Global Equity Compensation Lead

Location:

Datchet, Slough

Job ID:

R0138447

Date Posted:

2026-07-21

Company Name:

HITACHI EUROPE LTD.

Profession (Job Category):

Human Resources

Job Schedule: 

Full time

Remote:

No

Job Description:

Our Company

Through its Social Innovation Business (SIB) that brings together IT, OT(Operational Technology) and products, Hitachi aims to be a global leader in continuously transforming social infrastructure through digital, contributing to a harmonized society where the environment, wellbeing, and economic growth are in balance. Hitachi operates worldwide across four sectors – Digital Systems & Services, Energy, Mobility, and Connective Industries – as well as a Strategic SIB Business Unit focused on new growth areas. With Lumada at its core, Hitachi creates value by combining data, technology and domain knowledge to solve customer and social challenges. Revenues for FY2025 (ended March 31, 2026) totaled 10,586.7 billion yen, with 606 consolidated subsidiaries and approximately 290,000 employees worldwide. Visit us at www.hitachi.com

The Global Equity Compensation team works with several internal functions and external advisors to uphold high tax and legal compliance standards in all countries in scope. Other responsibilities include designing and implementing competitive equity compensation policies, building and maintaining robust governance frameworks and internal controls, and preparing and delivering communications and training for global and senior audiences. In addition, the team works with internal colleagues and external advisors to ensure flawless delivery of each equity compensation event, leveraging new or existing tools, templates, procedures, and technology solutions.

What you’ll be doing

Additional responsibilities:

What you bring to the team 

We are looking for a team player, who is motivated by delivering great work and the Hitachi vision. Under our hybrid working model, employees can work flexibly from home or the office, depending on business requirements.

The ideal candidate will possess the following skills and background:

• Candidates with at least 5 years of experience with discretionary share plans.

• Experience in large companies and complex organizational structures is desirable.

• Have managed at least 3-4 grants and vesting cycles globally and demonstrate good knowledge of the tax compliance complexity of managing equity compensation in multiple countries.

• Proficient in managing data in Excel and Word, including mail merge and macros. Bring or develop skills to maximize the use of artificial intelligence tools to generate high-quality outputs.

• Strong attention to detail, ownership, collaboration, communication skills, and integrity.

• Willing to work on administrative tasks and regularly liaise with several stakeholders from different subsidiaries to ensure the timely implementation of various processes and control steps.

• Willing to work flexibly to meet tight deadlines and attend calls during flexible hours across different time zones. Travel to Japan may be required occasionally.

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Disclaimer

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. Hitachi management reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet business and organizational needs as necessary.

Our Values

We are proud to say we are an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to any factor that doesn’t impact your ability to do the job, including race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.  We are proud of Japanese heritage, with our values expressed through the Hitachi Spirit:

Wa – Harmony, Trust, Respect

Makoto – Sincerity, Fairness, Honesty, Integrity

Kaitakusha-Seishin – Pioneering Spirit, Challenge

If, like us, you’re motivated by delivering first class services, thrive in a fast paced and supportive environment and want to help Hitachi to drive social innovation, we’d love to hear from you.