Condé Nast Germany
Compensation Manager
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Job Description
Location: London, GB
Condé Nast is a global media company, home to iconic brands including Vogue, GQ, Glamour, CN Traveller, Vanity Fair, Wired, The World of Interiors, House & Garden and Tatler, among many others.
We are headquartered in New York and London and operate in 32 markets worldwide, with a footprint of more than 1 billion consumers across print, digital, video and social platforms.
Condé Nast thrives on collaboration, and our teams come together in the office four days a week (Monday - Thursday).
We value diversity of background, views and cultures. We celebrate people for their personal qualities, skills and contributions, recognising the power our brands have to influence and shape culture.
Role Overview
Reporting to the Vice President, Compensation, the Compensation Manager will lead on all compensation related matters including job architecture, base salary, short term incentives, pay programs and related projects for the UK and European markets (France, Germany, Spain, Italy).
Responsibilities
- Creating and maintaining salary structures for the UK & Europe markets for the People Business Partner and TA teams to use for recruitment and promotion
- Partner with People Business Partners and TA on offers and bespoke benchmarking in exceptional cases and where new roles are added to the structure
- Working with Legal and local market People teams, ensuring ongoing compliance with the EU Pay Transparency Directive
- Owning the UK Gender Pay Gap reporting and action planning, and leading on pay equity studies across our European markets
- Partner with the rest of the global compensation team on various compensation projects from planning and implementation to execution. Projects include, but are not limited to, job architecture, compensation analysis (both base salary and annual short-term incentive), survey participation, creation of salary structure, job title harmonisation and reorganisations.
- Partner with the rest of the global compensation team on execution of core processes (merit, promotions, benchmarking and pay equity) to support the UK and European markets in ensuring alignment and consistency.
- Work collaboratively with the People Business Partners, Global Compensation, People Operations teams on adhoc compensation requests to support the business
- Approve Workday compensation transaction items (promotions, transfers, compensation changes and employee data edits, where appropriate).
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Who We Are Looking For
- Strong, proven experience in compensation and/or human resources
- Professionalism and maturity a must, ability to deal with confidential data
- Advanced skills in MS Office applications (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint) or Google Suite
- Experience in Workday and working with traditional and non-traditional short/long term incentive plans
- Ability to produce detailed, accurate reports and insights that support sound decision-making
- Curious and enthusiastic about building AI readiness into People processes
- Strong analytical, research, problem-solving and project management skills
- Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills a must
- Detail oriented, while keeping the big picture in mind
- Ability to operate independently, thrive in a fast-paced global environment across time zones and be comfortable in the “gray zone”
- Ability to manage competing priorities
- Positive, “can do” attitude, team player and effective collaborator
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Benefits
- 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) and extra days of annual leave if you move house or want to volunteer.
- You’ll have access to a competitive pension scheme, Bupa Private Healthcare, Season ticket loans and eye tests.
- We offer a range of tools to support your wellbeing, including core hours, 10 remote days (from home or a country with a Condé Nast office location), access to our Employee Assistance Programme, corporate gym membership and cycle to work scheme.
- We’re a dog-friendly office, plus you’ll enjoy discounts and magazine subscriptions, keeping you up to date with all things Condé Nast.
- We encourage personal and professional growth through the Condé Nast Learning Hub, where you’ll find an extensive portfolio of learning courses and training available in local languages.
- Our Employee Resource Groups provide a platform for employees to identify shared objectives, exchange ideas, and work on community priorities for our global workforce.
Next Steps
If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply below, and we will review your application as soon as possible. You can update your resume or upload a cover letter at any time by accessing your candidate profile.
Condé Nast is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, familial status and other legally protected characteristics.
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