Full-Time
Associate Director
Compensation
Barings
1,001-5,000 employees
Emerging markets equity investment trust
No salary listed
Company Does Not Provide H1B Sponsorship
London, UK + 1 more
More locations: Charlotte, NC, USA
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The role is based in London or Charlotte.
Bachelor's
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- Typically 4-6 years of progressive compensation, total rewards, human resources analytics, or related experience.
- Advanced working knowledge of compensation principles, market pricing, job evaluation, pay equity, incentive planning, and annual compensation processes.
- Experience partnering with Human Resources Business Partners, Finance, Legal, Talent, and senior business stakeholders.
- Strong analytical, modeling, and data interpretation skills; advanced Excel skills are required.
- Ability to manage multiple processes or programs, exercise judgment and discretion, and recommend practical solutions to complex business issues.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex compensation concepts for varied audiences.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively, take accountability, foster trust, and deliver high-quality work in a fast-paced environment.
- Lead complex market pricing, compensation survey participation, benchmarking, and pay positioning analyses across functions and regions.
- Own key components of the annual compensation cycle, including merit, incentive, promotion, and year-end planning activities.
- Develop compensation recommendations, models, reports, and dashboards that inform Human Resources, Finance, and business leadership decisions.
- Partner with Human Resources Business Partners and business leaders to provide compensation guidance, evaluate pay decisions, and address complex compensation matters.
- Lead or support job evaluation, leveling, business title alignment, and pay structure development to promote consistency and internal equity.
- Identify process improvements, strengthen governance, and enhance compensation procedures, tools, and controls.
- Maintain, audit, and analyze compensation data in Workday and related systems to ensure accuracy, consistency, and readiness for decision-making.
- Monitor compensation practices for compliance with internal policies, regulatory requirements, and market standards.
- Experience with Workday or comparable human resources information systems or compensation systems.
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, Economics, Analytics, or a related field.
Barings Emerging EMEA Opportunities PLC is a UK investment trust aimed at long-term capital growth by investing in publicly traded equities in emerging markets across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The fund uses a closed-ended structure with a fixed number of shares traded on the London Stock Exchange under ticker BEMO, and its holdings are chosen by Baring Fund Managers Limited to form a concentrated portfolio of high-growth companies. It differentiates itself by targeting idiosyncratic opportunities in underrepresented segments of the EMEA emerging markets rather than chasing broad indices. The goal is to generate long-term capital growth through exposure to carefully selected public equities in developing economies.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
London, United Kingdom
Founded
2015
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- MS&AD closed its 18% Barings stake on May 14, 2026, strengthening ownership alignment.
- Barings led a $365 million Partners Group private-loan financing, showcasing product breadth.
- A $300 million Homestead agricultural lending program expands Barings into U.S. farmland credit.
What critics are saying
- A $4.9 billion Barings private credit fund capped redemptions after 11.3% requests in April 2026.
- Barings sued Corinthia and former staff; the court denied its motions in January 2026.
- Talent leakage and layoffs threaten franchise stability if client confidence weakens after the redemption cap.
What makes Barings unique
- Barings managed $481 billion across credit, real assets, capital solutions, and emerging markets in March 2026.
- MassMutual and MS&AD back Barings, giving it insurer capital and patient funding.
- Barings combines direct lending, corporate placements, infrastructure debt, and structured finance origination.
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Paid Holidays
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Mental Health Support
Education Assistance Program
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Short and Long Term Disability Plans
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Company News
Barings has appointed Brian Maute as Head of U.S. Wealth in a newly created role. Maute will lead the firm's US wealth distribution strategy across intermediary channels, including registered investment advisors, broker dealers, private banks and family offices. He will report to Ilena Coyle, Head of North America Insurance and Intermediary Distribution. Maute joins from DWS Group, where he spent over 15 years, most recently as Head of U.S. Wealth and chief executive officer of DWS Distributors. He will focus on expanding advisor and investor access to Barings' global investment platform across credit, real assets, capital solutions and emerging markets. Barings is a $502 billion global alternative asset manager and subsidiary of MassMutual.
The Fidelis Partnership (TFP) has priced a $2.04 billion refinancing, replacing its unitranche facility with a new senior secured Term Loan B facility. The transaction reduces TFP's cost of debt to SOFR + 2.75% from SOFR + 5%. The refinancing comes with TFP's inaugural public credit ratings: Ba3 (Stable) from Moody's, BB- (Positive) from Fitch, and B+ (Positive) from S&P. TFP's written premium reached $5.4 billion in 2025 through organic growth. The company now underwrites across more than 150 lines of business in 140 countries. Founder Richard Brindle said the refinancing marks an important milestone. The Term Loan B is expected to close in August 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.
EACON Group, positioning itself as the world's first publicly listed autonomous mining solutions provider, has launched its Hong Kong IPO, offering 26.13 million H-shares to raise approximately HK$2.12 billion to HK$2.30 billion. Eleven institutional investors, including Zijin Mining, XCMG, Fidelity International and JP Morgan Asset Management, have committed capital at the regulatory cap of roughly 50% of the offering. EACON operates the world's largest fleet of autonomous mining vehicles, with 2,580 active trucks as of December 2025, commanding a 55.5% share of China's autonomous mining solutions market. The company has raised RMB2.06 billion across 11 funding rounds, with backing from CATL, NIO Capital and Eight Roads. According to Frost & Sullivan, the global autonomous mining solutions market is projected to grow from $1 billion in 2025 to $7.3 billion by 2030.
Barings has acted as lead lender of senior secured credit facilities supporting DBAG Fund VIII's investment in Hipp Technology Group. The transaction marks another collaboration between Barings and Deutsche Beteiligungs AG. Founded in 1993, HTG is a contract development and manufacturing organisation specialising in orthopaedic solutions. The company designs and manufactures high-precision surgical instruments, orthopaedic implants and complex components including titanium fasteners for leading OEMs, supporting customers from development through to sterile packaging. Barings is a $481 billion global alternative asset manager owned by insurance companies MassMutual and MS&AD. DBAG is a Frankfurt-based private equity firm managing approximately €3 billion in assets, focusing on mid-sized companies in the DACH region and Northern Italy.
A consortium led by global alternative investment manager Barings has agreed to acquire Moorabbin Airport Corporation from Goodman Group (ASX: GMG) for $1.5 bil