Executive Compensation Manager

We’re the world’s leading data, insights, and consulting company; we shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere.

Our Functions teams are right at the centre of our business, making sure we can always get better, every day. Supporting the business with things like Marketing, Human Resources, Finance, Legal and Technology, our Functions colleagues are skilled professionals whose role it is to ensure we continue to become an indispensable partner to brands everywhere.

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Why this job is important

This is a high-impact opportunity to shape how we reward our most senior leaders and sales teams. You’ll lead the design and modelling of executive and variable pay programmes, ensuring they’re analytically robust, commercially effective, and aligned with our strategic priorities. From equity plans to bonus structures, your work will influence how we attract, retain and motivate top talent globally.

What you’ll be doing

• Lead the design and rollout of executive compensation and global bonus plans
• Manage equity incentive plans and ensure compliance with reporting requirements
• Build and maintain financial models to simulate cost scenarios and assess plan effectiveness
• Partner with senior stakeholders across Reward, Finance, Sales and Tax
• Draft Remuneration Committee materials and support governance processes

The skills & experience needed as Executive Compensation Manager

• Deep experience in executive and variable compensation, ideally in a global or PE-backed environment
• Strong financial modelling and analytical skills (Excel expertise essential)
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• A structured, detail-oriented approach with the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Experience advising on reward in the context of M&A, transformation or restructuring

What’s in it for you

• Flexible hybrid working
• 25 days leave, 2 days paid for volunteering and life event leave
• Competitive salary and bonus (bonus dependent on role)
• Company pension
• Enhanced parental leave
• Healthcare options
• Wide range of flexible benefits

We are not able to offer visa sponsorship or assist with relocation support for this role. Please ensure you have the right to work in the country where this role is located before applying.

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Why join Kantar?

We shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere. By understanding people, we can understand what drives their decisions, actions, and aspirations on a global scale. And by amplifying our in-depth expertise of human understanding alongside ground-breaking technology, we can help brands find concrete insights that will help them succeed in our fast-paced, ever shifting world.

And because we know people, we like to make sure our own people are being looked after as well. Equality of opportunity for everyone is our highest priority and we support our colleagues to work in a way that supports their health and wellbeing. While we encourage teams to spend part of their working week in the office, we understand no one size fits all; our approach is flexible to ensure everybody feels included, accepted, and that we can win together. We’re dedicated to creating an inclusive culture and value the diversity of our people, clients, suppliers and communities, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds and sections of society. Even if you feel like you’re not an exact match, we’d love to receive your application and talk to you about this job or others at Kantar.