Global Compensation and Benefits Senior Manager

We’re looking for an experienced Global Compensation and Benefits Lead to join the People team and own our total rewards strategy across all markets. This is a high-impact, hands-on role for someone who thrives on building structure in a growing organization while rolling up their sleeves to execute. You’ll be the go-to expert on all things comp and benefits, responsible for designing and implementing strategies that are competitive, equitable, and aligned with our business goals. While you won’t have a direct team reporting to you, you’ll be embedded within our broader People team and will collaborate closely with colleagues across People Operations, Talent Acquisition, Business Partners and Employee Experience & Engagement to deliver on your remit. This is a role for someone who can work independently to drive initiatives forward while leveraging the support and partnership of the wider team.

Job Responsibilities

• Benefits Strategy & Review: Lead a comprehensive review of our current benefits offering across all locations, identify gaps and opportunities, and develop a global benefits strategy that balances competitiveness, cost, and employee needs in a hybrid work environment.
• Pay for Performance Framework: Design and implement a cohesive pay-for-performance strategy that drives the right behaviours and rewards high performance across the organization.
• Compensation Strategy & Management: Own our approach to base salary levels, conduct market analysis to ensure we’re competitive, and provide recommendations on pay positioning and structure.
• Annual Comp Cycles: Work alongside the People Ops team and business partners to manage end-to-end compensation review cycles including merit, promotion, bonus & commission processes – from planning and budgeting through communication and execution.
• Benchmarking & Market Intelligence: Leverage external data and tools to ensure our compensation packages remain competitive and informed by market trends.
• Global Consistency with Local Nuance: Ensure our compensation and benefits approaches work across our global footprint while respecting local market practices and compliance requirements.
• Stakeholder Partnership: Work closely with Finance, People Operations, and leadership to align total rewards with business strategy and budget realities.

Job Requirements

• 10–12 years of experience in compensation and benefits roles, with deep expertise in both disciplines.
• Builder mentality: You’ve worked in environments where you’ve had to create frameworks, processes, and strategies from scratch or with minimal infrastructure.
• Discipline meets agility: You bring the rigor and best practices of a larger organization but know how to adapt and move quickly in a scale-up environment.
• Hands-on execution: You’re not afraid to get into the weeds – building spreadsheets, running analyses, and handling the tactical alongside the strategic.
• Global perspective: Experience managing compensation and benefits across multiple countries and understanding the complexities of different markets and regulations.
• Hybrid work fluency: You understand how to design compensation and benefits programs that work for distributed and hybrid teams.
• Technical capability: Comfortable with HRIS systems and compensation tools (we use HiBob, CapGuru, and Aon Radford for benchmarking, though specific platform experience isn’t required).
• Independent operator: You can work autonomously, prioritise effectively, and drive initiatives forward without a direct team supporting you.
• Communication skills: Ability to translate complex compensation topics into clear, compelling narratives for employees and leadership.

Nice to Have

• Experience in B2B and B2C tech companies.
• Background working in fast-growth scale-ups or as a sole contributor in smaller organizations.
• Understanding of the US market.

Job Benefits

This is your opportunity to join the world’s largest student verification network and help shape the future of how brands connect with the next generation. We engage a community of 23M+ verified students and graduates across 115 markets, making us a truly global platform. Our brand is a powerhouse in the UK, and we’re rapidly accelerating our presence worldwide—especially in the US, Germany, India, France, Canada, and Australia. We partner with 850+ of the world’s biggest brands, bringing their products and services to the hearts and minds of tomorrow’s professionals—driving engagement, building affinity, and delivering real results. We offer a fast-paced, fun, and social working environment where you can truly make an impact. We believe work should enhance and complement your life, which is why we provide a flexible hybrid working model. While there are expectations to attend the London campus periodically, you and your manager will determine the most appropriate balance together, ensuring both your needs and the needs of the business are met. We work hard at UNiDAYS, and we believe in fair compensation for that hard work. That’s why we’re proud to offer all employees full access to our comprehensive benefits package.

Our Perks Include:

• 25 days holiday per year increasing with length of service, plus flexible bank holidays.
• Competitive salaries.
• 4pm finishes every Friday.
• Company bonus scheme.
• Company pension scheme.
• Private health insurance (BUPA).
• Dental Insurance (BUPA).
• Income protection policy.
• Life assurance policy.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Enhanced parental leave pay.
• Regular team building activities.
• £150 towards your home office set up.
• The latest tech and hardware will be supplied from day one.

Job Details

• Seniority level: Director
• Employment type: Part-time
• Job function: Human Resources
• Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting
• Location: London, England, United Kingdom.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status.