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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.
Reporting to the Vice President, Compensation, the Compensation Manager will lead on all compensation related matters including job architecture, base salary, short term incentives, pay programs and related projects for the UK and European markets (France, Germany, Spain, Italy).
What will you be doing?
- Creating and maintaining salary structures for the UK & Europe markets for the People Business Partner and TA teams to use for recruitment and promotion
- Partner with People Business Partners and TA on offers and bespoke benchmarking in exceptional cases and where new roles are added to the structure
- Working with Legal and local market People teams, ensuring ongoing compliance with the EU Pay Transparency Directive
- Owning the UK Gender Pay Gap reporting and action planning, and leading on pay equity studies across our European markets
- Partner with the rest of the global compensation team on 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), survey participation, creation of salary structure, job title harmonisation and reorganisations.
- Partner with the rest of the global compensation team on execution of core processes (merit, promotions, benchmarking and pay equity) to support the UK and European markets in ensuring alignment and consistency.
- Work collaboratively with the People Business Partners, Global Compensation, People Operations teams on adhoc compensation requests to support the business
- Approve Workday compensation transaction items (promotions, transfers, compensation changes and employee data edits, where appropriate).
Who you are:
- Strong, proven experience in compensation and/or human resources
- Professionalism and maturity a must, ability to deal with confidential data
- Advanced skills in MS Office applications (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint) or Google Suite
- Experience in Workday and working with traditional and non-traditional short/long term incentive plans
- Ability to produce detailed, accurate reports and insights that support sound decision-making
- Curious and enthusiastic about building AI readiness into People processes
- Strong analytical, research, problem-solving and project management skills
- Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills a must
- Detail oriented, while keeping the big picture in mind
- Ability to operate independently, thrive in a fast-paced global environment across time zones and be comfortable in the “gray zone”
- Ability to manage competing priorities
- Positive, “can do” attitude, team player and effective collaborator
What benefits do we offer?
- 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) and extra days of annual leave if you move house or want to volunteer.
- You’ll have access to a competitive pension scheme, Bupa Private Healthcare, Season ticket loans and eye tests.
- We offer a range of tools to support your wellbeing, including core hours, 10 remote days (from home or a country with a Condé Nast office location), access to our Employee Assistance Programme, corporate gym membership and cycle to work scheme.
- We’re a dog-friendly office, plus you’ll enjoy discounts and magazine subscriptions, keeping you up to date with all things Condé Nast.
- We encourage personal and professional growth through the Condé Nast Learning Hub, where you’ll find an extensive portfolio of learning courses and training available in local languages.
- Our Employee Resource Groups provide a platform for employees to identify shared objectives, exchange ideas, and work on community priorities for our global workforce.
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
- Strong, proven experience in compensation and/or human resources
- Professionalism, maturity, and ability to handle confidential data
- Advanced Microsoft Office or Google Suite skills
- Experience with Workday
- Experience with traditional and non-traditional short-term and long-term incentive plans
- Ability to produce detailed, accurate reports and insights
- Strong analytical, research, problem-solving, and project management skills
- Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills
- Detail orientation with ability to maintain a big-picture perspective
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced global environment across time zones
- Ability to manage competing priorities
- Positive attitude, teamwork, and effective collaboration
- Interest in building AI readiness into People processes
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.
