Global Compensation & Reward Lead

GTC Recruitment Ltd; Reading; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

GTC Recruitment Ltd. is seeking an experienced Compensation & Reward Lead to drive the design and delivery of reward programmes within a large, complex organisation.

The role shapes compensation frameworks, informs senior stakeholders and leads initiatives across pay, incentives and mobility. You will oversee salary benchmarking, governance, and reporting, while guiding a team of reward professionals and collaborating with HR, payroll and leadership across domestic and international mobility.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in compensation, reward management or a related HR discipline.
• Strong knowledge of salary benchmarking, pay frameworks and annual reward cycles.
• Experience in reward governance, compliance, audit and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead compensation frameworks, salary structures, allowances and incentive programmes.
• Manage annual pay reviews, salary benchmarking and market analysis.
• Oversee domestic and international employee mobility arrangements.
• Ensure compliance with reward policies, legislation, governance and pay controls.
• Deliver gender pay gap reporting, management information and reward analytics.
• Partner with HR, payroll and senior stakeholders to ensure accurate and effective pay decisions.
• Provide leadership, guidance and development to reward professionals.
• Support employee relations activities and trade union discussions relating to pay.

Skills

Reward management

Salary benchmarking

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Team leadership

Policy compliance

Job description

GTC Recruitment Ltd. is seeking an experienced Compensation & Reward Lead to drive the design and delivery of reward programmes within a large, complex organisation.

The role shapes compensation frameworks, informs senior stakeholders and leads initiatives across pay, incentives and mobility. You will oversee salary benchmarking, governance, and reporting, while guiding a team of reward professionals and collaborating with HR, payroll and leadership across domestic and international mobility.