Compensation Partner

Job Description

Compensation Partner

Join us in our mission to transform the way people shop and eat, where impact, innovation, and growth drives everything we do. Our People team are the architects of a great workplace where brilliant minds come together to do their best work. From discovering diverse talent and nurturing future leaders, to creating spaces that spark collaboration and crafting rewards that celebrate success - we're passionate about building a culture where everyone can thrive.

We’re looking for a Compensation Partner to join our London team. In this role, you’ll help us build and scale our incentive practices and provide expert reward consultancy to our global commercial organisation.

Get to know our People team — what drives us, how we work, and what you can expect.

What You’ll Be Doing

You’ll be joining the Reward team. We are a group of specialists dedicated to creating innovative compensation and benefits structures that attract and retain world-class talent.

Here’s what your day-to-day might look like:

• Strategic Advisory: Provide ongoing expert consultation to Leaders, People Partners, and Talent Acquisition on complex compensation-related challenges.

• Incentive Design: Partner with global commercial teams to design, implement, and scale effective sales incentive plans that drive business growth.

• Market Intelligence: Perform research on emerging trends and best practices in commercial compensation, using analytics to enhance our global programs.

• Data-Led Insights: Deliver analytical recommendations on compensation trends, risks, and opportunities to ensure we remain competitive and equitable.

• Systems Innovation: Support the integration of compensation processes into modern SaaS solutions (Workday) to improve operational efficiency.

What You’ll Need to Thrive

Essential

• Significant experience in compensation analysis and design, specifically within a global, matrixed technology environment.

• Deep expertise in managing short- and long-term incentive programs, with a focus on Sales Incentive Plans and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).

• Advanced analytical skills, with a proven ability to lead and influence stakeholders through data-informed decision-making.

• Technical proficiency in Google Sheets/Excel and experience leveraging modern HRIS platforms (Workday preferred).

• Proven ability to manage multiple high-priority projects simultaneously with strong attention to detail and organisational agility.

Nice to Have

• Experience navigating compensation structures during periods of significant organisational change or integration.

• A background in consulting or specialised compensation design agencies.

Why Join Us?

At Deliveroo, you’ll do work that matters, solving real-world problems in a three-sided marketplace that’s constantly evolving. We’re food lovers, problem solvers, community builders and more, brought together by a shared drive to make things better. Working here you can expect to:

• 🔧 Make a visible impact every day Your work directly improves experiences for customers, partners and riders.

• 🌱 Learn fast in an entrepreneurial environment Work close to the market with autonomy, pace and real responsibility.

• 🧠 Build a career, not just a role Stretch yourself, develop new skills and grow as the business evolves.

• 🌎 Deliver together in an inclusive culture Collaborative, values-driven teams that support how you work best.

We aim to create a fair process that lets your skills shine—our interview typically includes 3-4 stages. Find more about how we hire here.

Our Global Structure

Deliveroo is now part of DoorDash, bringing together teams with even greater reach, scale, and ambition. Depending on your role, you may collaborate with teammates, systems, and leaders across DoorDash and Wolt. Together, we’re unlocking new possibilities as one global team.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

At Deliveroo, we know that a great workplace reflects the world around us and that true diversity and inclusion make us stronger, more creative, and better at what we do. We’re committed to fostering an environment where everyone can do their best work and feel they belong.

We believe in equality of opportunity and welcome candidates from all backgrounds regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion, or belief.

If you have a disability or long-term health condition and need support to apply for one of our roles, or require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, you’ll have the opportunity to let us know once you’ve submitted your application. We’ll share details on how to request support so we can ensure you have a fair and equitable experience.

If you’re excited about making a real impact in a fast-moving marketplace and growing your career alongside ambitious, supportive teams, we’d love to hear from you!