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Head of Reward

United Kingdom, Leeds · Job Posted January 15, 2026
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In this pivotal role, you will shape and deliver compensation and benefits strategies across multiple jurisdictions, ensuring accuracy, compliance and engagement at every stage. As a hands-on leader, you will combine operational excellence with strategic insight, managing complex processes, analysing data and implementing initiatives that make a tangible difference. Reporting directly to the HR Director, you will play a key role in evolving our global Reward and Benefits offering and influencing how we attract, retain and motivate talent worldwide.

Job Responsibility

  • Hands-on delivery of reward activities: Personally manage and execute reward processes, including data preparation, analysis, and reporting for annual cycles and ad-hoc projects
  • Act as the go-to expert for reward queries, providing practical advice and solutions to HR colleagues and managers across the Firm, including international and expatriate considerations
  • Partner closely with HR teams globally, ensuring knowledge transfer and supporting local advisors where applicable
  • Lead and actively run annual reward cycles in the UK and Dublin, including market benchmarking, salary reviews, budgeting, approvals, and preparing communications tailored to local jurisdictions
  • Manage two direct reports with a focus on coaching and supporting their operational delivery, while also rolling up your sleeves to assist with complex tasks and data challenges
  • Maintain and update reward policies and processes, ensuring they reflect best practice and are clearly communicated across the Firm
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with external brokers and consultants, coordinating benefits renewals and resolving issues promptly
  • Review and enhance reward and benefits offerings across regions, leading practical implementation of improvements and global projects
  • Ensure all legislative reward reporting is completed accurately and on time, working closely with HR Data and Systems teams
  • Stay informed on legal and market practices in reward, applying this knowledge to day-to-day decisions and advising senior stakeholders
  • Regularly review global reward trends and benefits benchmarks to maintain competitive positioning and support talent attraction and retention
  • Operate with a global mindset, ensuring consistency and alignment across regions
  • Act in the best interests of the Firm internally and externally
  • Manage risk and compliance issues, including data security, in a regulated environment
  • Collaborate to mitigate commercial risk across jurisdictions

Requirements

  • Proven experience in hands-on reward and benefits operations, including international exposure (USA, Singapore, Hong Kong, Dublin)
  • Ability to manage supplier relationships and resolve operational issues effectively
  • Technical knowledge of pay, benefits, pensions, and international mobility
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and data analysis
  • comfortable working with large datasets and producing clear reports
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to explain complex reward concepts simply
  • Highly detail-oriented and confident handling multi-jurisdictional issues

Nice to have

  • Experience delivering strategic reward initiatives while remaining actively involved in operational execution
  • Background in designing and implementing international benefits programs
  • Understanding of global compensation structures

What we offer

Flexible working with our Flex Forward scheme

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