Senior Compensation Analyst

Overview

Your Mission: As a Senior Compensation Analyst, you will act as a trusted compensation advisor for European client groups across King and the wider Activision Blizzard organization. You will own and deliver complex compensation analysis, provide strategic guidance to HR and business leaders, and ensure compensation programs are competitive, compliant, and aligned with business and talent strategies across multiple European markets. You will operate with a high degree of independence, partnering closely with HR Business Partners, Talent, HR Operations, and Finance to support base pay, short-term incentives, equity programs, and compensation structures across Europe.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted compensation advisor for European client groups, delivering clear analysis, insights, and recommendations to HR and business leaders to support informed compensation decisions.
• Support annual global compensation processes (merit, bonus, equity), including planning, system testing, data validation, and issue resolution.
• Ensure compensation practices align with European regulatory requirements, including pay equity and pay transparency, partnering with Legal and HR.
• Contribute to the design, rollout, and continuous improvement of global compensation programs, frameworks, and policies.
• Maintain high standards of data accuracy and governance in Workday and related compensation tools, identifying opportunities for process and reporting improvements.
• Stay current on external compensation and regulatory trends, proactively proposing enhancements to programs, policies, and practices.

Qualifications & Experience

• Relevant experience in Compensation.
• Experience within a multinational or global company.
• Experience in tech, entertainment, gaming, and/or consulting.

Knowledge & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree, in a related field preferred.
• Ability to interpret and apply compensation data, providing actionable insights and recommendations.
• Ability to navigate complex, fast-paced environments and manage multiple priorities effectively.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Solid analytical and problem-solving skills, with strong attention to detail.
• Excel and PowerPoint proficiency required; Workday experience preferred.

About King

With a mission of Making the World Playful, King is a leading interactive entertainment company with more than 20 years of history of delivering some of the world’s most iconic games in the mobile gaming industry, including the world-famous Candy Crush franchise, as well as other mobile game hits such as Farm Heroes Saga. King games are played by more than 200 million monthly active users. King, part of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), has offices in Stockholm, Malmö, London, Barcelona, Berlin, Dublin, San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles and Malta.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, among other characteristics. We are committed to working with and providing reasonable assistance to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you require an accommodation to apply for an open position, please email accommodationrequests@activisionblizzard.com.