JOB REF: HS0138– REWARD CONSULTANT – LONDON or MANCHESTER – 66 – 86K

Overview

As a Reward Consultant, you help clients shape remuneration to attract and retain talent while aligning with business strategy. You will work within the Workforce Reward team to design reward strategies, job architecture, incentives, and performance systems across UK and global contexts. You’ll model remuneration plans, benchmark, and analyze data to inform client decisions, leading project delivery and coaching junior colleagues. This role offers exposure to complex, technical advisory work and meaningful impact on clients’ reward offerings.

Responsibilities

• Advise on reward strategy aligned to business strategy (UK and global)
• Develop robust job architecture, pay and grading structures, and job evaluation
• Design incentives including annual bonuses and long-term plans
• Advise on employee value proposition and performance management systems
• Conduct remuneration benchmarking
• Model remuneration plans—payouts, costs, and dilution
• Perform data analytics using Excel, Power BI, Tableau, and Alteryx
• Manage client relationships, risk processes, billing, and cash collection
• Provide informal and formal training to junior team members
• Lead client delivery of projects

Key requirements

• Experience in a reward team, in-house or consultancy
• Project management and coaching of junior members
• Ability to deliver bespoke written and oral advice to clients
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• Strong report writing and analytical capabilities
• Team player with ability to manage conflicting demands

• Strong communication
• Relationship building
• Team player
• Excel
• Power BI
• Tableau

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