Manager - HR Compensation

“I can be myself at work.” You are more than a job title. We want you to feel comfortable doing great work and bringing your best, authentic self to everything you do. We value your talents, traditions, and uniqueness—and we’re committed to fostering a strong sense of belonging in a respectful workplace. We intentionally seek diverse perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds, investing in a culture designed to celebrate differences. We believe that belonging leads to better outcomes and a stronger community of associates united by our mission. At Capital, we live our core values every day: Integrity, Client Focus, Diverse Perspectives, Long-Term Thinking, and Community.

“I can influence my income.” You want to feel recognized at work. Your performance will be reviewed annually, and your compensation will be designed to motivate and reward the value that you provide. You’ll receive a competitive salary, bonuses and benefits. Your company‑funded retirement contribution will factor in salary and variable pay, including bonuses.

“I can lead a full life.” You bring unique goals and interests to your job and your life. Whether you’re raising a family, you’re passionate about where you volunteer, or you want to explore different career paths, we’ll give you the resources that can set you up for success. Enjoy generous time‑away and health benefits from day one, with the opportunity for flexible work options. Receive 2‑for‑1 matching gifts for your charitable contributions and the opportunity to secure annual grants for the organizations you love. Access on‑demand professional development resources that allow you to hone existing skills and learn new ones.

Job Summary

Capital Group is seeking a highly skilled, strategically minded, and operationally strong rewards professional (manager / manager equivalent level) to join our global Compensation/Reward team to ensure Capital’s global compensation frameworks are optimized for the Europe and Asia markets, in which we operate. In this role, you will serve as a trusted advisor to HR, Talent Acquisition, and business leaders across Europe, APAC, and North America to support the design, governance, and execution of our global reward programs. This position blends compensation strategy, regulatory compliance, job architecture, analytics and systems expertise—ideal for someone who thrives in a fast‑paced, matrixed environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Regulatory Compliance & Pay Transparency: Partner with internal HR and Legal/Compliance teams and external consultants to inform and guide Capital’s approach to pay transparency and adherence with evolving global pay regulations. Serve as a subject matter expert on EU and UK remuneration regulations, including UCITS, AIFM, IFPR, and related regimes; support Material Risk Taker (MRT) identification process. Lead implementation and ongoing compliance with the EU Pay Transparency Directive and lead Europe and APAC pay regulatory practices, in coordination with North America pay regulatory practices. Manage remuneration regulation annual cycle of activities, data gathering and reporting.
• Global Compensation Strategy & Program Design: Manage global and regional salary structures, job architecture, leveling frameworks, and titles. Partner with HR Business Partners on organizational design, role reviews, and job architecture initiatives. Conduct benchmarking, market pricing, salary survey submissions, and competitive analysis across Europe, APAC, and North America. Support global bonus/incentive schemes, including corporate profit‑sharing programs. Provide expert insights, scenario modeling, and recommendations for hiring, promotions, and rewards. Deliver training and communication on reward philosophies, practices, and programs.
• Compensation Operations, Technology & Innovation: Support global compensation cycles in Workday and drive process automation and efficiency. Learn and serve as a Workday Compensation, Advanced Compensation and Job Catalogue subject matter expert, including configuration, testing, enhancements, and system governance. Drive adoption of compensation analytics, dashboards, and market‑intelligence tools. Identify opportunities for automation, simplification, continuous improvement and modernization. Lead or support multi‑market reward initiatives or projects such as for pay transparency, annual review cycles, and job architecture.

Skills & Experience Required

• Deep knowledge of pay‑transparency requirements, global reporting, and financial‑services remuneration practices, including EU Pay Transparency Directive, UK gender pay‑gap reporting, UCITS, AIFMD, or IFPR.
• Experience managing annual compensation, bonus, and/or equity cycles.
• Strong understanding of reward practices across Europe, APAC; helpful if experience also includes North America reward practices.
• Experience with benchmarking, salary surveys, and job‑evaluation methodologies (e.g., WTW, Mercer, AON, McLagan, Radford).
• Advanced Excel skills and experience working with large datasets.
• Strong modeling skills across compensation structures, incentives, equity, and scenario planning.
• Workday Compensation or other HCM/compensation systems expertise preferred.
• Experience with pay equity software applications (Syndio, Trusaic, etc.) preferred.
• Experience with data visualization and BI tools (Tableau, Power BI) preferred.
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to translate complex data into clear insights.
• Highly organized with strong judgment, problem‑solving, and decision‑making capability.
• Ability to operate autonomously while collaborating effectively in a fast‑paced, matrixed environment.

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Learn More About Capital Group

At Capital Group, the success of the people who invest with us depends on the people in whom we invest. That’s why we offer a culture, compensation and opportunities that empower our associates to build successful and prosperous careers. Through nine decades, our goal has been to improve people’s lives through successful investing. We know that our history is a testament to the strength of the people we hire. More than 9,000 associates in 30+ offices around the world help our clients and each other grow and thrive every day.

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