Compensation & Benefits Manager

Unified global business banking and payments platform for businesses operating across borders.

London, United Kingdom
About Sokin

Sokin provides global business accounts, multi-currency wallets, FX, payouts, treasury tools, payment acceptance, payment links, and financial APIs. It also offers live USDT and USDC stablecoin send, receive, and conversion capabilities alongside fiat payment rails.

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About the Role

You will develop salary structures, pay bands, job levels, and reward processes using market data. You will lead annual salary, bonus, and long-term incentive cycles; advise on offers and promotions; and analyse pay equity. You will partner with Finance on forecasting, budgets, tax treatment, reporting, and reward business cases. You will manage benefits providers and portfolios, maintain governance documentation, build compensation dashboards, support headcount planning, and ensure accurate payroll and HRIS processes.

Requirements

  • 5–7 years of experience in compensation and benefits, reward, or a related HR analytics role
  • Strong analytical and financial modelling skills
  • Advanced Excel or Google Sheets skills
  • Experience with salary benchmarking tools and surveys
  • Knowledge of employment, tax, and benefits regulations in relevant jurisdictions
  • Experience running an annual pay review cycle end to end
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Attention to detail and sound judgment when handling confidential data
  • Right to work in the jurisdiction of employment
  • Experience in fintech, technology, or a high-growth environment
  • Experience with multi-country reward and equity plans
  • Familiarity with HRIS and compensation platforms
  • Experience with pay transparency and pay equity regulations

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain salary structures, job levels, and pay bands using market data and benchmarking
  • Lead annual salary review, bonus, and long-term incentive cycles
  • Advise managers and People Partners on offers, promotions, and pay adjustments
  • Run job evaluation and levelling to ensure internal equity and consistency
  • Conduct pay equity analysis and pay-gap reporting
  • Develop salary and benefits cost forecasts and budgets with Finance
  • Provide financial modelling and scenario analysis for reward decisions
  • Manage the annual compensation review process and salary and bonus budgets
  • Report on people costs, pay competitiveness, and benefits value
  • Manage the benefits portfolio and relationships with brokers, insurers, and providers
  • Evaluate benefits offerings and communicate benefits clearly
  • Ensure compliance with employment, tax, and pensions legislation
  • Build compensation and benefits dashboards and reporting
  • Own relevant policies, documentation, and audit readiness
  • Partner on headcount planning, budgeting, and cost forecasting
  • Work with Payroll and HRIS teams to maintain accurate data and processes
  • Contribute reward expertise to M&A, international expansion, and organisational design work