Senior Total Compensation Specialist

Hello! We’re Teya. Teya is a payment and software service provider, headquartered in London serving small, local businesses across Europe. Founded in 2019, we build easy to use, integrated tools that enable our members to accept payments and boost business performance. At Teya we believe small, local businesses are the lifeblood of our communities. We’re here because we don’t believe there’s a level playing field that gives small businesses with a fighting chance against the giants of the high street. We’re here because we see banks and legacy service providers making things harder for them. We don’t think the best technology or the best service should be reserved for those with the biggest headquarters. We’re here to fight for a future where small, local businesses can thrive, and to commit the same dedication they offer all of us. Become a part of our story. We’re looking for exceptional talent to join our mission. We offer a chance to create impact in a high-energy and connected culture, while benefiting from continuous learning opportunities, a supportive community which is proud to serve our mission, and comprehensive benefits.

As our Senior Total Compensation Specialist, your mission is to lead the design and execution of compensation programs that drive performance, retention, and fairness. You’ll bring deep experience in cash and equity compensation to build and manage frameworks across base salary, commissions, bonuses (cash and equity), long-term incentives, and special awards. You will have a focus on reinforcing a performance-driven and differentiated culture.

You’ll work closely with the People, Finance, and Leadership teams to ensure our compensation structure is competitive, scalable, and aligned with business outcomes and individual impact.

• Design and manage our total compensation strategy, covering fixed and variable pay, equity, long-term incentives, and special programmes.
• Lead the annual compensation cycle for salary reviews, bonus allocations, equity awards, and performance-based vesting.
• Own and evolve our equity lifecycle, including plan design, modelling, performance-based conditions, communications, and reporting.
• Work with People Partners and Talent Acquisition to guide pay decisions, offers, and internal mobility.
• Maintain and continuously improve salary bands, commission models, and reward structures.
• Partner with Finance and Legal to ensure consistency, compliance, and financial alignment.
• Own tooling and process design for compensation tracking (e.g., equity platforms like Carta, salary review templates, dashboards).
• Contribute to clear, audience-appropriate reward communications that make complex topics understandable and engaging.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in compensation, with strong exposure to both cash and equity.
• Proven ability to design and manage long-term incentive and equity plans, including performance-based vesting models.
• Strategic mindset with strong modelling and analytical skills; advanced spreadsheet experience required.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills; able to work across functions and seniority levels.
• Experience in international or high-growth environments strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with comp systems/tools (e.g., Carta, HRIS, analytics platforms) and/or knowledge of SQL, Python, Tableau is a plus.

Additional Information

• The Perks: We trust you, so we offer flexible working hours, as long it suits both you and your team;
• Health Insurance;
• Physical and mental health support through our partnership with MyFitness;
• 25 days of Annual leave (+ Bank Holidays);
• Possibility to visit other Teya offices to meet colleagues in instances when travel is safe and appropriate;
• Friday lunch in the office;
• Friendly, comfortable and high-end work equipment and informal office environment;
• Hybrid work mode policy.