Compensation & Benefits Analyst (Mid Senior / Managerial Level)

Who We Are

NEXT Ventures is where ambition takes shape and momentum becomes movement. As a global platform revolutionising access to performance-based capital, we empower the world’s most driven individuals to rise. Through our flagship brand, FundedNext, we empower dreamers to become doers, and potential to turn into performance. With 500+ driven minds across five countries, we power a global rhythm—220,000+ daily users from 170+ nations, each chasing greatness in their own way.

Your Role in Our Mission

Compensation Partner driving the execution of global compensation, performance, and benefits programs in high-performance environments at NEXT Ventures. Partnering with HR, Finance, and leadership to deliver data-driven incentive modeling, performance analytics, and compliant reward outcomes. Ensuring pay-for-performance, governance excellence, and operational rigor across global teams.

How You’ll Make an Impact

Compensation & Total Rewards Execution

• Execute and maintain global compensation frameworks aligned with the firm’s trading performance culture, innovation objectives, and growth mindset.

• Support the design and administration of compensation structures across trading, technology, research, and operations functions.

• Support the annual compensation cycle, including data preparation, bonus pool modeling support, calibration inputs, and executive compensation analytics.

• Administer short-term and long-term incentive programs (STI, LTIP, deferred compensation), ensuring accurate calculations, payouts, and documentation.

• Prepare compensation benchmarking, market analysis, and scenario modeling to support decisions by the CPO, CFO, and Executive Committee.

• Translate compensation strategy into detailed execution plans, tools, and guidelines for HRBPs and business leaders.

Performance Management & OKR Operations

• Operationalize the global performance management framework, including OKR tracking, review cycles, calibration data, and reporting.

• Support alignment of individual and team OKRs with trading strategies, business goals, and PnL outcomes through data analysis and reporting.

• Partner with HRBPs and senior leaders to define measurable performance metrics and scoring methodologies.

• Manage performance review timelines, system configuration, and data integrity across regions.

• Produce performance insights and analytics that directly inform compensation, promotion, and recognition outcomes.

• Act as the subject-matter expert for performance management systems (e.g., HiBob, Revolut), ensuring accuracy, consistency, and user adoption.

Benefits, Wellbeing & Retention Programs

• Execute and maintain global and regional benefits programs in alignment with retention objectives and local market practices.

• Conduct benefits benchmarking, cost analysis, utilization tracking, and vendor performance reviews.

• Support the rollout and continuous improvement of wellbeing initiatives covering physical, mental, and financial wellness.

• Prepare ROI analyses, utilization reports, and insights to inform benefits optimization decisions.

Governance, Compliance & Risk Management

• Ensure accurate execution of compensation and benefits programs in compliance with local employment, tax, and regulatory requirements across SEA, South Asia, and EMEA.

• Maintain governance documentation, approval workflows, audit trails, and compensation records.

• Partner with Legal, Finance, and HRBPs to operationalize clawback, malus, and deferred compensation mechanisms.

• Support internal audits, regulatory reviews, and data requests related to compensation and benefits.

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Human Resources, Finance, Economics, or a related discipline.

• 5+ years of progressive HR experience, including 5+ years in leadership roles across Total Rewards or Performance.

• Deep expertise in trading and investment compensation models (PnL-based, discretionary, deferred).

• Proven success designing OKR or performance frameworks in fast-scaling, data-driven environments.

• Strong financial modeling and analytical skills (Excel, Tableau, Power BI).

• Exceptional stakeholder management skills, adept at navigating executive and regional complexities.

• High integrity, discretion, and resilience in high-performance, confidential environments.

Your X-Factor

• Combines strategic vision with precision — designing reward systems that balance fairness and performance.

• Understands the language of both finance and people, bridging data with motivation.

• Thrives in complexity — structuring clarity amidst evolving global market dynamics.

• Champions a performance culture rooted in transparency, accountability, and continuous growth

Your Journey After Applying

• 30-minute HR Session with the Talent Acquisition team

• 60-minute Session with the Regional HRBP Manager

• 60-minute Session with Chief People Officer

Why Join NEXT

At NEXT Ventures, performance is more than numbers — it’s the pulse that drives innovation and impact. Join us to architect a world-class performance and rewards ecosystem that shapes how success is recognized across continents. Be part of the team that turns ambition into achievement and potential into performance.

Your next chapter in global leadership begins here.