Job Title Compensation Director, EMEA | Total Rewards / Compensation
Overview Shape compensation strategy across a complex, multi-country region and help leaders make better, faster, fairer pay decisions. Play a key role in advancing how we attract, retain, and reward talent across EMEA and our global business.
Responsibilities
- Lead EMEA compensation strategy and advice: Provide guidance, recommendations, and analysis to regional HR and business partners across multiple countries, balancing market practice with internal principles.
- Own and deliver the Annual Compensation Process (ACP) for EMEA and global businesses: Oversee pre-review data readiness, plan set‑up and validation, and enable leaders and HR teams through communications, training, and in‑process support.
- Develop and maintain pay range structures: Partner with the VP, Compensation, our analyst team and integral peers to analyse market movement and evolve range structures, geographic differentials, and specialism strategies aligned to global principles.
- Govern compensation change activity in Workday: Review, challenge, and approve compensation-related requests; collaborate with HR Digital to improve Workday functionality and strengthen BAU and annual process delivery.
- Act as a global reward partner and framework owner: Support one or more global business or functional areas, contribute to global compensation initiatives, and own assigned job families within the Global Role Framework.
- Drive insight, compliance, and change: Partner with analysts to specify models and reporting; advise on evolving pay‑related regulations and policy; support collective bargaining‑related solutions; and provide compensation expertise for M&A; transition and integration activities.
Qualifications
- Extensive compensation experience: Typically 10+ years in compensation/reward roles within complex, multi‑country organisations; bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience).
- Strong analytical capability: Demonstrated quan