise will influence the organisation at the highest level.
Key Responsibilities
* Reward Strategy: Design and lead global compensation and pay-for-performance strategies.
* Payroll Oversight: Manage multi-country outsourced payroll and ensure smooth operations.
* Performance & Budget Cycles: Own the annual compensation cycles
* Benefits Harmonisation
* Data & Insights: Deliver clear, strategic dashboards and reporting for reward and payroll metrics.
* Stakeholder Management: Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders across the Globe
* Change Leadership: Drive transformation across total rewards
Your Background
* Proven Global reward leadership
* Extensive payroll oversight experience with outsourced vendors.
* Skilled in salary benchmarking, pay-for-performance, and compensation planning.
* Strong data and systems proficiency – confident using insights to inform decisions.
* Experience working in both scale-up and corporate environments.
* Comfortable being both strategic and hands-on in a fast-paced setting.
You’ll Thrive Here If You Are…
* Curious, open, and collaborative, with a low-ego, team-first mindset.
* A strong communicator with excellent stakeholder management – especially with execs.
* Comfortable with ambiguity and able to build from the ground up.
* Passionate about improving systems, processes, and the employee experience.
Why This Role?
* Create and own a brand-new global function
* Join during an exciting company-wide transformation
* Be part of a tight-knit but international team with big ambitions
* Career growth potential into broader HR Operations or team leadership