Compensation Director

The Opportunity

We are partnering with a top-tier investment firm to hire a Director, Compensation & Analytics, supporting a key infrastructure-focused investment platform.

This role sits at the intersection of compensation strategy, financial modeling, and analytics, with significant exposure to senior investment professionals and global leadership.

You will lead compensation initiatives across cash and long-term incentive programs, with a particular focus on carried interest structures, while driving data-led decision-making across the business.

• Lead compensation activities for a core investment business, aligning with firm-wide philosophy

• Manage the annual compensation cycle, including modeling, analysis, and execution

• Partner with senior stakeholders to advise on compensation decisions and outcomes

• Design and administer cash and long-term incentive programs

• Conduct market benchmarking to ensure competitiveness and internal equity
  
  

• Manage and oversee carried interest allocations across multiple funds and products

• Build and maintain complex carry allocation models

• Partner with senior leadership on carry philosophy, performance alignment, and retention strategy

• Collaborate with Finance on waterfall calculations, valuations, and distributions
  
  

• Support compensation budgeting, forecasting, and accrual processes

• Develop financial models, including scenario analysis and sensitivity testing

• Track compensation spend against budget and support reporting
  
  

• Deliver actionable insights through compensation analytics and reporting

• Build tools and dashboards to enhance decision-making

• Improve data quality, reporting frameworks, and visualization capabilities
  
  

• 7 years of experience in compensation within financial services or alternative asset management

• Direct experience with carried interest programs (European waterfall preferred)

• Strong financial modeling and analytical skillset

• Proven experience partnering with senior investment professionals

• Deep understanding of incentive design and compensation frameworks

• Experience working closely with Finance, ideally within fund economics or carry structures

• Advanced Excel skills; experience with Anaplan, PowerBI, or similar tools is a plus

• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex data into clear insights

• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
  
  

• High-impact role with direct exposure to senior investment leadership

• Ownership of carry and long-term incentive structures-a key value driver in alternatives

• Opportunity to shape compensation strategy within a growing infrastructure platform

• Join a firm with global scale, strong performance, and long-term growth trajectory