Senior Manager - Compensation

Job Details Salary: Competitive per annum
Hours: 37.5 per week, Monday to Friday
Location: Hybrid, 3 days a week in our VHQ, Crawley
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: 7th of May 2025 In a nutshell At Virgin Atlantic, we are dedicated to ensuring our compensation processes are seamless and effective. We are seeking a dedicated and experienced leader to join our Reward and Wellbeing team as the Senior Manager - Compensation. This role is key to delivering annual compensation processes and leading a team of Compensation Managers and a Compensation Analyst.
As the Senior Manager - Compensation, you will ensure the faultless delivery of annual compensation processes companywide. You will work collaboratively across the People team and business stakeholders to develop and execute compensation plans and Reward activity.
This role reports to the VP Reward and Wellbeing and sits within the Reward department. You will work closely with senior leaders, People Leadership Team, Finance, Trade Unions, and external partners. Day to day

• Plan and manage cyclical and global compensation programs, including variable pay cycles, pay review, and multi-year collective pay deals.
• Manage and contribute to budget and year-end accounting processes.
• Define robust frameworks aligning to VX30 and People Plan on a Page.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of current plan and process designs, measuring impact and recommending improvements.
• Partner with the business to design and recommend pay structures.
• Support union negotiations, including modelling and presenting.
• Oversee delivery of processes related to BAU compensation workload.
• Implement new and enhanced compensation programs and policies.
• Lead the Reward Managers and Reward Analyst, coaching and developing each team member.
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement and stay connected to external partners, trends, and insights.

About you

• Proven experience as a leader in complex, global organisations.
• Laser-focused on delivery with a relentless drive for faultless compliance.
• CIPD Qualified or equivalent generalist HR grounding across multiple disciplines.
• Proven people leadership experience.
• Excellent business acumen and advanced analytical and modelling skills.
• Experience in delivering significant change programs and executive pay.
• Strong attention to detail and experience scrutinising complex Excel-based models.
• Proven working experience in use of PowerBI, Microsoft Excel, and PowerPoint.

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