Benefits & Reward Manager

Headfirst-B.v.; Luton; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Headfirst-B.v. is seeking an experienced Benefits & Reward Manager to shape and deliver a modern, competitive reward proposition across the UK & Ireland. You will partner with HR, Finance and external providers to align the total rewards offering with business goals and employee experience.

You will lead annual pay reviews, bonus cycles and benchmarking while governing governance requirements and gender pay reporting. This role offers hybrid working across our London, Luton or Manchester offices.

Qualifications

• Experience across both Benefits and Reward.
• Strong knowledge of flexible benefits, pensions and reward frameworks.
• Experience managing annual salary review and bonus cycles.
• Ability to operate within a complex organisational structure with multiple legal entities and employee populations.
• Experience managing differing benefit and reward arrangements across worker types and employment groups.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into meaningful recommendations.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Experience working with HR systems, benefits platforms and people data.
• A commercial mindset with a passion for improving employee experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and ongoing development of our benefits and reward programmes.
• Manage relationships with benefits brokers, providers and technology partners.
• Drive the annual pay review and bonus cycles.
• Support compensation benchmarking, market analysis and reward strategy development.
• Deliver statutory reporting, including Gender Pay Gap reporting and pay transparency requirements.
• Use data, insights and analytics to optimise employee experience and programme effectiveness.
• Oversee digital benefits platforms and support continuous process improvement.
• Develop engaging communications that help employees understand and maximise their total reward package.
• Ensure compliance with relevant UK and Ireland legislation and governance requirements.

Skills

Benefits & Reward

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

HR systems experience

Commercial mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR or related field

Tools

Payroll systems

Data analytics tools

Job description

Benefits & Reward Manager

Hybrid into one of our offices London, Luton or Manchester

Are you an experienced Benefits & Reward professional looking for an opportunity to shape and influence the reward strategy of a complex, people-focused organisation?

We are looking for a Benefits & Reward Manager to join our UK&I People team, leading the development and delivery of a modern, competitive and data-driven reward proposition. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who combines strong benefits expertise with broader reward experience and enjoys operating in a dynamic environment with multiple legal entities, diverse employee populations and varying benefit structures.

About the role

As Benefits & Reward Manager, you will play a key role in designing, delivering and continuously improving our benefits and reward offering across the UK and Ireland. You will work closely with HR, Finance, Payroll, People Analytics, senior stakeholders and external providers to ensure our programmes support employee engagement, attraction and retention while delivering commercial value to the business.

This role goes beyond annual benefits enrolment. We are looking for someone with experience across both benefits and reward who can confidently manage annual pay and bonus reviews, compensation benchmarking, pay equity analysis, governance requirements and reward-related projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and ongoing development of our benefits and reward programmes.

• Manage relationships with benefits brokers, providers and technology partners.

• Drive the annual pay review and bonus cycles.

• Support compensation benchmarking, market analysis and reward strategy development.

• Deliver statutory reporting, including Gender Pay Gap reporting and pay transparency requirements.

• Use data, insights and analytics to optimise employee experience and programme effectiveness.

• Oversee digital benefits platforms and support continuous process improvement.

• Develop engaging communications that help employees understand and maximise their total reward package.

• Ensure compliance with relevant UK and Ireland legislation and governance requirements.

What we are looking for

You will be an established Benefits & Reward professional who enjoys balancing strategic thinking with hands‑on delivery.

• Experience across both Benefits and Reward,

• Strong knowledge of flexible benefits, pensions and reward frameworks.

• Experience managing annual salary review and bonus cycles.

• The ability to operate within a complex organisational structure with multiple legal entities and employee populations.

• Experience managing differing benefit and reward arrangements across worker types and employment groups.

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into meaningful recommendations.

• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.

• Experience working with HR systems, benefits platforms and people data.

• A commercial mindset with a passion for improving employee experience.

This is an opportunity to make a genuine impact within our organisation. You will have the autonomy to shape and develop our reward and benefits offering and help create a compelling employee experience that supports attraction, retention and performance across the business.