Senior Reward Manager

Job Title:

Senior Reward Manager

Location:

Colchester

Salary: £70,000 p.a.

Hours:

Full time, hybrid up to 2 days WFH (after training completed)

We are looking for an experienced Senior Reward Manager to lead the design, delivery and continuous improvement of a competitive, fair and transparent reward framework. This is a senior, influential role partnering closely with HR, Finance and senior leaders to ensure reward supports attraction, retention and future workforce capability.

Key Responsibilities

* Lead the development and delivery of reward strategy in partnership with the Head of Reward

* Design and implement reward frameworks, salary structures and governance aligned to market best practice

* Lead salary benchmarking and market analysis using recognised providers (e.g. WTW or equivalent)

* Maintain job architecture and levelling frameworks using proprietary methodologies

* Design, implement and review salary ranges, incentives, bonus and commission schemes

* Provide reward analytics, costing models, scenario planning and senior-level reporting

* Support organisational design, job evaluation and workforce planning activity

* Improve annual reward processes and systems to enhance manager and colleague experience

* Ensure compliance with statutory pay legislation, equal pay principles and internal governance

* Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders and external reward networks

* Deputise for the Head of Reward as required

About You

* CIPD qualified or reward-specialist trained

* Strong experience in salary benchmarking, job levelling and reward framework design

* Proven background in salary range design, incentive and bonus scheme development

* Confident using Excel and reward data for modelling, costing and insight

* Experience supporting reward change and improvement initiatives

* Able to influence senior stakeholders and work collaboratively across HR and Finance

* Experience in a regulated or multi-site environment (desirable)

This is an excellent opportunity for a senior reward professional to play a key role in shaping future reward strategy within a complex organisation