Testimonials

“Alistair turned what seemed like a daunting process into something clear and manageable. He guided us step by step, ensuring we stayed true to our culture and values along the way. Thanks to his expertise, we now have a solid compensation framework that gives us confidence as we continue to grow.”

Vibe Herlitschek

VP People & Culture @ Monta

“Al, thanks so much for all your support and agreeing to help us roll this out - in record time! We couldn't have done it without you.”

Radha Vyas CEO @ Flash Pack

“Al was fantastic to work with on this project. Everything was always clearly explained and justified, which is important on compensation related projects. He was able to give invaluable independent advice tailored for our company based upon his experiences with other companies. Highly recommended!”

Rob Hollingsworth Director of Finance @ ev.energy

“Alistair provided us with clear, practical advice on implementing a levelling framework and salary benchmarking approach. His deep market knowledge and expertise, combined with his continuous support and professionalism, enabled us to simplify the process and quickly and confidently deliver a robust foundation that scales with the business.”

Natasha Norman Head of People @ M3ter

“Alistair provided us with incredibly clear, common-sense advice on how to implement a work levelling framework and salary benchmarking process into our business.”

Lambro Anastasiou CFO @ The Modern Milkman

“Working with Justly really helped to solidify our approach to our job architecture. They were great at navigating us through this complex project and were a brilliant source of knowledge - keeping us on track every step of the way. Engaging with our key stakeholders was really well received”

Hanna Smith Director of People @ Paddle

“The Justly team have cracked the code on helping start-ups build robust, fair and transparent compensation and progression frameworks. I particularly like how they involved the whole team in the development process, not just the execs.”

Colin MacLeod COO @ Apperio

“Al’s significant experience of working with numerous start-ups/scale-ups means he is well versed on the specific challenges we face around pay as we grow. We came through the process with a long-term plan for regularly reviewing pay and the foundation for our ongoing pay philosophy.”

Emily Barrett Chief People Officer Endomag

“Justly were accommodating and efficient from the start. Embarking on the project was a rather intimidating challenge, but they broke it down into manageable chunks and delivered it to a very high standard. I can highly recommend Justly.”

Jeremy Slater COO @ BobW

“Al has helped us refine and enhance our philosophy and approach towards compensation and build a scalable and easy-to-use benchmarking framework. His pragmatic and adaptable attitude made it easy for us to deliver this at a crucial and hectic scale-up time for the business. We can now continue to grow, confident in our compensation frameworks, thanks to Al's help and expertise. He’s a powerhouse in the compensation world and a real pleasure to work with.”

George Dunning Co Founder & COO @ Bud

“Really appreciated Alistair bringing his expertise to the table during our salary benchmarking and pay equity project. His contribution was crucial, and his async approach to working was exactly what was needed. We like to work rapidly and move forward at pace. I found that Alistair operates in exactly the same way. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend him to anyone tackling similar projects!”

Sarah Cross Head of People @ Synthesia

“Alistair helped us build our Core & Craft Career Progression Frameworks, level all our 250 team members, establish salary bands and create a compensation philosophy. Alistair his expertise has guided us through this project for 18 months and the results are fantastic. I would highly recommend working with Alistair and benefit from his knowledge and assistance.”

Marleen Korten HR Director @ Housing Anywhere

“Collaborating with Al was a seamless experience. He provided clear, concise, and well-founded insights that were essential for our compensation project. His ability to tailor his advice to our specific situation, backed by his broad experience, made his guidance exceptionally valuable. We couldn’t be more satisfied with his support!"

Rebecca Taylor-Clarke Global Head of People @ Tellent

"Alistair guided us through a full review of our salary benchmarking approach, helping us assess the right data sources, refresh our salary bands, and create a clearer, more formulaic structure. His expertise gave us confidence to make changes that keep us competitive while staying aligned with our budget and goals.”

Tash McArthur VP People @ Kaluza

“Alistair played a key role in validating our tech pay strategy across Europe, providing us with clear, actionable insights on salary, equity, and hiring approaches. His expertise and tailored guidance gave us confidence in our competitiveness when attracting top talent across multiple markets. He is highly professional, knowledgeable, and quick to deliver insightful recommendations—exactly what we needed.”

Halyna Kitor Chief People Officer @ Tabby

“At Otta we're strong advocates of salary transparency to make job search better for all candidates. Justly provided us with the tools and data to take this to the next level internally. Coupled with Justly's approach to levelling and progression, we now have a progression and compensation framework that grows with our team.”

Ozzie Clarke-Binns People Director @ Otta

“Alistair and his team were fantastic partners as we created and implemented a career levelling framework and standardised approach to salary benchmarks. It was invaluable to have a thought partner who brought market intelligence but more importantly, a practical and pragmatic approach; which helped us to build the right solution for our company. I can't recommend Alistair more highly”

Meghan Gault Head of People @ Abacum

“Working with Al was a dream! He's a thought leader, extremely professional, very detail oriented and above all, helped us to implement from scratch, very quickly!

I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Al, if you're looking to set up a Compensation framework from scratch.”

Anjna Rughani VP People @ LoyaltyLion

“Alistair has supported CharlieHR through our ongoing compensation journey. He truly takes the time to understand the right level of sophistication needed at each stage of growth or headcount. For us, his support has been invaluable and we couldn't recommend him enough.”

Amy Cowpe Chief of Staff @ CharlieHR

“Al's logical and data driven approach to compensation benchmarking made the whole process easy and efficient. It's revolutionised our forecasting having a framework by role and department rather than having to second guess salary levels. Highly recommend.”

Oliver Lee CFO @ Flash Pack

“Alistair was such a great project leader and partner to lean on. Always there for us, answering our questions to the fullest and being very open to discussions on all different levels.”

Annelie Karlsson Head of People & Culture @ Adfenix

“The guidance and expertise that we received during the process from Alistair was brilliant, nothing was too much trouble as he worked with us to define our salary bands”

Charlotte Sweeney Founder @ Charlotte Sweeney Associates

“Working with Alistair was one of my best decisions to impact our organization positively. His project management skills and domain expertise were unmatched, and we worked as a team to build crafted and effective solutions for our needs. I would partner with Alistair again without hesitation.”

Marcos Morea Head of People @ Amenitiz

“Alistair has a practical, market-informed approach which made for a seamless process and he was an invaluable partner as we carried out a company-wide salary benchmarking exercise.”

Sarah Dewsbury Head of People @ Gearset