Reward Manager

Reward Manager

Our client is seeking an experienced Reward Manager to join their team. This is a full-time, permanent position.

The Reward Manager will be responsible for designing and implementing the reward strategy, ensuring it aligns with business objectives and supports talent retention efforts. The successful candidate will collaborate with the key stakeholders to develop and implement innovative reward programs, including performance-based incentives, benefits, and recognition programs.

The Reward Manager will also be responsible for managing vendor relationships and ensuring compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic Partnering: Working with senior leaders to develop and deliver a compelling reward strategy that aligns with our business aims, supports growth, and drives employee engagement and retention.

• Compensation Benchmarking: Lead the job benchmarking process, conduct regular market reviews, and make recommendations to ensure our reward packages remain competitive and equitable.

• Benefits Programme Management: Design, procure, and manage our comprehensive benefits programme, including health and wellbeing initiatives, employee assistance programmes, salary sacrifice schemes, and additional perks.

• Data-Driven Insights: Establish KPIs and metrics to assess the impact of our reward programmes, provide regular reporting to senior leadership, and analyse trends to identify improvement opportunities.

• Gender Pay Gap Reporting and EDI Initiatives: Oversee the accurate reporting of gender pay gap data, using insights to influence our reward practices and close identified gaps. Support and promote EDI by embedding inclusive practices in all aspects of reward and recognition.

• Reward & Recognition Initiatives: Design and deliver an impactful annual reward programme, working closely with Senior Leadership and operational managers to drive employee recognition and performance.

• Operational Oversight: Oversee day-to-day reward activities such as job evaluations, grading, pay reviews and benefits administration, ensuring alignment with company frameworks and regulatory compliance.

• Reward Projects: Lead key reward initiatives, including annual pay and incentive cycles, performance calibrations, organisational design changes, and job profiling aligned to industry standards.

• Communication & Engagement: Collaborate with the Head of Communications and Engagement to ensure clear, consistent messaging around reward programmes, strengthening our inclusive, high-performance culture.

Your experience

• A strong understanding of reward principles and best practices
• Excellent project management and analytical skills
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams
• Strong communication and presentation skills

Desirable Qualifications:

• CIPD or equivalent qualification in Strategic HR or Reward Management

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