Alistair M.
Business Partner, Total Rewards @commercetools
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WORK HISTORY
Business Partner, Total Rewards @commercetools
commercetools powers the commerce engines of the world’s leading enterprises. The platform is rooted in composable architecture giving enterprises the agility to scale smarter, unify experiences, and adapt for an agentic AI future.Total Rewards Strategy: Reviewed the 2025 compensation strategy, rebuilding the base pay, Short-Term Incentive (STI), and Long-Term Incentive (LTI) frameworks to align with organizational goals, market competitiveness, and budgetary constraints.Equity Program Management: Launched the company\'s Phantom Share Unit Plan, significantly enhancing offer competitiveness. Managed all equity programs (VSOP & Phantom Shares) via Ledgy, conducting cap table analysis, forecasting equity burn, and liaising with external counsel on plan documentation.Job Architecture & EU Compliance: Led a major cross-functional project to redesign the company\'s job architecture, resulting in a complete refresh of job levelling and pay bands to ensure proactive compliance with upcoming EU pay transparency regulations. 2024 - 64% of employees within their pay bands and 15% below their band. 2026 - 88% of employees within their pay bands and 0% below their pay bands.Annual Merit Cycle: Orchestrated the >€100M annual merit cycle for over 700 employees and 80 compensation planners, ensuring a successful, timely, and data-driven process. Hugely positive stakeholder feedback.Pay Equity Analysis: Built an internal regression tool for proactive monthly audits to support the goal of adjusted gender pay gap certification. 2024 - 5/9 entities had an AGPG larger than 5%. 2026 - All locations under 2%.Executive Compensation: Supported the CEO and CPO by providing in-depth executive compensation analysis and preparing materials for Remuneration Committee (RemCo) submissions.Global Benefits: Managed the global benefits portfolio, leading vendor negotiations and renewals. Successfully launched new life insurance programs in Germany and Spain.
EDUCATION
Nanyang Technological University Singapore
Year abroad, Biotechnology + Level 2 Mandarin
Tsinghua University
Chinese language and literature, Mandarin Chinese
University of Exeter
BSc (Hons) Biological Science with a year abroad in Singapore, Biology, General
Strathclyde Business School
MSc, Business and Management
ABOUT ALISTAIR M.
I\'ve built comp and benefits programs across EMEA, North America, and APAC for scaling tech teams. From equity plans and pay transparency to executive comp and automation, I love turning complex reward challenges into clean, strategic solutions.
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