Compensation & Benefits Manager
London
People – People /
Full-time /
Hybrid
At Kpler, we are dedicated to helping our clients navigate complex markets with ease. By simplifying global trade information and providing valuable insights, we empower organisations to make informed decisions in commodities, energy, and maritime sectors.
Since our founding in 2014, we have focused on delivering top-tier intelligence through user-friendly platforms. Our team of over 600 experts from 35+ countries works tirelessly to transform intricate data into actionable strategies, ensuring our clients stay ahead in a dynamic market landscape. Join us to leverage cutting-edge innovation for impactful results and experience unparalleled support on your journey to success.
Compensation & Benefits Manager
We’re looking for a proactive and strategic Compensation & Benefits Manager to build and scale global compensation frameworks that attract, retain, and engage top talent across Kpler.
You will define a clear, forward-looking rewards strategy, create a roadmap, and ensure our programs and practices remain competitive, cost-efficient, and compliant.
This is an exceptional opportunity for an ambitious individual to design and implement a global Compensation & Benefits strategy in a fast-growing scale-up environment, with high levels of autonomy and decision-making power.
This is an individual contributor role, reporting to the VP People of Kpler.
Your mission is to
- Design, implement, and evolve a global compensation and benefits strategy aligned with Kpler’s culture, values, and business priorities.
- Develop and maintain compensation structures, salary bands, and benchmarking frameworks that ensure internal equity and market competitiveness.
- Lead the annual compensation review process, including salary adjustments, bonus programs, and incentive design.
- Build and manage bonus and incentive plans, ensuring alignment with performance, retention, and business outcomes.
- Partner with People Partners, Finance, Talent Acquisition, and business leaders to ensure compensation decisions are consistent, data-driven, and fair.
- Oversee benefits and wellbeing programs across regions, ensuring offerings are cost-effective, competitive, and locally compliant.
- Drive pay transparency and compliance initiatives, ensuring adherence to global and local regulations.
- Collaborate on job leveling and career frameworks that connect to compensation philosophy and support career development.
- Manage relationships with external compensation and benefits partners to leverage market data and best practices.
- Continuously evaluate the effectiveness of compensation and benefits programs through analytics, feedback, and benchmarking.
Role requirements
- 5+ years of experience in Compensation & Benefits or Total Rewards, ideally in a tech scale-up, SaaS, or high-growth global environment.
- Proven track record of designing and implementing global compensation frameworks and benefits programs.
- Strong analytical capabilities and ability to translate complex data into strategic insights and actionable recommendations.
- Solid understanding of compensation principles, benchmarking methodologies, and global compliance considerations.
- Excellent collaboration skills with the ability to influence stakeholders across People, Finance, and the business.
- High autonomy, adaptability, and a bias for action in fast-changing environments.
Desired
- Experience working across multiple regions (US, EMEA, APAC).
- Knowledge of compensation analytics, pay equity, and global mobility practices.
We are a dynamic company dedicated to nurturing connections and innovating solutions to tackle market challenges head-on. If you thrive on customer satisfaction and turning ideas into reality, then you’ve found your ideal destination. Are you ready to embark on this exciting journey with us?
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Don’t meet every single requirement? Research shows that women and people of color are less likely than others to apply if they feel like they don’t match 100% of the job requirements. Don’t let the confidence gap stand in your way, we’d love to hear from you! We understand that experience comes in many different forms and are dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team.
Kpler is committed to providing a fair, inclusive and diverse work-environment. We believe that different perspectives lead to better ideas, and better ideas allow us to better understand the needs and interests of our diverse, global community. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives and are an equal opportunity employer.
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