Senior Compensation Lead

up to 100000 per annum

Driving Value in Total Reward:

Operating under broad direction this role will focus on delivering an exceptional Total Reward Customer Experience (CX) and play a strategic role in influencing the organisation by fostering a deeper understanding of pay structures equity and total rewards strategy.

Primary accountability will be to manage both daytoday and established compensation programs and to participate in group projects as required.

The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills a datadriven mindset and the ability to translate compensation insights into actionable recommendations that support business objectives optimize cost management and enhance employee satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Compensation Analysis & Business Support
   • Act as the goto expert for compensationrelated business requests providing datadriven insights and guidance.
   • Conduct market benchmarking and pay structure analysis using internal and external data sources.
   • Develop and socialise salary grids for all Endava operating areas and drive alignment of nonstandard salary grids (e.g. from M&A companies in new markets etc..
   • Prepare complex compensation analyses pay equity assessments and incentive program evaluations.
   • Partner with HR Business Partners and business leaders to develop and offer recommendations on salary adjustments promotions and retention strategies underpinned by financial prudence.
2. Annual Compensation & Incentive Cycles
   • Manage and operate annual compensation reviews ensuring structured salary adjustments and pay equity compliance.
   • Coordinate and manage the entire Bonus and Equity Incentive Scheme ensuring these processes are effectively implemented across all business units.
   • Provide Clevel support insights and recommendations for compensation adjustments based on market data employee performance and cost impact analysis.
   • Oversee the management and optimization of all compensation plans (salary step increases grades) across multiple regions and business units.
3. Fair Pay & Pay Transparency
   • Lead pay equity analysis and develop proactive strategies to eliminate disparities in compensation where applicable.
   • Drive pay transparency compliance globally ensuring adherence to laws such as the EU Pay Transparency Directive UK Gender Pay Gap Reporting and US Pay Disclosure Laws.
   • Provide leadership with insights on compensation fairness pay gaps and total rewards impact analysis.
4. Compensation Analytics & Market Intelligence
   • Run global benchmarking using Mercer and other industry surveys to refine salary bands and incentive structures.
   • Use advanced analytics to drive key compensation decisions including pay gap analysis salary trends and cost impact modelling.
   • Develop compensation dashboards and reports for executive leadership and Compensation Committees.
   • Develop business intelligence dashboards working in tandem with the inhouse People and Data Insights team.
5. Global Benefits Management & Program Expansion
   • Drive and operate the global benefits strategy ensuring competitive costeffective and regionally compliant programs.
   • Develop wellness retirement healthcare and leave policies that align with employee needs and business goals.
   • Drive benefits harmonization postacquisition to ensure a consistent employee experience across entities.
   • Oversee global benefits communication strategies to increase employee awareness and engagement.
6. Regulatory Compliance & Governance
   • Ensure compliance with global and regional compensation regulations including tax laws labour laws and regulatory reporting.
   • Stay ahead of legislative changes impacting compensation and benefits adjusting policies as needed.
   • Develop governance frameworks for salary benchmarking incentive design and benefits optimization.

Qualifications :

Key Qualifications & Experience:

1. Global Total Rewards Experience 810 years of progressive experience in Total Rewards with expertise in the IT industry and multinational environments.
2. Strategic Fair Pay & Pay Transparency Expertise Deep knowledge of global fairpay laws pay equity frameworks and gender pay reporting across multiple jurisdictions.
3. Executive Compensation & Incentives Experience designing and managing compensation structures longterm incentives (LTI) and executive bonus plans.
4. HR M&A & Integration Proven experience harmonizing compensation structures incentive plans and benefits programs during mergers & acquisitions.
5. Global Compensation Benchmarking & Analytics Expertise in salary benchmarking data analytics and compensation modelling with strong command of Excel Power BI and HRIS tools.
6. Change Management & Stakeholder Influence Ability to lead and influence senior executives HRBPs and business leaders on compensationrelated decisions.
7. Regulatory Compliance & Governance Deep understanding of labour laws pay reporting mandates and international compensation compliance.
8. Systems must have working knowledge of Oracle HCM Microsoft BI.

Additional Information :

Discover some of the global benefits that empower our people to become the best version of themselves:

• Finance: Competitive salary package share plan company performance bonuses valuebased recognition awards referral bonus;   
• Career Development: Career coaching global career opportunities nonlinear career paths internal development programmes for management and technical leadership;
• Learning Opportunities: Complex projects rotations internal tech communities training certifications coaching online learning platforms subscriptions passiton sessions workshops conferences;
• WorkLife Balance: Hybrid work and flexible working hours employee assistance programme;
• Health: Global internal wellbeing programme access to wellbeing apps;
• Community: Global internal tech communities hobby clubs and interest groups inclusion and diversity programmes events and celebrations.

Our diversity makes us stronger it drives meaningful change and enables us to build innovative technology solutions. We are committed to creating an inclusive community where all of us regardless of background identity or personal characteristics feels valued respected and free from discrimination. As an equal opportunity employer we welcome applications from all individuals and base hiring decisions on merit skills qualifications and potential.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime