At Aztec, we’re committed to building and nurturing a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued, respected, and able to grow. We know that different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences strengthen our business and we welcome applications from all individuals. So, if your experience doesn’t exactly match with every part of the job description, but you are excited about the role, we would still like to hear from you. If you are passionate, curious, innovative and data driven, you could still be a good fit.
About the role:
As Compensation Governance & Pay Transparency Lead, you will be responsible for the leadership of a project(s), driving process improvement, operational excellence and contributing towards broader team strategies. You will achieve this through in-depth knowledge of your own discipline, being open-minded and embracing change whilst valuing diverse perspectives and channelling a 'can-do' attitude. You will support business and people growth, assisting with coaching team members, and collaborating across the business to enable Aztec's future ambitions.
Key Role Responsibilities:
Job architecture & pay structures: govern job families, bands, levels and role profiles, and own salary range design — spreads, control points and market positioning — keeping structures defensible and affordable with Finance
Benchmarking & market data: own benchmarking and survey matching (WTW, McLagan), assuring quality and producing market insight
Pay methodology & total reward: design pay methodology — new-hire positioning, the annual pay review and band-progression programmes — own modelling and review, and advise on the whole remuneration package, including annual and long-term incentives
Pay transparency, gender & equal pay: deliver gender pay, equal pay and transparency readiness to the strategy set by the Head of Reward & Performance, recommending remediation with clear evidence
Governance & insight: draft and maintain remuneration policy for approval, prepare materials for local boards and colleague forums, produce executive-quality insight and develop the Reward Analyst
Experience & Qualifications:
Extensive specialist experience in compensation and job architecture, with expertise recognised across Aztec and working with significant independence
Track record of complex, high-impact problem solving across multiple countries, interpreting external market and regulatory change into clear recommendations
Extensive experience of using external surveys including WTW and McLagan
Relevant professional qualification, with specialised knowledge of own discipline and working knowledge of related disciplines across Aztec
Prior experience and familiarity with Workday
Technical & People Skills
Deep expertise in compensation, job architecture and reward governance
Balances external trends, best practice and compliance with internal needs across changing markets
Builds financial models and clear explanations for non-technical audiences
Represents Aztec externally with survey providers and advisers, and mentors colleagues with resilience and integrity
Makes commercial, data-driven decisions and adopts new technology to drive efficiency
We understand that everyone has different needs, and that’s why our employee package includes a variety of benefits. In addition to a competitive salary, here are some examples of the benefits that we may offer for our permanent roles:
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Aztec Group provides fund administration services to the alternative investment industry.