Director Compensation & Benefits

London - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 2 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

At American Express our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation shared values and Leadership Behaviors and an unwavering commitment to back our customers communities and colleagues. From delivering differentiated products to providing world-class customer service we operate with a strong risk mindset ensuring we continue to uphold our brand promise of trust security and service.

As part of Team Amex youll experience this powerful backing with comprehensive support for your holistic well-being and many opportunities to learn new skills develop as a leader and grow your career. Here your voice and ideas matter your work makes an impact and together you will help us define the future of American Express.

How will you make an impact in this role

Reporting to the Vice President Compensation & Benefits EMEA this role will lead the strategic design governance and execution of the companys compensation and benefits framework across EMEA and the UK. As a senior leader you will shape the Total Rewards strategy to ensure programs are competitive equitable compliant and aligned with business priorities while strengthening the overall Colleague Value Proposition. You will also lead a team and influence senior stakeholders across the region.

Key Responsibilities:

Build lead and develop a high-performing team fostering a culture of excellence innovation and continuous improvement.
Lead the delivery of EMEA and UK compensation strategy including oversight of market benchmarking pay architecture and regulatory disclosures (e.g. UK Gender Pay Gap Netherlands Bonus Cap) ensuring alignment with enterprise compensation philosophy competitiveness and compliance.
Provide compensation advisory to business leaders with strategic direction on annual compensation review cycles incentive design and reward decisions across the region.
Define and drive the regional benefits strategy overseeing the design implementation and optimization of programs (retirement healthcare insurance wellbeing) ensuring alignment with workforce needs and market best practices.
Lead the relationship with the UK pension trustees acting as the primary interface to ensure effective governance regulatory compliance and alignment of pension strategy with company objectives.
Oversee vendor strategy and governance managing key external partners and ensuring delivery excellence cost efficiency and adherence to American Express standards.
Lead the implementation of regulatory initiatives including the EU Pay Transparency Directive ensuring compliance and driving pay equity through analytics reporting and enterprise-wide communication and change management.
Ensure robust compliance and governance anticipating regulatory changes and embedding controls across compensation and benefits programs to mitigate risk and maintain audit readiness.
Own risk management and controls across total reward programs in the region including identification assessment testing and remediation of risks in line with internal policies and external regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

Extensive experience in Total Rewards including deep expertise in compensation benefits and pensions across multiple European markets.
Proven leadership experience including managing and developing international teams and influencing at senior executive level.
Strong strategic and commercial acumen with the ability to design forward-looking reward strategies aligned to business objectives.
Deep knowledge of regulatory environments (pay transparency pay equity tax and labor laws) across EMEA.
Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights and strategic recommendations.
Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills with the ability to operate effectively in a complex global matrix organization.
Demonstrated experience in leading large-scale projects and transformation initiatives.
Strong experience in vendor strategy and governance including managing external partners.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate complex reward concepts clearly to diverse audiences including senior leadership.

Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the UK is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.

We back you with benefits that support your holistic well-being so you can be and deliver your best. This means caring for you and your loved ones physical financial and mental health as well as providing the flexibility you need to thrive personally and professionally:

Competitive base salaries
Bonus incentives
Support for financial-well-being and retirement
Comprehensive medical dental vision life insurance and disability benefits (depending on location)
Flexible working model with hybrid onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location)
Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)
Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program
Career development and training opportunities

Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check subject to applicable laws and regulations.

Required Experience:

Director