People Advisor (Compensation) Job Description: Are you an HR Advisor/Generalist with an interest in compensation and strong data analysis skills? Job Purpose: Along with another People Advisor - Compensation Specialist, you will take ownership of compensation-related administrative tasks, reporting, and managing daily compensation queries from colleagues and people managers in the UK, allowing our Compensation Partners to focus on more complex queries and strategic compensation related iniatives. Meet Your Team and Manager You will be part of our People Services Advisory team (Tier 2), specialising in compensation. We are a centralised team responsible for managing all administrative tasks and complex queries related to rewards. You will join a global team dedicated to providing efficient, colleague-focused service, promoting simplicity, new working methods, and standardisation. Your manager is fully committed to your development, offering flexibility and ensuring a healthy work-life balance, so you have the support needed to succeed in your role. Why Join Sage? As part of a global, software company, you’ll expand your international network and work with a diverse People team. Sage’s core values—Human, Trustworthy, Bold, and Simplify—guide everything we do, ensuring that you can thrive in a supportive and inclusive environment. What sets Sage apart is our commitment to your professional development and flexibility (hybrid working). Additionally, Sage is dedicated to giving back to our communities through the Sage Foundation with 5 paid days a year to volunteer and make a positive impact. Learn more about our commitment to social responsibility via our Sage Foundation:https://www.sage.com/en-gb/company/sage-foundation/ Location: Hybrid - 3 days per week of in-office collaboration from our Newcastle office: C23, 5&6, Cobalt Park Way, Wallsend NE28 9EJ Minimum Qualifications: • You have 2+ years of experience in HR Advisory/Generalist and either an interest or specialisation in compensation. • You have intermediate-to-advanced proficiency with Excel (e.g., VLOOKUPs, pivot tables, and formulas) and can draw meaningful and reliable conclusions from large, complex, datasets. • You possess a basic understanding of statistics (e.g., mean, median, quartiles) to support data-driven decision-making. Key Responsibilities: Key Responsibilities: • Conduct job evaluations to ensure fairness and consistency across the business. • Manage compensation queries from colleagues ensuring effective ticket (ServiceNow) resolution. • Review and submit pay data to external, market-leading salary surveys. • Maintain and update manager resources in online brochures. • Ensure data accuracy through regular audits, data cleansing, and updates in our HCM system. • Support the pay review cycle by ensuring data integrity, testing compensation planning tools, and facilitating a seamless experience for Managers during year-end reward activities. • Build and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with cross-functional People teams, Director of Rewards, and People Business Partners. • Recommend process improvements to strengthen workflows and collaboration. • Provide ad hoc support to the Reward Centre of Excellence (COE) for projects and initiatives. • Complete cyclical compensation activities, including gender pay gap analysis and national minimum wage reviews. Benefits? We have plenty... Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCMtTYUUiuU • Generous bonuses and pension scheme: Up to 8% matched pension contribution plus 2% top-up by Sage (8+8+2% = 18% total contribution). • 25 days of paid annual leave with the option to buy up to another 5 days • 8 bank holiday days • Paid 5 days yearly to volunteer through our Sage Foundation • 50% income protection • Holiday buy + sell • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage • Work away scheme for up to 10 weeks a year • Ongoing training and professional development • Hybrid working • Healthy Mind app membership • Access to various helpful memberships for finances, health and wellbeing #LI-CH1 Function: People Country: United Kingdom Office Location: Newcastle Work Place type: Hybrid Advert Working at Sage means you’re supporting millions of small and medium sized businesses globally with technology to work faster and smarter. We leverage the future of AI, meaning business owners spend less time doing routine tasks, like entering invoices and generating reports, and more time pursuing their ambitions. Our colleagues are the best of the best. It’s why we were awarded 2024 Best Places to Work by Glassdoor. Because to achieve extraordinary outcomes, we need extraordinary teams. This means infusing Sage with people who knock down barriers, continuously innovate, and want to experience their potential. Learn more about working at Sage:sage.com/en-gb/company/careers/working-at-sage/ Watch a video about our culture:youtube.com/watch?v=qIoiCpZH-QE We celebrate individuality and welcome you to join us if you embrace all backgrounds, identities, beliefs, and ways of working. If you need support applying, reach out atcareers@sage.com. Learn more about DEI at Sage:sage.com/en-gb/company/careers/diversity-equity-and-inclusion/ Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Sage is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at Sage will be based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. Sage does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.