Compensation & Benefits Manager - Mandarin Speaking

About the job Who Are We? Socrates is a global web3 social media and entertainment platform based on the blockchain, where users earn rewards by participating in multiple-choice Q&As, debating and sharing knowledge. Combining the best of Social-Fi and Game-Fi, the organisation aims to explore the power of technology to reshape the world and new ways of collective thinking. Benefits Competitive salary Global remote work opportunities Flexible working hours Digital nomad friendly Location: UK (Remote) Contract: Full-time, UK-based The role Socrates is a Web3 company building decentralised products with a globally distributed team. We’re hiring a Compensation & Benefits (C&B) Manager who can design global compensation strategy and run day-to-day operations (payroll, benefits, compliance). You will balance strategic reward design (cash, equity, token) with hands-on delivery, partnering with Finance, Legal/Tax and People Ops. Responsibilities Strategy & Governance Design and maintain pay philosophy, job architecture, grades and salary bands for global roles; ensure internal equity and market competitiveness (benchmarking via reputable market data providers). Partner with Legal/Tax to design equity and (where applicable) token-based incentives (e.g., stock options, vesting/cliffs, liquidity/lock-up mechanics), aligning to UK regulatory guidance. Own annual/bi-annual compensation cycles (merit, promotions, market adjustments, bonus/commission), including budgeting, analytics and manager enablement. Define sales & engineering incentive frameworks (e.g., quota plans, SPIFFs, project bonuses, on-chain bounty structures) with clear, auditable rules. Operations (Hands-on Delivery) Run global payroll end-to-end, monthly changes, leavers/joiners, coordinate with external payroll provider. Administer benefits (medical, dental, life/DI, EAP, wellbeing, cycle-to-work, technology schemes); manage renewals, broker relations and comms. Maintain HRIS data integrity; produce reward dashboards (compa-ratio, range penetration, gender pay gap indicators, benefit take-up). Support global mobility/contractor needs. Ensure compliance with employment law and internal controls (SOX-style where applicable). Business Partnering Advise leaders on offers, counter-offers, retention packages and total reward narratives. Train managers on pay decisions and benefit utilisation; build simple tools/calculators and guidance. Requirements 8 years C&B/Total Rewards experience, including hands-on global payroll & benefits operations and compensation design. Proficiency in written and spoken Chinese is required Solid knowledge of global rewards compliance. Experience with equity plans and partnering on token or crypto-linked incentives (nice if from Web3/fintech/tech). Advanced Excel/Sheets and data storytelling; HRIS/payroll tooling (e.g., Workday, BambooHR, HiBob, ADP, Sage, Papaya/Deel). Pragmatic, detail-driven operator who can switch between policy design and daily execution in a high-change environment. Nice to have CIPP or WorldatWork/Reward qualifications; experience in start-up/scale-up and distributed teams. Exposure to revenue/sales compensation and quota mechanics. Familiarity with on-chain contributor rewards and vesting/lock-up best practices.

Location: UK, GB

Posted Date: 9/15/2025