Compensation Director

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 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.  

The Role

Reporting to the Vice President, Compensation, this Director role will be responsible for managing the delivery all global compensation processes and projects, and will partner with People Business Partners, People Operations, Talent and Finance Leads to ensure success.. 

This role will understand key business drivers to continuously identify opportunities for improvement and recommend solutions.

What will you be doing?

• Will project manage the global annual compensation review, including the set up and management of the Workday Advanced Compensation module

• Lead and support 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), creation of salary structure, job title harmonisation and reorganisations.

• Support the VP Compensation managing Executive Compensation, including benchmarking, compensation reviews, and LTI scheme administration.

• Conduct and manage compensation benchmarking and survey participation to support competitive analysis of compensation programs within the industry.

• Own the creation of analytics tools and compensation policies for global use in the People team.

• Serve as the primary point person to Finance Leads, People Business Partners and Talent Acquisition for compensation inquiries

• Approve compensation transaction items in Workday (promotions, transfers, compensation changes and employee data edits, where appropriate).

Who you are:

• A significant amount of experience in compensation and/or human resources

• Comfortable working within a global business and dealing with international stakeholders

• Very strong project management skills, and experience managing annual compensation processes

• You approach work with a continuous improvement mindset, often identifying and implementing enhancements

• Curious and enthusiastic about building AI readiness into People processes

• Professionalism and maturity and the ability to deal with confidential data

• Advanced skills in MS Office and Google suite applications

• Experience with Workday and survey matching is desirable

• Ability to produce detailed, accurate presentations, reports and insights that support sound

• Decision-making, strong analytical, research and problem-solving skills

• Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills

• Detail-oriented; while keeping the big picture in mind

• Ability to operate independently, thrive in a fast-paced global environment, and be comfortable in the “gray zone”

• Ability to manage competing priorities

• Positive, “can do” attitude, team player and effective collaborator

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.