Associate Compensation Specialist

About Aptean - "Ready for Whats Next, Now".

Aptean is a global leader in industry-specific enterprise software, providing "purpose-built" ERP, supply chain, and compliance solutions to over 11,000 customers worldwide. Unlike generic software providers, we build specialized tools for niche sectors from Food & Beverage to Fashion and Life Sciences helping businesses navigate their unique digital transformations.

With a presence in over 80 countries and a culture built on innovation and aggressive growth, Aptean offers a fast-paced environment where you can solve complex, real-world problems.

We are Great Place to Work certified, valuing a collaborative spirit and a drive to stay ahead of the curve.

About the Role

We are looking for a curious, adaptable and eager-to-learn professional to join our Compensation team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone early in their career who wants to build a long-term path in Compensation and Total Rewards. You will support the team across day-to-day compensation operations and key projects, including our ongoing job architecture and title rationalization work, while developing deep expertise through hands-on learning and mentoring.
Prior compensation experience is not required. We value attitude, agility and a genuine willingness to learn as much as technical background.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and update compensation data, salary structures and employee job/grade records with a high level of accuracy.
• Prepare reports and analysis in Excel (lookups, pivot tables, basic formulas) to support compensation reviews, offers and ad-hoc requests.
• Support annual compensation cycles such as merit increases, bonus and promotion processes, including data preparation, validation and tracking.
• Assist with job mapping, title inventory and data clean-up activities as part of job architecture and job evaluation projects.
• Help participate in salary surveys and collate market benchmarking data under the guidance of senior team members.
• Support pays equity and pay transparency activities, such as data cuts by level, function or gender.
• Respond to routine compensation and benefits queries from HR Business Partners and managers.
• Contribute to processing documentation, templates and continuous improvement ideas within the team.

Must-Have Requirements

• Corporate exposure: Minimum 1 to 1.5 year of experience working in a corporate environment (any HR domain).
• Excel skills: Working knowledge of Excel, including VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, pivot tables and basic formulas.
• Willingness to learn and grow: A genuine interest in building a career in Compensation and a proactive approach to picking up new concepts, tools and processes.
• Agility and flexibility: Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, adapting quickly to changing priorities, deadlines and project needs.
• Openness to learning: Receptive to feedback, coaching and new ways of working.
• Accuracy and integrity: Strong attention to detail and discretion when handling confidential employee and pay data.
• Bachelor's degree (HR, Business, Finance, or Statistics preferred).

Good to Have (Added Advantage)

• Prior experience in Compensation, Benefits, Total Rewards, HR Operations or HR Analytics.
• Exposure to HRIS platforms (e.g., Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle HCM).
• Familiarity with salary surveys or benchmarking providers (e.g., Mercer, WTW, Korn Ferry, Aon Radford).
• Interest in or basic knowledge of advanced Excel, Power BI or other data tools.

Behaviors We Look For

• Curious and asks questions to understand the "why" behind the numbers.
• Takes ownership and follows tasks through to completion.
• Collaborates well with colleagues across HR and the business.
• Communicates clearly and simply, both in writing and verbally.

What We Offer

• Structured learning and on-the-job exposure to core compensation practices.
• Mentoring from experienced Total Rewards professionals.
• Opportunity to work on high-visibility, global projects.
• A clear development path within the Compensation function.

About the role

Shifts Requirement: UK Shift (1-10pm) (as per business requirement)

Work Type: Work from office (5 days a week)