Compensation & Reward Lead - 12 Month Contract - Reading - Hybrid

Contracts IT Recruitment Consulting Ltd; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Contracts IT Recruitment Consulting Ltd in Reading is seeking an experienced Compensation & Reward Lead to oversee compensation programmes, lead annual pay reviews and manage base salary structures, allowances and incentive schemes.

This 12-month contract role requires strong analytics, benchmarking and governance across domestic and international mobility, with collaboration across HR, finance and line managers.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in compensation, reward management or a similar HR reward role.
• Experience managing pay structures, salary frameworks, allowances and incentive programmes.
• Experience leading or supporting annual pay reviews and compensation processes.
• Knowledge of salary benchmarking, market analysis and compensation data reporting.
• Experience advising senior managers and HR stakeholders on pay and reward matters.
• An understanding of employment legislation, pay regulations and audit requirements.
• Experience producing compensation reports, including gender pay gap analysis.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to use data to inform compensation decisions.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience managing, mentoring or providing direction to reward professionals.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain compensation frameworks, including base salaries, pay ranges, allowances and incentive schemes.
• Lead the annual pay review process and oversee the distribution of employee incentives.
• Conduct salary benchmarking and market analysis to ensure compensation packages remain competitive.
• Oversee domestic and international employee mobility services, ensuring policies and processes support business requirements.
• Maintain and communicate mobility policies, frameworks and procedures.
• Produce statutory reports, including gender pay gap analysis, providing insights and recommendations.
• Advise managers and HR teams on pay, allowances, incentives and other compensation-related matters.
• Support pay agreements and work alongside the Industrial Relations team during trade union discussions and negotiations.
• Generate compensation data, reports and key performance indicators to monitor programme effectiveness.
• Work with payroll and HR teams to ensure compensation changes are processed accurately and compliantly.
• Act as the main point of contact for compensation-related internal and external audits, ensuring requirements are met and issues are addressed.
• Ensure compensation practices comply with relevant legislation, regulations and government requirements.
• Review the effectiveness of compensation programmes and recommend improvements using business feedback, professional expertise and data analysis.
• Provide leadership, guidance and professional development to reward team members.
• Line manage a Mobility Enablement position and coordinate the work of up to two analysts or coordinators.

Skills

Compensation management

Pay frameworks

Salary benchmarking

Mobility services

Gender pay gap analysis

Audits & compliance

Pay reviews

Stakeholder management

Line management

Data analysis

Education

HR professional qualifications

CIPD membership

Job description

Compensation & Reward Lead

Contract Length: 12 months

Location: Reading - 2 to 3 days per week in the office

Excellent Rates

*Public Sector Experience and relevant accreditation highly desirable*

*Urgent 12 Month contract - Interviewing and hiring now!*

This is a *Reading* Hybrid based role with an excellent immediate start within a Public Sector organisation working on *Managing and maintaining compensation frameworks, including base salaries, pay ranges, allowances and incentive schemes.*

Job Overview

We are seeking an experienced Compensation & Reward Lead to oversee compensation programmes and support the delivery of the organisation's reward strategy. This role will focus on managing pay frameworks, allowances, employee incentives and domestic and international mobility services.

You will work closely with HR teams, senior management and reward professionals to ensure compensation packages remain competitive, compliant and aligned with business needs.

The successful candidate will also lead the annual pay review process, provide expert advice on compensation matters and use data and market benchmarking to recommend improvements to reward programmes.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain compensation frameworks, including base salaries, pay ranges, allowances and incentive schemes.
• Lead the annual pay review process and oversee the distribution of employee incentives.
• Conduct salary benchmarking and market analysis to ensure compensation packages remain competitive.
• Oversee domestic and international employee mobility services, ensuring policies and processes support business requirements.
• Maintain and communicate mobility policies, frameworks and procedures.
• Produce statutory reports, including gender pay gap analysis, providing insights and recommendations.
• Advise managers and HR teams on pay, allowances, incentives and other compensation-related matters.
• Support pay agreements and work alongside the Industrial Relations team during trade union discussions and negotiations.
• Generate compensation data, reports and key performance indicators to monitor programme effectiveness.
• Work with payroll and HR teams to ensure compensation changes are processed accurately and compliantly.
• Act as the main point of contact for compensation-related internal and external audits, ensuring requirements are met and issues are addressed.
• Ensure compensation practices comply with relevant legislation, regulations and government requirements.
• Review the effectiveness of compensation programmes and recommend improvements using business feedback, professional expertise and data analysis.
• Provide leadership, guidance and professional development to reward team members.
• Line manage a Mobility Enablement position and coordinate the work of up to two analysts or coordinators.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Strong experience in compensation, reward management or a similar HR reward role.
• Practical experience managing pay structures, salary frameworks, allowances and incentive programmes.
• Experience leading or supporting annual pay reviews and compensation processes.
• Knowledge of salary benchmarking, market analysis and compensation data reporting.
• Experience advising senior managers and HR stakeholders on pay and reward matters.
• An understanding of employment legislation, pay regulations and audit requirements.
• Experience producing compensation reports, including gender pay gap analysis.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to use data to inform compensation decisions.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience managing, mentoring or providing direction to reward professionals.

We are an equal opportunities employment agency and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.

We champion differences in technology recruitment and work with clients who actively wish to diversify their talent force - ALL applicants are welcome to apply