Senior Principal (Total Reward Specialist)

Overview

Senior Principal

• to join our EMEA Total Rewards practice — a role designed for a
• reward expert and trusted advisor
• who can lead complex client engagements while shaping the future of pay.
• Why this role stands out
• Korn Ferry’s Total Rewards capability goes far beyond traditional compensation projects.
• We partner with clients to:
• Design
• end-to-end Total Rewards strategies
• aligned to business and workforce priorities
• Build
• job architecture and career frameworks
• that enable clarity, mobility, and pay transparency
• Develop
• fair, equitable, and future-ready pay structures
• in line with evolving regulation
• Leverage
• market-leading data, insights, and digital reward tools
• to inform better decisions
• Position reward as a driver of
• performance, engagement, and DE&I outcomes
• This is a space that’s rapidly evolving — particularly with the introduction of the

Eu Pay Transparency Directive

• — and our work sits right at the centre of it.
• What you’ll be doing
• In this role, you’ll operate as both a
• senior delivery lead and strategic advisor
• , working closely with clients across EMEA.
• You will:
• Lead
• complex, multi-country Total Rewards engagements
• , often spanning multiple workstreams and stakeholders
• Design and implement

Compensation And Benefits Strategies

• that align with business goals
• Advise on
• pay frameworks, job architecture, grading, and market positioning
• Act as a
• trusted partner to CHROs, Reward Leaders, and executive teams
• , bringing clear, insight-led recommendations
• A key part of your role will be driving
• pay transparency and reward transformation
• , including:
• Helping organisations interpret and respond to

Eu Pay Transparency Requirements

• Designing
• transparent salary structures, governance models, and communication approaches
• Using data to
• identify, understand, and address pay gaps
• Embedding fairness, consistency, and credibility into reward strategies
• Beyond delivery, you’ll play an important role in
• growing the business and shaping the market
• :
• Building long-term client relationships and spotting opportunities to expand impact
• Supporting
• business development, proposals, and strategic client conversations
• Contributing to Korn Ferry’s
• thought leadership on Total Rewards and the future of work
• Representing the firm in the market through events, insights, and client engagement
• What you’ll bring
• We’re looking for someone who combines
• deep reward expertise with commercial and advisory strength
• .
• You’ll likely bring:
• Strong experience in
• Total Rewards, Compensation & Benefits, or HR Consulting
• A track record (12 years +) of delivering
• complex reward programmes and transformations
• Expertise in
• reward design, job architecture, and pay governance
• Confidence operating with
• senior stakeholders in complex, matrixed environments
• A
• commercial mindset
• , with experience building and growing client relationships
• The ability to use
• data and insight to influence and challenge thinking

Why Korn Ferry

• This is an opportunity to do some of the most
• high-impact reward work in the market
• , backed by a globally recognised brand.
• At Korn Ferry, you’ll benefit from:
• A
• market-leading Total Rewards practice
• with best-in-class data, methodology, and tools
• The chance to work on
• cutting-edge topics
• including pay transparency, fairness, and workforce transformation
• A
• collaborative, international network
• of experts across consulting disciplines
• A business experiencing
• strong growth and continued innovation
• , particularly in digital reward solutions
• Ready to influence how the world pays?
• If you’re excited by the opportunity to shape fair, transparent, and future-ready reward strategies — and to work at the forefront of one of the most important shifts in HR — we’d love to hear from you.