Head of Compensation in City of London

Job description

Head of Compensation

Are you ready to shape the future of reward in a fast-paced, evolving business? We're looking for a Head of Compensation to lead our clients Group-wide compensation strategy —ensuring it’s competitive, fair, and aligned with their business goals.

In this high-impact role, you’ll partner with senior stakeholders across the organisation—up to and including the Group CEO—bringing insight, clarity, and innovation to their reward offering. You'll lead a team of talented professionals and oversee the delivery of key annual reward cycles, incentive design, and pay governance.

What you’ll be doing:

• Play a key role in shaping and executing Group compensation strategy
• Advise and influence senior leadership on pay and reward matters
• Lead the annual salary review and bonus planning processes
• Oversee salary structures, incentive schemes, and job architecture
• Use market data and benchmarking to inform reward decisions
• Collaborate with HR, Finance, and business leaders to drive engagement and retention
• Manage vendor relationships for surveys and reward technology
• Ensure legal and regulatory compliance
• Build relationships with union reps on pay negotiations
• Lead and develop a high-performing reward team

What you’ll bring:

• Deep reward expertise across both fixed and variable compensation
• Strong commercial acumen and a head for numbers
• Experience influencing and advising at Executive and Board level
• Track record of designing and implementing effective incentive plans
• A collaborative approach and strong stakeholder management skills
• The ability to lead through complexity and ambiguity
• Experience in large, complex, and/or regulated organisations
• CIPD or equivalent professional qualification (desired)

Why join us?

This is more than a compensation role—it’s a chance to lead change at scale. You'll have the platform to shape Group-wide policies, influence strategic decision-making, and elevate the impact of reward on our people and business. If you're looking for your next big challenge in reward leadership, we’d love to hear from you.

The role comes with benefits, and Hybrid ways of working in London. Please apply with your CV to j.shum@annapurnarecruitment.com

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

City of London

Type of Contract

Part-time jobs

Published at

01-08-2025

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English