Senior Manager Compensation

IMC is seeking a Senior Compensation Manager to join our global Compensation team and play a key role in supporting the firm’s continued growth across Europe. Reporting to the Head of Compensation, this role will have regional responsibility for compensation across Europe and will lead critical initiatives spanning job architecture, pay structures, benchmarking, and annual compensation processes. The role will sit within a global team and will be responsible for global strategic projects and processes.

As a strategic partner, you will collaborate with business leaders, HR, and cross-functional teams to design and deliver compensation programs that are market-competitive, internally equitable, and aligned with IMC’s global rewards philosophy and local regulatory requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Lead core workstreams in the annual compensation cycle (e.g., merit, bonus, promotions), providing guidance and support to compensation planners across Europe

Own and maintain job architecture, leveling frameworks, and salary structures, ensuring alignment with market data and internal equity

Conduct and lead pay equity analyses, ensuring fair and consistent pay practices across the region and driving remediation where needed

Establish and reinforce governance frameworks for compensation decisions, partnering with Legal and HR to ensure compliance with European regulations and evolving pay transparency requirements

Serve as a trusted advisor to HR Business Partners and business leaders, translating compensation data into clear insights and recommendations to inform decision-making

Build and deliver data-driven insights, reporting, and dashboards to identify trends, risks, and opportunities across the European workforce

Partner closely with HR, Finance, and HRIS (Workday) teams to enhance compensation processes, tools, and analytics

Lead benchmarking analyses and survey participation to ensure competitive market positioning across multiple European markets

Drive communication and change management efforts related to compensation programs, including developing guidance and training materials for HR and business stakeholders

Identify opportunities to streamline and improve compensation processes, tools, and stakeholder experience

Skills & Experience

10+ years of progressive experience in compensation or total rewards

Strong expertise in job evaluation, job architecture, and salary structure design and management

Demonstrated experience conducting pay equity analyses and supporting compensation governance and compliance frameworks

Experience managing compensation across multiple European countries, with understanding of regional regulations and market practices

Advanced analytical skills with strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel; experience building dashboards or visualisations is a plus

Ability to interpret complex data and translate it into clear, actionable insights for business leaders

Experience partnering with HR, Finance, and cross-functional stakeholders in a global environment

Strong communication skills, with the ability to influence and educate stakeholders at multiple levels

Proven ability to lead change, improve processes, and enhance how compensation programs are delivered and understood

Experience with Workday Compensation and/or other compensation tools (e.g., PayFactors, Salary.com)

About Us

IMC is a research-driven trading firm where quantitative modeling, machine learning, and engineering shape how modern markets are traded. A stabilizing force in markets since 1989, we provide liquidity across trading venues, delivering the best outcome in value and risk management to investors. Using our own technology and capital, we build proprietary systems and algorithms that operate across global markets. Our researchers, traders, and engineers work as a collective, combining rapid experimentation, advanced infrastructure, and real-time feedback to turn insight into execution and execution into advantage.