Location:
London, GBCondé Nast is a global media company, home to iconic brands including Vogue, GQ, Glamour, CN Traveller, Vanity Fair, Wired, The World of Interiors, House & Garden and Tatler, among many others.
We are headquartered in New York and London and operate in 32 markets worldwide, with a footprint of more than 1 billion consumers across print, digital, video and social platforms.
Condé Nast thrives on collaboration, and our teams come together in the office four days a week (Monday - Thursday).
We value diversity of background, views and cultures. We celebrate people for their personal qualities, skills and contributions, recognising the power our brands have to influence and shape culture.
The Role
Reporting to the Vice President, Compensation, this Director role will be responsible for managing the delivery all global compensation processes and projects, and will partner with People Business Partners, People Operations, Talent and Finance Leads to ensure success..
This role will understand key business drivers to continuously identify opportunities for improvement and recommend solutions.
What will you be doing?
Will project manage the global annual compensation review, including the set up and management of the Workday Advanced Compensation module
Lead and support various compensation projects from planning and implementation to execution. Projects include, but are not limited to, job architecture, compensation analysis (both base salary and annual short-term incentive), creation of salary structure, job title harmonisation and reorganisations.
Support the VP Compensation managing Executive Compensation, including benchmarking, compensation reviews, and LTI scheme administration.
Conduct and manage compensation benchmarking and survey participation to support competitive analysis of compensation programs within the industry.
Own the creation of analytics tools and compensation policies for global use in the People team.
Serve as the primary point person to Finance Leads, People Business Partners and Talent Acquisition for compensation inquiries
Approve compensation transaction items in Workday (promotions, transfers, compensation changes and employee data edits, where appropriate).
Who you are:
A significant amount of experience in compensation and/or human resources
Comfortable working within a global business and dealing with international stakeholders
Very strong project management skills, and experience managing annual compensation processes
You approach work with a continuous improvement mindset, often identifying and implementing enhancements
Curious and enthusiastic about building AI readiness into People processes
Professionalism and maturity and the ability to deal with confidential data
Advanced skills in MS Office and Google suite applications
Experience with Workday and survey matching is desirable
Ability to produce detailed, accurate presentations, reports and insights that support sound
Decision-making, strong analytical, research and problem-solving skills
Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills
Detail-oriented; while keeping the big picture in mind
Ability to operate independently, thrive in a fast-paced global environment, and be comfortable in the “gray zone”
Ability to manage competing priorities
Positive, “can do” attitude, team player and effective collaborator
If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply below, and we will review your application as soon as possible. You can update your resume or upload a cover letter at any time by accessing your candidate profile.
Condé Nast is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, familial status and other legally protected characteristics.
Skills Required
- Significant experience in compensation and/or human resources
- Experience working with global business and international stakeholders
- Strong project management skills and experience managing annual compensation processes
- Comfortable building AI readiness into People processes
- Professionalism and ability to handle confidential data
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Office and Google Suite
- Experience with Workday (including Advanced Compensation) and survey matching
- Ability to produce detailed presentations, reports and insights to support decision-making
- Strong analytical, research and problem-solving skills
- Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills
- Detail-oriented with ability to keep the big picture in mind
- Ability to operate independently and manage competing priorities in a fast-paced global environment
- Positive, collaborative, team-player attitude
Condé Nast Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Condé Nast and has not been reviewed or approved by Condé Nast.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental leave has been expanded to 14 weeks fully paid for covered editorial staff, alongside expanded bereavement and protections that support family needs. Hybrid work protections and guaranteed comp time after 40 hours further ease caregiving and schedule demands.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off offerings include generous PTO, UK packages with 25 days plus bank holidays, and added days for moving or volunteering. Company practices like holiday closures and guaranteed compensatory time reinforce usable time away from work where applicable.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare options include provisions such as Bupa Private Healthcare in the UK and access to an Employee Assistance Programme. U.S. roles commonly include core medical, dental, and related coverage as part of the package.
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What We Do
Condé Nast is a global media company, home to iconic brands including Vogue, The New Yorker, GQ, Glamour, AD, Vanity Fair and Wired, among many others. The company's award-winning content reaches 88 million consumers in print, 419 million in digital and 432 million across social platforms, and generates more than 1 billion video views each month. The company is headquartered in New York and London, and operates in 32 markets worldwide including China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico and Latin America, Russia, Spain and Taiwan. Launched in 2011, Condé Nast Entertainment is an award-winning production and distribution studio that creates programming across film, television, social and digital video and virtual reality.
