Our Mission

We help employers achieve pay transparency without anxiety.

We help employers achieve pay transparency without anxiety.

We help employers achieve pay transparency without anxiety.

From compliance to culture and employee engagement, we guide you every step of the way.

Our Story

SkillsTrust was founded to make pay transparency simple and accessible for small and medium-sized employers. 


Pay transparency is fast becoming a cultural expectation and a legal requirement, driven by regulations like the EU Pay Transparency Directive. 


For many small and medium-sized businesses, this requires a more structured approach to pay, which can feel like a big departure from the past.

SkillsTrust was founded to make pay transparency simple and accessible for small and medium-sized employers. 


Pay transparency is fast becoming a cultural expectation and a legal requirement, driven by regulations like the EU Pay Transparency Directive. 


For many small and medium-sized businesses, this requires a more structured approach to pay, which can feel like a big departure from the past.

SkillsTrust was founded to make pay transparency simple and accessible for small and medium-sized employers. 


Pay transparency is fast becoming a cultural expectation and a legal requirement, driven by regulations like the EU Pay Transparency Directive. 


For many small and medium-sized businesses, this requires a more structured approach to pay, which can feel like a big departure from the past.

For companies with small HR teams and no in-house rewards expertise, this transition can feel especially daunting.


Traditional pay equity solutions are often designed for large enterprises, which can make them unnecessarily complex and expensive for smaller businesses to introduce and maintain.


SkillsTrust’s platform and services are designed as a simple, fast and affordable alternative tailored for small and medium sized employers. We’re passionate about helping growing businesses to transition to transparent pay-setting without stress or distraction. 

Today, we’re proud to serve businesses ranging from 100 to 5,000 employees. Our goal is to help companies turn pay transparency into a strategic advantage by optimising the management of their biggest expense— employee pay— while also fostering trust with their teams through fair and transparent workplaces that support productivity, retention, and overall satisfaction.


If you want to adopt pay transparency but aren’t sure where to start, we’re here to help.


Michelle Dervan, CEO SkillsTrust

Today, we’re proud to serve businesses ranging from 100 to 5,000 employees. Our goal is to help companies turn pay transparency into a strategic advantage by optimising the management of their biggest expense— employee pay— while also fostering trust with their teams through fair and transparent workplaces that support productivity, retention, and overall satisfaction.


If you want to adopt pay transparency but aren’t sure where to start, we’re here to help.


Michelle Dervan, CEO SkillsTrust

Meet the Team

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Michelle Dervan

Chief Executive Officer

Michelle brings deep expertise in HR solutions and workforce development from senior roles at ReThink Capital, Pearsons Education, and Enterprise Ireland.

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Michelle Dervan

Chief Executive Officer

Michelle brings deep expertise in HR solutions and workforce development from senior roles at ReThink Capital, Pearsons Education, and Enterprise Ireland.

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Michelle Dervan

Chief Executive Officer

Michelle brings deep expertise in HR solutions and workforce development from senior roles at ReThink Capital, Pearsons Education, and Enterprise Ireland.

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Vincent Lonij

Head of Engineering

Vincent is a Full Stack/ML Engineer and ex-founder, formerly at IBM and Bloomberg. He holds a PhD in Physics and has 20+ scientific publications.

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Vincent Lonij

Head of Engineering

Vincent is a Full Stack/ML Engineer and ex-founder, formerly at IBM and Bloomberg. He holds a PhD in Physics and has 20+ scientific publications.

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Vincent Lonij

Head of Engineering

Vincent is a Full Stack/ML Engineer and ex-founder, formerly at IBM and Bloomberg. He holds a PhD in Physics and has 20+ scientific publications.

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Susan Palmer

Pay Transparency Consultant

With 20+ years of experience Susan specialises in job evaluation frameworks, salary benchmarking and pay equity audits, helping firms implement transparent pay practices.

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Susan Palmer

Pay Transparency Consultant

With 20+ years of experience Susan specialises in job evaluation frameworks, salary benchmarking and pay equity audits, helping firms implement transparent pay practices.

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Susan Palmer

Pay Transparency Consultant

With 20+ years of experience Susan specialises in job evaluation frameworks, salary benchmarking and pay equity audits, helping firms implement transparent pay practices.

Our advisors

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David Berger

EdTech Entrepreneur

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Pamela Harvey

HR Leader

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Maria McMenamin

Go-To-Market Expert

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Everything you need to be ready for pay transparency disclosures - quickly, accurately, confidently.

Book a free call to see how we can streamline your pay transparency preparation.

Everything you need to be ready for pay transparency disclosures - quickly, accurately, confidently.

Book a free call to see how we can streamline your pay transparency preparation.

Everything you need to be ready for pay transparency disclosures - quickly, accurately, confidently.

Book a free call to see how we can streamline your pay transparency preparation.

The information on this page is not intended to serve and does not serve as legal advice. All of the content, information, and material on this website are only for general informational use.

Copyright © 2024 SkillsTrust. All Rights Reserved.

The information on this page is not intended to serve and does not serve as legal advice. All of the content, information, and material on this website are only for general informational use.

Copyright © 2024 SkillsTrust. All Rights Reserved.

The information on this page is not intended to serve and does not serve as legal advice. All of the content, information, and material on this website are only for general informational use.

Copyright © 2024 SkillsTrust. All Rights Reserved.

The information on this page is not intended to serve and does not serve as legal advice. All of the content, information, and material on this website are only for general informational use.

Copyright © 2024 SkillsTrust. All Rights Reserved.