A prestigious, specialist insurance business based in Central London is looking for a Compensation and Benefits Manager - Payroll to join the HR team on a permanent, full-time basis. Please note the role offers hybrid working (three days per week in the office and two days per week working from home). To be suitable, you will have extensive experience administering UK payroll, with exposure to international payrolls considered an advantage. Strong experience in employee benefits, pensions, and wellbeing programmes is essential, and experience supporting compensation and reward processes is highly desirable. As the Compensation and Benefits Manager, you will lead and administer accurate, timely, and compliant UK and international payrolls, ensuring adherence to statutory, tax, and regulatory requirements. You will manage payroll vendors, oversee governance including reconciliations, reporting, and audits, and act as the main point of contact for payroll queries. You will identify process improvements, support HRIS integration, and contribute to annual pay and bonus review processes. You will manage the full lifecycle of employee benefits programmes, including renewals, plan design, communications, vendor management, and governance. This includes administering healthcare, risk benefits, pensions, wellbeing initiatives, salary sacrifice schemes, and benefits platforms. You will monitor usage and cost-effectiveness, maintain policies and HR systems, support insurance renewals, an