Executive Reward Manager

Informa; Greater London; Sur place; GBP 90 000 - 150 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

25 days annual leave

Private medical cover

ShareMatch scheme

Flexible benefits

Résumé du poste

Informa seeks an experienced executive rewards professional to lead remuneration governance and reporting. The role focuses on Directors’ Remuneration reporting, RemCo papers, and equity plan support across global teams.

You will drive executive incentive design, ensure IFRS2 alignment, and partner with HR, Finance and Investor Relations to shape competitive, compliant packages for senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of UK governance, remuneration reporting and investor guidelines.
• Experience with PLC RemCo and executive compensation design.
• Strong modelling and data interpretation skills.

Responsabilités

• Draft the Directors’ Remuneration Report and respond to auditors.
• Prepare RemCo papers and coordinate with stakeholders.
• Support STIP/LTIP design and performance measurement.
• Assist on equity plans implementation and governance.
• Contribute to global career framework and market insights.

Connaissances

Excel

Financial modelling

Strategic thinking

Influencing

Project management

Formation

Degree in HR / Finance

Outils

IFRS2 calculator

Description du poste

At Informa, no two days and no two people are the same, and you'll find the freedom, opportunity and support of a fantastic community to make a real impact.

We’re an international business that connects specialists with knowledge, helping them to learn more, know more and do more through live and on demand events, digital and data-driven services and academic research.

We are home to over 14,000 colleagues across 30 countries and are a member of the UK’s FTSE 100 group of leading public companies. We’re thrilled to have earned the #3 spot in Glassdoor's Best Places to Work 2025 UK list, a recognition based solely on reviews by those who know us best - our current and previous colleagues.

In Global Support, we provide expert guidance and hands‑on support to the Informa Group and Informa’s many business teams. Across tech, finance, legal, corporate development, HR, communications, operations and many other areas, we work collaboratively and flexibly to help our brands serve their customers and help the company succeed.

Job Description

This role is based in our 5 Howick Place office.

Key Responsibilities

• Directors’ Remuneration Report (DRR): Drafting the DRR to ensure compliance with the reporting regulations and continual improvement of our external remuneration reporting. This includes collating all data for inclusion in the DRR, responding to auditor queries and reporting on our CEO Pay Ratio disclosure.
• Remuneration Committee (RemCo): Preparing papers for the RemCo in compliance with public company standards, covering all aspects of the executive reward cycle. This includes obtaining input and approval from internal stakeholders and external advisors.
• Short-Term Incentive Plans (STIPs): Supporting the design and delivery of executive STIPs at the Group and Divisional level, including managing performance measure selection, target setting, colleague communications and ongoing performance assessment.
• Long-Term Incentive Plans (LTIPs): Supporting on the design, implementation and communication of our Executive Performance Share Plan and wider colleague Restricted Share Plan. This requires a deep understanding of IFRS2 accounting regulations and equity plan rules as well as the ability to apply creative thinking to develop bespoke/phantom equity plans to support specific business needs/objectives.
• Other Equity Plans: Supporting the Global Equity Plans Manger on the implementation of all other Informa equity plans including our Share Incentive Plan (SIP) and Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).
• Job Levelling: Contributing to the design and implementation of a global career framework.
• Reward Market Practice: Providing insights and research that support the competitiveness of reward at Informa by analyzing market trends, industry standards and competitive practices.
• M&A Experience: Supporting due diligence analysis of compensation arrangements for potential portfolio additions/IPOs and the design of go forward reward arrangements. This includes cost modelling, understanding of change of control provisions, lock-up provisions and takeover regulations.
• Reward Consultancy: Partnering with division HRDs and the Group HRD to develop appropriate packages for senior hires, supporting on internal/external benchmarking and contracts, as well as advising on senior exits.
• Subject Matter Expert: Being the trusted advisor and in-house expert on all things executive reward and governance related.
• Knowledge Sharing and Development: Educating and coaching wider reward team and HR function on executive compensation practices, FTSE listed company requirements, and governance obligations to expand organizational knowledge and capability in these specialized areas.
• Internal Network: Building strong and collaborative relationships with colleagues in other teams such as Company Secretariat, Investor Relations, Tax and Finance.

Qualifications

Knowledge & Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in executive compensation consulting or, experience in an in‑house role for a FTSE listed company.
• Experience of working with a PLC Remuneration Committee.
• Extensive knowledge of UK corporate governance environment, investor body guidelines, remuneration reporting regulations, UK Corporate Governance Code and executive pay trends.
• Deep expertise in global reward, executive compensation and incentive planning design for fast‑paced organizations, preferably with M&A experience.
• Knowledge of key reward programmes that drive effective behaviours.
• Understanding of IFRS2 accounting regulations and Monte Carlo / Black Scholes models.
• Possess the relevant degree or professional qualification such as a Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD) or equivalent professional membership.
• Global mobility experience is desirable.
• Reward business partner experience is desirable.

Skills & Abilities

• Great attention to detail with strong planning and project management skills.
• Commercially aware, with the ability to think strategically, operationally and pragmatically.
• Highly proficient with Excel and comfortable with financial models.
• Confident, decisive and dynamic individual who sets high standards for themselves and others.
• Identifies rules, principles or relationships that explain facts, data, or other information; analyses information and makes correct inferences or draws accurate conclusions.
• Uses imagination to develop new insights into situations and applies innovative solutions to problems; designs new methods where established methods and procedures are inapplicable or are unavailable.
• Strong influencing and relationship building skills with the ability to navigate a global, federated organization and partner colleagues and senior executives at all levels within the organization.

Additional Information

We believe that great things happen when people connect face-to-face. That's why we work in‑person with each other, or with customers and partners, three days a week or more. When you’re not spending time together in one of our offices or other workplaces – like at an Informa event – you get the flexibility and support to work from home or remotely.

We work hard to make sure Life at Informa is rewarding, supportive and enjoyable for everyone. Here’s some of what you can expect when you join us. But don’t just take our word for it – see what our colleagues have to say at LifeAt.Informa.com

Our benefits include:

• Great community: a welcoming culture with in‑person and online social events, our fantastic Walk the World charity day and active diversity and inclusion networks
• Broader impact: take up to four days per year to volunteer, with charity match funding available too
• Career opportunity: the opportunity to develop your career with bespoke training and learning, mentoring platforms and on-demand access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning. When it’s time for the next step, we encourage and support internal job moves
• Time out: 25 days annual leave, rising to 27 days after two years, plus a birthday leave day and the chance to work from (almost!) anywhere for up to four weeks a year
• A flexible range of personal benefits to choose from, plus company funded private medical cover
• A ShareMatch scheme that allows you to become an Informa shareholder with free matching shares
• Strong wellbeing support through EAP assistance, mental health first aiders, a healthy living subsidy, access to health apps and more
• Recognition for great work, with global awards and kudos programmes
• As an international company, the chance to collaborate with teams around the world

We’re not solely focused on a checklist of skills. We champion energy and ambition and look for colleagues who will roll their sleeves up, join in and help make things happen. If it sounds like a match and you have most – although not all – of the skills and experience listed, we welcome your application.

If you would like to request reasonable adjustments or accommodations to assist your participation in the hiring process and, or in the advertised position, please inform the appropriate Talent Acquisition Partner for the role once they have been in touch. Your request will be reviewed and considered in confidence. At Informa, you'll find inclusive experiences and environments where all perspectives and backgrounds are welcomed. As part of this approach and our diversity and inclusion commitments, we are also formally an Equal Opportunities Employer. This means we base decisions on relevant qualifications and merit and do not discriminate on the basis of key characteristics and statuses, including all of those protected by law. Ask us or see our website for full information.

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