Reward Manager

Overview

In this role you will shape the organisation’s reward direction within a growing international business. You will lead the evolution of the total reward strategy, harmonise frameworks, and manage legacy arrangements as you transition to a future-state model. Working with senior leaders across HR and Finance, you will provide strategic reward expertise and governance to support growth and people engagement. This is a high-visibility opportunity to influence reward policy and drive meaningful transformation in a multinational setting.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and evolution of the organisation’s reward philosophy and total reward strategy
• Review and harmonise existing compensation frameworks and reward programmes
• Manage legacy reward arrangements while supporting the transition to a future-state reward model
• Provide strategic oversight across compensation, benefits, executive reward and recognition programmes
• Assess reward structures, identify opportunities for improvement and drive reward transformation initiatives
• Partner with senior stakeholders to support organisational change and complex reward challenges
• Advise on executive compensation, reward governance and policy development
• Establish reward principles, frameworks and governance structures that support business growth and employee engagement
• Work closely with HR leadership and operational teams to ensure effective delivery of reward programmes
• Utilise market benchmarking and external insights to inform reward decision-making

Key requirements

• Extensive experience within Reward in large, complex multinational organisations
• Strong background in reward strategy, framework design and organisational transformation
• Experience managing multiple compensation structures and harmonisation or integration programmes
• Knowledge of executive compensation and broad-based reward programmes
• Experience balancing strategic design with operational implementation and governance
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders and executives
• Experience operating within matrixed environments
• A pragmatic and commercially minded approach to reward challenges

• Stakeholder management
• Influence and communication with senior leaders
• Strategic thinking
• Reward strategy
• Framework design
• Governance and policy development

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