Reward Manager UK
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The Reward Manager UK plays a central role in creating a clear and effective reward framework for the organisation. The position combines forward planning, strong governance and detailed analytical work to ensure reward practices remain modern, efficient and aligned with business needs. The role reports to the UK HR Director with a functional link to the Global Head of Reward and includes line management of a Pensions and Benefits Adviser.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading the annual compensation review cycle for the UK. This includes preparation, planning, and collaboration with key stakeholders to ensure the efficient delivery of this process.
- Oversee and optimise pensions governance.
- Ensure job evaluation and grading frameworks are optimised to ensure fair and competitive pay structures.
- Develop market compensation benchmarking and provide insight.
- Deliver statutory reporting (eg gender pay gap) and ensure strong reward governance.
- Ensure our benefits are optimised to deliver key business outcomes.
- Provide Reward consultancy and hands-on support to key business projects with a significant Reward component.
- Provide analytics, modelling, and insight to support leadership decision making.
- Provide guidance and training to HR colleagues, business leaders and compensation managers on Reward processes and policies.
What do I need to demonstrate to be successful in this role?
- Experience of modernising and simplifying Reward practices within a large, complex organisation.
- Advanced Excel and data modelling experience, combined with strong analytical capability.
- Deep understanding of job evaluation (WTW in particular), grading structures and how these translate to the efficient and effective functioning of a Reward and HR ecosystem.
- Experience of assuring Pensions governance.
- Experience of delivering Reward solutions in a business environment with variable pay.
- Highly desirable to have an industry relevant Reward background.
- Reward consultancy and project management skills a significant advantage.
- Strong understanding of how technology can support Reward efficiency and effectiveness.
- Organisation, influencing and resilience skills that support the ability to navigate a fast-paced agenda.
A successful candidate will take ownership of Reward detail, while being able to retain clarity on how this will shape required business outcomes. Effective collaboration and stakeholder engagement is key to the success of this role. This is a great opportunity to evolve and improve our Reward ecosystem, delivering real business impact.
Base location: Wallingford or Aberdeen, flexibility to travel across the UK and potentially on occasions to continental Europe.