We are Grant Thornton. We go beyond business as usual, so you can too.

Grant Thornton Advisors LLC and Grant Thornton Ireland (GT) have recently come together to form a powerful multinational, multidisciplinary platform that delivers premier advisory, tax, and independent audit services. With $2.7 billion in revenues and nearly 60 offices across the U.S., Ireland, the UAE, and other territories, our combined platform brings enhanced solutions and capabilities supported by cutting-edge technologies and a team of nearly 13,000 quality-driven professionals.

Grant Thornton Ireland employs nearly 3,000 people across 9 offices in Ireland, the Isle of Man, Gibraltar, and Bermuda, and is part of a global network of over 68,000 professionals spanning more than 149 countries. Together, we offer a truly global reach backed by deep local knowledge and national expertise.

By joining forces, we strengthen our ability to act as trusted advisors who make business more personal — investing in relationships and empowering clients to make the right decisions for their organisations today and into the future. Whether working with the public sector to build thriving communities, partnering with regulators and financial institutions to build trust, or supporting diverse businesses to achieve their goals, Grant Thornton now provides a singular, seamless client experience grounded in collaboration, innovation, and a shared commitment to the issues that matter most.

At GT Ireland we don’t just predict your future, we build it.

A Career at GT

Looking for a more fulfilling role in professional services? One where fresh thinking, collaboration and diversity are valued? At Grant Thornton we do things differently.

What does this mean for you?

A career in a more inclusive working environment, a more collaborative work culture, a more supported, flexible working role, more possibilities to grow and more opportunities to help shape the future for your clients. We respect and value your experience. And we want you to bring your authentic self to work and be at your best. It is how it should be.

Grow with us

At Grant Thornton, we care about our people and work hard to make you feel valued. If you are looking to deepen and develop your skills, knowledge, and experience throughout your career, then that is what you will get, and more.

The Role

We are seeking a Compensation Market Manager to design, implement, and manage the firm’s compensation programs. This role focuses exclusively on pay, shaping and executing a strategy for pay transparency, and ensuring strong alignment with local market requirements while maintaining consistency with global frameworks. The role also plays a key part in Gender Pay Gap reporting, ensuring the firm meets all statutory requirements and drives meaningful insights and action.

This position operates within a global Rewards COE structure, requiring strong partnership internationally paired with deep knowledge of local market dynamics. The ideal candidate is curious, adaptable, and excited to grow as the role evolves over time.

Key Responsibilities:

Develop, implement, and manage the firm’s compensation framework, including salary structures, incentive schemes, and job evaluation processes.
Shape and execute a pay transparency strategy that ensures clarity, equity, and alignment with business and employee expectations.
Lead the delivery of Gender Pay Gap reporting, including analysis, insights, narrative development, and recommendations.
Partner with global Rewards teams to ensure alignment with international policies and frameworks, adapting approaches to local market needs.
Provide expert advice to leaders on compensation decisions, including benchmarking, pay reviews, promotions, and internal equity.
Monitor market trends and internal pay equity to ensure competitive, fair, and compliant compensation practices.
Support the implementation and optimisation of reward-related systems and tools, ensuring accurate reporting and data-driven decision-making.
Collaborate with HR Business Partners and Talent teams to embed compensation practices across wider people strategies.
Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within the Reward function.
Remain open to expanding responsibilities as the role grows and evolves in response to business needs.

Experience & Skills Required:

Significant experience in compensation management, ideally within a global professional services or corporate environment.
Demonstrated ability to operate within a Global COE model, balancing international standards with strong local market insight.
Proven experience in pay transparency initiatives and compensation communication.
Experience in delivering or contributing to Gender Pay Gap reporting.
Strong analytical and data skills, with expertise in market benchmarking, job evaluation, and compensation modelling.
Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, with confidence advising senior leaders.
Strategic thinker with the ability to translate global frameworks into locally effective solutions.
A growth mindset, with openness to evolving responsibilities and a desire to learn and progress within and beyond the role.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, Finance, or a related field.
Professional certification (e.g., CIPD) is desirable.

Work Location: Dublin, City Quay / Hybrid

Life at GT

Reward and benefits

Our reward and benefits are designed to create an environment where our people can flourish. We are committed to building a culture where our people have access to the necessary benefits to help promote a healthy lifestyle and thrive.

Equity, diversity and inclusion
At Grant Thornton, we provide equitable opportunities for all our colleagues. We are a responsible, sustainable business where equity, diversity and inclusion (ED&I) is at the forefront of our workplace culture agenda, and today, we continue to build and develop on our existing ED&I structure and strategy to meet our workplace culture needs. People are at the heart of our business and teams built with varied backgrounds, racial differences, cultures, sexual orientations, religious orientations, ages, gender identities, abilities and family types present diverse viewpoints, which need to be heard and valued.

We are all at our best when we are able to be ourselves and we view integrity and authenticity as integral values to bring to our day-to-day work-life at the firm. We are excited to see the personality and perspectives you will bring to our team because we know we will all benefit from them. Diversity of thought, background and experience enables better decision-making, improves the quality of our delivery, and helps us to meet the needs of our clients. Our firm is built on people and their ideas, so we want to hear all the new perspectives and fresh thinking you have to offer. You form the bedrock of our firm’s best-practice principles and we will champion you as leaders from day one.

Recognition

We want to create a culture of recognition and celebrating success, by saying thank you to people who surpass our expectations and recognising the right values and behaviours. Our Shout Out recognition scheme is our way of highlighting and promoting achievements. Whether you simply want to say thank you, celebrate a special occasion or give an award for doing something exceptional, you can do all of this and more through the scheme.

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