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Senior HR EMEA (Benefits and Compensation)

K&K Talents
London · posted 19 August 2026
Job type
full time
Location
London, City of London
Category
Customer Service

K&K Talents is recruiting on behalf of our client in London, UK area who are looking for dynamic candidate from Tech Industry to handle their HR C&B unit across UK and EMEA



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About the Role

Our Client is looking for an experienced Pensions & Insurance professional to manage the full benefits lifecycle.

The role will involve partnering with unions, external stakeholders and expatriate populations.

A Tech/IT or Consulting background is highly preferred, along with strong career stability.

Experience with pay transparency and complex employee benefits is highly desirable.

This is a London-based hybrid role, requiring 2 days per week in the office. This is Full Time permanent role.


Responsibilities

  • Design compensation structures/models, allowances, salary ranges, long & short term incentive programs, policy formulation across multiple European countries for employees hired locally and expats deputed/seconded to these countries.
  • Budgeting, financial impact analysis and scenario planning to evaluate optimal solutions and implementation plans; focus on digitization for improved program implementation.
  • Provide C&B support for any union/CBA/Worker Council negotiations in the region.
  • Refine market intelligence data to periodically benchmark compensation programs/processes in scope and recommend enhancements to improve their competitiveness.
  • Ensure that compensation practices are in compliance with current legislation.
  • Design and deployment of various compensation programs to drive organizational performance through world-class practices of governance and employee experience.
  • Large change/program management including those that affect the larger organization and drive business value.
  • Lead key/strategic initiatives within the Practice.
  • Drive the C&B agenda for any mergers and acquisitions or other transition deals in the region.
  • Independently resolve escalated compensation issues and recommend optimal solutions for issues with high complexity.
  • Develop and report metrics related to effectiveness of managed compensation programs / processes.
  • Engage with internal stakeholders and user groups to solicit actionable feedback on programs and recommend design improvements.
  • Develop targeted education programs and communication material on compensation offerings.
  • Benefits management for the region including benefits benchmarking, benefit implementation and execution, benefits administration management, vendor management and compliance adherence.
  • The role will also include managing a team of junior resources supporting the Europe region.


Qualifications

  • 9-12 years’ experience in core compensation and benefit areas of organization(s) with multi-country operations and/or consulting experience in total rewards.
  • Strong analytical and quantitative skills to work with complex data with an emphasis on accuracy.
  • High proficiency in operating with spreadsheets and databases.
  • Have an eye for detail yet understand the larger context to recommend solutions factoring multiple variables.
  • Ability to engage with multiple internal and external stakeholders to realize shared objectives. xwzovoh
  • Can take responsibility and operate independently in a fast-paced environment.


Required Skills

Compensation structure, design and modelling

  • Executive remuneration
  • Bonus and Incentive plans
  • Allowances design
  • Structuring hiring and expat grids
  • Compensation budgeting
  • HR due diligence
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Compensation and benefits harmonization
  • Vendor and stakeholder management
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