Job Description About Us VT Markets is an award-winning multi-asset brokerage trusted by over 3 million traders in over 160 countries with 500 employees - and growing. Founded in 2015 with the mission to make trading accessible to everyone, VT Markets offers a robust trading environment, over 1000 tradeable instructions, ultra-low spreads, and lightning-fast execution. We are committed to providing excellent customer service and empowering modern traders to seize market opportunities. Our platform allows traders to trade anytime, anywhere, supporting them in their journey to build a safe financial future. Your Role in VT Markets This role sits at the heart of how the company invests in talent. As Compensation & Incentives Specialist, you will shape how pay and performance translate into sustainable business growth - ensuring rewards are competitive, equitable, and financially disciplined across markets. You will work closely with Finance and senior leaders to design compensation and incentive structures that balance talent attraction, performance outcomes, and cost control in a fast-moving, global environment. Job Requirements 4-7+ years of experience in Compensation, Total Rewards, or related roles. Strong hands-on experience in incentive design, commission structures, or bonus schemes. Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills; BI tools are a plus. Strong commercial acumen and comfort working with numbers and ambiguity. Experience supporting multi-country or global populations preferred. Background in FinTech, financial services, tech, or high-growth environments is a plus. Job Responsibilities Compensation Strategy & Frameworks Manage and continuously refine job architecture, role levelling, and salary band structures across regions. Support annual salary review, promotion, and off-cycle compensation processes with strong cost modelling and budget discipline. Provide market benchmarking insights and pay positioning recommendations aligned to approved reward budgets. Act as a key gatekeeper to ensure compensation decisions are consistent, defensible, and financially sustainable. Lead compensation reviews, including budgeting, merit increases, and bonus cycles. Incentives & Variable Pay (Core Focus) Design, administer, and optimise variable pay programs. Build simulations to evaluate incentive affordability, ROI, and behavioural impact. Partner with Finance and business leaders to ensure incentive plans are sustainable, measurable, and aligned with business outcomes. Analytics & Decision Support Deliver clear, data-driven insights to support hiring offers, internal moves, and reward decisions. Monitor internal equity, market competitiveness, and incentive effectiveness. Support leadership discussions with practical reward scenarios and recommendations. Governance & Continuous Improvement Strengthen governance, controls, and documentation for compensation and incentive programs. Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, clarity, and scalability as the organisation grows. Identify and mitigate financial and compliance risks within reward programs. Job Benefits What makes this role exciting Direct exposure to commercial and revenue-driving teams. Opportunity to influence how money is earned, not just how it is paid. Real ownership over incentive design and modelling - not just administration. A seat at the table for meaningful, data-backed decision-making. As official partners of Newcastle United F.C., VT Markets aspire to break the ancient boundaries of traditional personal finance. Through a culture of transparent and objective performance management, we are in constant pursuit of excellence, individually and collectively. Here, collaboration and intrapreneurship is incentivized and we aim to empower everyone to understand their contribution to strategic business outcomes through their individualized roles. You can expect personal growth as we aim to lead this fast-growing industry alongside a global team of diverse cultures across over 15 countries. Your Journey After Applying Screening interview with our talent acquisition partner. Interview with your manager. Second interview with 2nd-level manager (HR Director).
