Description:
As the EMEA Regulatory Compensation Lead you will lead the design, governance and regulatory oversight of compensation across EMEA, ensuring full compliance with complex and evolving remuneration regulations (e.g. UCITS V, AIFMD, MIFIDPRU, CRD). Act as the subject matter expert and trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, including Boards and Compensation Committees, on the interpretation and application of regulatory requirements across multiple jurisdictions.
Operating with minimal day‑to‑day oversight, the role partners closely with Compliance, Legal, HR Business Partners, Finance, and the broader Compensation team to deliver accurate reporting, sound compensation recommendations, and well-documented, repeatable processes across EMEA entities.
Key Responsibilities
- Interpret and operationalize complex EMEA remuneration regulations (UCITS V, AIFMD, MIFIDPRU, CRD V) into practical compensation frameworks across multiple legal entities and jurisdictions.
Own governance of EMEA remuneration frameworks, including:
- Oversight of Material Risk Taker (MRT) identification
- Design and application of deferral, malus and claw back rules
- Alignment to risk-adjusted performance frameworks
- Lead end-to-end regulatory remuneration disclosures ensuring accuracy, audit readiness and alignment across jurisdictions.
- Collaborate closely with HR Leadership, Legal, Risk, Finance, Internal Audit and Compliance teams and other internal stakeholders to ensure compliant compensation structures and strategies.
- Provide expert advice and guidance to senior management, including all relevant legal enity Boards on regulatory compensation matters. Act as Secretary and key advisor to the EMEA Compensation Committee, ensuring robust governance, high- quality material and clear articulation of regulatory implictions in decision making.
- Lead regulatory horizon scanning across EMEA, monitoring and interpreting new and evolving remuneration regulations. Conduct gap analyses and translate requirements into actionable changes to compensation policy, governance frameworks and reward design.
- Navigate and harmonise differing regulatory expectations across key jurisdictions (e.g. UK, Luxembourg, Ireland, Germany, France), balancing local compliance with global consistency.
- Support and act as central point of contact for annual Internal Audit and Compliance reviews to ensure compliance and identify areas for improvement. Act as central point of contact for Compensation Team on annual External Audit process.
- Take global leadership on coordinating annual equal pay reviews and analysis as well as gender pay gap reporting in collaboration with HR Analytics team. Play central part during annual compensation review cycle to ensure compensation proposals comply with applicable rules and decisions are based on expected performance management metrics.
- In collaboration with Risk, conduct annual risk reviews for regulated roles and relevant incentive plans.
- Take thematic leadership and act as SME across the entire HR function and beyond.
What you can bring:
- Significant experience interpreting and applying EMEA financial services remuneration regulation within asset management, banking, or regulatory advisory environments
- Direct experience with MRT identification, variable pay structures, and risk-adjusted compensation frameworks
- Proven track record interacting with regulators, audit functions, or governance committees
- Experience operating across multiple EMEA jurisdictions with differing regulatory expectations
- Deep technical expertise in EMEA remuneration regulation, including UCITS V, AIFMD, MIFIDPRU, and CRD
- Strong understanding of governance frameworks (Compensation Committees, Board oversight, audit expectations)
- Ability to interpret regulatory text and translate into practical compensation design
This role offers:
- Direct exposure to senior leadership, Boards and Compensation Committees
- Ownership of high-profile regulatory governance topics
- Opportunity to shape remuneration strategy across a complex EMEA footprint