Reward & Compensation Manager

Description

As our Reward & Compensation Manager you will shape and manage our reward strategy, ensuring our approach to compensation, benefits and recognition is competitive, equitable and aligned with our culture and values.

The role has both strategic and operational elements; you’ll lead on the design of reward frameworks and polices, delivering programs that help us attract, retain and motivate exceptional talent to build a high performing culture. You’ll be the internal go-to person for all things compensation, benefits and recognition, helping us create a total reward experience that truly supports our people and business goals.

• Ensure data accuracy and compliance in all reward systems and processes
• Designs workflows, processes, and team structures that drive efficiency.
• Manage and govern all reward- related policies, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and best practice
• Leads a team to deliver objectives with accountability for outputs and outcomes.
• Prepare the annual gender gap report and work with the wider people team and leaders to identify areas for change
• Design and update reward frameworks, salary model, and policies that ensure fairness, clarity and market competitiveness.
• Partner with wider people organisation, leaders and finance to balance pay, budget and reward effectiveness
• Produce end of year summary for all benefits deemed as taxable
• Provides regular feedback, coaching, and career development support.
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive total reward strategy that aligns with our business goals and values, supporting a high performance culture.
• Own the design and management of employee benefit programs, ensuring they meet needs and drive engagement
• Use data insights to inform reward decisions monitor pay and measure effectiveness
• Partner with people experience and Finance to integrate wellbeing, recognition and total reward communication.
• Lead compensation reviews, including, merit, bonus and incentive planning cycles
• Helps team stay focused and productive in periods of uncertainty
• Benchmark compensation using market data and analytics; recommend adjustments to remain competitive
• Balances day-to-day operational delivery with incremental improvements.
• Design and embed recognition programs (in-conjunction with people experience) that celebrate contributions and strengthen engagement across the business

Requirements

• Over-see payroll execution and accuracy
• Excellent analytical skills, comfortable interpreting data, building business cases and influencing decisions.
• Strong understanding of job evaluation methodologies, pay structures and compensation benchmarking
• Demonstrated experience running compensation review cycles and benefits reviews
• Extensive proven experience developing and delivering total reward strategies within a technology/software business
• Understands compliance, governance, and operational standards.
• Competent in using reporting/analytics tools to track and communicate performance.
• Deep subject matter knowledge within their domain.
• Adapts systems and processes as business needs evolve.
• Experience managing vendor relationships

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance