Compensation Manager, HR​/Recruitment

Our client is a highly regarded organisation within the legal sector, operating through a partnership model and recognised for its professional excellence and collaborative culture.

Reporting into senior leadership, the Compensation Manager will take ownership of compensation activities across the firm, providing trusted advice to partners and senior stakeholders. The role will be responsible for ensuring reward programmes are competitive, commercially aligned and support the attraction, retention and engagement of top talent.

• Lead the design, implementation and ongoing management of compensation programmes across the organisation.
• Partner closely with senior stakeholders, including partners and business leaders, to provide expert reward advice and insights.
• Manage annual compensation cycles, including salary reviews, bonus processes and benchmarking activities.
• Analyse reward data and market trends to ensure compensation structures remain competitive and aligned to business objectives.
• Develop and maintain compensation policies, governance frameworks and reporting for senior leadership.
• Support broader reward and people initiatives, providing commercial recommendations and ensuring reward practices are aligned with organisational strategy.

• Proven experience within a partnership-based organisation, ideally within legal, professional services, accounting or a similar partnership environment is essential for this role. Anyone without this experience will not be considered.
• Strong understanding of compensation strategy, salary benchmarking, incentive design and reward governance.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing, with the confidence to engage credibly with partners and senior leaders.
• Demonstrated ability to operate independently and manage reward projects with minimal supervision.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with experience interpreting data and translating insights into recommendations.