Global Total Rewards Manager | Private Equity

A leading European private equity investment firm is seeking a hands-on Total Rewards Manager to help shape and modernise reward across a diverse and rapidly evolving international business. Operating across multiple investment funds and specialising in complex mid-market investments, corporate carve-outs, and business transformation, the firm has built a reputation for taking an active, operational approach to value creation. As the business enters an exciting new phase of growth and fundraising, reward is becoming an increasingly important strategic lever.

This is a rare opportunity to join a lean, highly visible HR team and play a pivotal role in simplifying, standardising, and enhancing a complex reward environment.

The Opportunity

Reporting into senior HR leadership, you will take ownership of compensation and benefits across a European employee population. The organisation has developed numerous incentive arrangements over time, ranging from annual bonus plans to long-term incentive structures, many of which vary across teams, business units, and geographies.

The successful candidate will bring both strategic thinking and operational execution, helping to review existing schemes, introduce greater consistency where appropriate, improve governance, and build clear communication around reward programmes. This is not a role for someone who wants to sit above the detail. We are looking for a practitioner who enjoys rolling up their sleeves, analysing data, managing reward processes, and driving meaningful change.

Key Responsibilities

• Review, rationalise, and standardise a broad range of compensation and incentive programmes
• Partner with HR and business leaders to develop reward frameworks that support growth and performance
• Manage annual compensation cycles, including salary reviews and bonus processes
• Lead reward analysis, benchmarking, modelling, and governance activities
• Support the design and administration of long-term incentive plans, including carried interest and other equity-linked programmes
• Improve reward communication and transparency across employee groups
• Develop reward policies, processes, and documentation, reducing reliance on manual approaches and legacy spreadsheets
• Ensure compliance across multiple European jurisdictions
• Provide reward insight and recommendations to senior stakeholders

Candidate Profile

• Significant experience in Compensation & Benefits, Total Rewards, or Reward Management
• Strong understanding of incentive design, bonus programmes, and long-term incentive plans
• Exposure to carried interest, partnership structures, or private equity reward arrangements would be highly valuable
• Comfortable operating in a hands-on, fast-paced environment with limited infrastructure
• Strong analytical and Excel skills with the ability to translate complex reward concepts into clear stakeholder communication
• Experience working across multiple European countries and reward frameworks
• Pragmatic, commercially minded, and able to balance strategic thinking with execution

What's on Offer

• £120,000-£150,000 base salary
• Flexible location across major European offices
• Hybrid working model (3-4 days in the office)
• Significant visibility and influence within a growing private equity platform
• Opportunity to shape and modernise reward during an important period of business growth and fundraising

This role will suit an ambitious reward professional who thrives in complexity, enjoys building structure from the ground up, and wants to make a tangible impact within a highly entrepreneurial private equity environment.