Global Compensation and Benefits Senior Manager

Job Description

We’re looking for an experienced Global Compensation and Benefits Lead to join the People team and own our total rewards strategy across all markets. This is a high-impact, hands-on role for someone who thrives on building structure in a growing organization while rolling up their sleeves to execute.

You’ll be the go-to expert on all things comp and benefits, responsible for designing and implementing strategies that are competitive, equitable, and aligned with our business goals. While you won’t have a direct team reporting to you, you’ll be embedded within our broader People team and will collaborate closely with colleagues across People Operations, Talent Acquisition, Business Partners and Employee Experience & Engagement to deliver on your remit. This is a role for someone who can work independently to drive initiatives forward while leveraging the support and partnership of the wider team.

Job Requirements

• 10-12 years of experience in compensation and benefits roles, with deep expertise in both disciplines
• Builder mentality: You’ve worked in environments where you’ve had to create frameworks, processes, and strategies from scratch or with minimal infrastructure

Discipline meets agility: You bring the rigor and best practices of a larger organization but know how to adapt and move quickly in a scale-up environment

Hands-on execution: You’re not afraid to get into the weeds - building spreadsheets, running analyses, and handling the tactical alongside the strategic

Global perspective: Experience managing compensation and benefits across multiple countries and understanding the complexities of different markets and regulations

Hybrid work fluency: You understand how to design compensation and benefits programs that work for distributed and hybrid teams

Technical capability: Comfortable with HRIS systems and compensation tools (we use HiBob, CapGuru, and Aon Radford for benchmarking, though specific platform experience isn’t required)

Independent operator: You can work autonomously, prioritize effectively, and drive initiatives forward without a direct team supporting you

Communication skills: Ability to translate complex compensation topics into clear, compelling narratives for employees and leadership

Nice to Have

• Experience in B2B and B2C tech companies
• Background working in fast-growth scale-ups or as a sole contributor in smaller organizations

Global Consistency with Local Nuance: Ensure our compensation and benefits approaches work across our global footprint while respecting local market practices and compliance requirements

Stakeholder Partnership: Work closely with Finance, People Operations, and leadership to align total rewards with business strategy and budget realities

Job Benefits

This is your opportunity to Join the world’s largest student verification network and help shape the future of how brands connect with the next generation. We engage a community of 23M+ verified students and graduates across 115 markets, making us a truly global platform. Our brand is a powerhouse in the UK, and we’re rapidly accelerating our presence worldwide—especially in the US, Germany, India, France, Canada, and Australia.

We partner with 850+ of the world’s biggest brands, bringing their products and services to the hearts and minds of tomorrow’s professionals—driving engagement, building affinity, and delivering real results.

We offer a fast-paced, fun, and social working environment where you can truly make an impact. We believe work should enhance and complement your life, which is why we provide a flexible hybrid working model. While there are expectations to attend the London campus periodically, you and your manager will determine the most appropriate balance together, ensuring both your needs and the needs of the business are met.

We work hard at UNiDAYS, and we believe in fair compensation for that hard work. That’s why we’re proud to offer all employees full access to our comprehensive benefits package.

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