Compensation Analyst

As a Senior Compensation Analyst, you act as the key contact for European compensation matters across 10 countries, supporting the Regional Senior Compensation Manager and local HR Business Partners to administer compensation initiatives, maintain compliance with pay transparency requirements and support talent attraction, retention and engagement.
About the Department & TeamThe Compensation team is responsible for designing, managing and implementing compensation policies and programmes, ensuring Liberty's legal entities remain compliant with legal and regulatory requirements.
The team you'll be a part of manages Compensation for the UK, MENA & Europe.

Key Responsibilities
Act as the primary Compensation contact for our locations across Europe (10 countries), providing guidance to HR Business Partners and People Leaders across the regionLead benchmarking and market pricing activity for European roles, ensuring packages remain externally competitive and internally equitableProvide compensation recommendations for recruitment and role changes, applying sound judgement within established frameworks and escalating exceptions where appropriateEU Pay Transparency DirectiveDevelop and maintain strong working knowledge of the EU Pay Transparency Directive, tracking regulatory developments and translating requirements into actionable policies and processesCoordinate reporting and disclosure requirements in applicable EU jurisdictionsPartner with Legal, Compliance and HR teams to ensure readiness for forthcoming obligations, including pay gap reporting, right to information requests and salary range disclosuresAnnual Pay Review ProcessPlay a key role in the annual pay review cycle for our UK, MENA and European populations, including managing promotions and short and long-term incentive schemesSupport with communications, project planning and project execution, with guidance from the Senior Compensation Manager as requiredPartner with global Compensation colleagues to align to the global frameworks, timelines and governance requirementsPrepare and validate Payroll reports, HRIS system uploads and validate data for accuracy at multiple stages during the review process.
Projects / OtherDevelop strong working relationships with HR Business Partners, Recruitment, HR Operations, Payroll & the wider Reward Team to work effectively and collaboratively together as a HR function, on all compensation related mattersSupport the global job architecture programme via job evaluations and the roll-out and maintenance of a consistent job catalogue across regions.
Identify opportunities to improve processes and support implementation of agreed enhancements, to support our high performance cultureExplore and champion the use of AI and automation tools to enhance the efficiency and quality of compensation tasks, analysis and reportingManage and respond to queries across the shared team mailbox, maintaining a high standard of accuracy and serviceProvide analytical support for gender pay gap reporting, pay equity analyses and other statutory or voluntary reporting requirementsMentor and support junior members of the Reward team, sharing technical knowledge, providing guidance on day-to-day queries, and contributing to a culture of continuous learningAct as an escalation point and sounding board for the Compensation Analyst aligned to your regionAdherence to all relevant regulatory requirements forms part of your role, and the demonstration of behaviours as set out in the Conduct Risk Policy, as they relate to your role, is core to LSM's commitment to our Liberty Values, placing customers at the centre of our business and behaving with integrity.
LSM expects you to understand your responsibilities relating to all regulatory and internal requirements, and to proactively demonstrate compliance with these requirements and behaviours at all times.
These requirements include the Senior Managers and Certification Regime Conduct Rules ,Solvency II, fair treatment of customers, Financial Crime, Data Protection, Conflicts of Interest, and WhistleblowingSkills and ExperienceExperience in a Reward or Compensation function, ideally within a large matrix organisation operating across multiple European countriesPreferably expertise in European compensation, including an understanding of local market norms, collective bargaining frameworks and employment legislation across EU jurisdictionsStrong knowledge of or direct experience with the EU Pay Transparency Directive and its practical implications for employersBenchmarking and job evaluation experience; proficiency with the WTW global grading methodology and Aon market surveysAdvanced Excel

skills:
complex formulae (V-lookup, Index/Match, SUMIFS, nested IFs), pivot tables, large data set manipulation and modellingProven ability to work independently and proactively, managing multiple priorities without close supervisionA process improvement mindset — track record of identifying inefficienc