Compensation Analyst

Job Title: Compensation Analyst – EMEA

Location: Maidenhead SL6 (Initially 5 days/week in office, moving to hybrid 2–3 days/week)

Duration: 12 months contract with possible extension

Reporting to: Regional Compensation Director – EMEA

Salary: £225/day (PAYE)

Role Overview:

We are seeking an analytical and detail-driven Compensation Analyst to support the delivery of compensation programs across the EMEA region. This role will be key in ensuring internal equity, external competitiveness, and data-driven insights that support strategic HR and business goals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyze and support compensation processes, including job evaluation, salary benchmarking, and compensation survey participation.
• Collaborate with HR and business stakeholders across EMEA to review and recommend employee compensation structures, including base pay and target compensation.
• Manage and coordinate the collection and submission of data for global compensation surveys.
• Support the annual compensation cycle and other compensation-related projects as required.
• Create and deliver presentations and reports to communicate compensation trends and insights.
• Maintain data accuracy across HR systems (Workday or similar), ensuring reliable reporting and decision-making.
• Perform data analysis using Excel, including use of VLOOKUPs and integration of multiple datasets.

Qualifications & Experience:

• 2–3 years of experience in HR, ideally within a medium to large organization, with exposure to EMEA compensation practices.
• Experience or understanding of EMEA benefits administration is a plus.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail, with the ability to interpret data and make sound recommendations.
• Proficiency in Excel, including lookups, pivot tables, and managing large datasets.
• Experience using HRIS tools such as Workday.
• Fluency in an additional European language is a plus.

Why Apply:

• Be part of a collaborative, international HR team.
• Contribute to the development of fair, market-aligned compensation strategies.
• Work in a role that blends analytics, systems, and strategic thinking.