Global Head of Reward Incentives and Transparency

Unilever; England; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading multinational company based in the UK is looking for a Global Head of Reward Incentives & Transparency. This role involves designing and implementing performance incentive programs and managing pay transparency strategies. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in reward, strong analytical skills, and the ability to communicate with senior leadership. This position offers a competitive salary, hybrid working options, and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Annual bonus

Subsidised gym membership

Discounted staff shop

Qualifications

• 5 – 10 years’ experience in reward, ideally with 10+ years overall HR experience.
• Proven track record in designing effective reward strategies.
• Experience in managing complex projects and leading teams.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Reward and Talent to design incentive programs.
• Work with key leaders to manage pay transparency strategies.
• Track and analyze the effectiveness of incentive programs.

Skills

Experience in reward

Analytical skills

Communication and influencing skills

Project management

Job description

Job Title: Global Head of Reward Incentives & Transparency

Location: 100VE, Flexible UK Location

JOB PURPOSE

• Partner with Reward and Talent in the design, implementation, and delivery of performance incentive programs, short term incentive and long-term incentive, that are a competitive advantage for Unilever.

• Partner with Reward and wider stakeholders in the design, implementation and delivery of Unilever’s pay transparency strategy (incl. living wage), moving beyond compliance and building solutions that are a competitive advantage for Unilever.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• This role will sit on the Reward Leadership Team

• Work with the CRO and Reward LT to develop and implement incentive strategy, building best in class solutions that align to the overall performance strategy.

• End-to-end process and policy design of incentives including:annual bonus, sales incentives, special incentives.

• Track, analyse and report on effectiveness of incentive programmes, using data to identify areas for improvement and optimization.

• Work with the CRO and Reward LT to develop and implement best in class pay transparency solutions, moving beyond compliance to solutions that employees and wider stakeholders see to be open, transparent, and trustworthy.

• Specifically, this role will manage the end-to-end process for Pay Transparency (globally, including EU), living wage.

• Own the end-to-end process design behind these agendas, including delivery through PEX (People Experience / Unilever’s HR Services dept)and vendor collaborations, through to annual execution.

• Lead the delivery of the annual CSRD required globally, including ESRS, which covers adequate wages, gender pay gap and CEO pay ratio.
• Ensures compliance with relevant regulations and legislation.
• Be an active part of the Reward Leadership Team, contributing to the broad Unilever Reward/Talent agenda and role modelling for the Global Team.

Leadership & Resource accountability

The expectation is for the postholder to have a small team of direct reports and to also pull in resources across the global Reward org through project squads etc. The postholder will need to help to shape these requirements. This role will support all of Reward, using budget held at the HR / Reward level.

Problem Solving

Problems are technical (design and operational), human (wide stakeholder influencing), financial (incentive spend is circa €800m) and legal (heavy compliance element to stabilizing/improving pay transparency agenda).

Change

Building and refreshing our offering in this space will require considerable innovation. Unilever is likely to want to differentiate itself in these areas, which will require future fit best in industry solutions.

Task Horizon

More strategic design and development is likely to progress over several years. Operational delivery is typically across an annual cycle.

ALL ABOUT YOU

Key Skills and Experience

• 5 – 10 years’ experience in reward, working in a complex multinational environment, ideally with 10+ years overall HR (including reward) experience.

• Proven track record in designing and implementing effective reward strategies and programs that support business goals and drive employee engagement.

• Experience in managing complex projects and leading teams in a cross-functional, matrix environment.

• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to leverage data and metrics to drive insights and inform decision-making.

• Strong communication and influencing skills to effectively engage with senior leaders, HR business partners, and employees.

• Ability to navigate ambiguity, adapt to change, and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environments.

• External orientation, able to understand and apply market innovation for Unilever’s benefit.

NOTES

About Unilever

Unilever is one of the world’s leading suppliers of Food, Home and Personal Care products with sales in over 190 countries and reaching 2 billion consumers a day. Unilever has more than 400 brands found in homes around the world, including Dove, Tresemme, Lynx, Lifebuoy, Shea Moisture, Persil, Domestos, Ben & Jerry’s, Magnum, Marmite, The Vegetarian Butcher, Graze and Pot Noodle.

Faced with the challenge of climate change and the need for human development, we want to move towards a world where everyone can live well and within the natural limits of the planet. That’s why our purpose is ‘to make sustainable living commonplace’

Location

In June 2020 we announced our plan to consolidate a number of Unilever’s offices across the South East of England into a new Unilever campus in Kingston-upon-Thames in or around early 2025. However, on the 08 August 2024 we announced to our existing staff our proposal to retain our central Head Office in London, 100 Victoria Embankment (“100VE”) until our lease expires in 2027. As a result of this new proposal, we will be consulting with our existing staff, and new joiners who join during this period of consultation at 100VE, on the proposal made in August 2024. During consultation we will clarify the future location of each team and function. This means your role will either be based in 100VE until 2027 or in Kingston-Upon-Thames from early 2025. As we are yet to commence consultation on the proposal you agree, until such a time when consultation has concluded, your normal place of work as set out in the enclosed Statement of Terms & Conditions will be 100VE. You agree that on the conclusion of the consultation your place of work will be 100VE or 100VE until early 2025 and then Kingston-upon-Thames ('the locations') and you will be notified of which of the locations will be your place of work after that consultation ends.

What We Offer

Not only do we offer a competitive salary and pension scheme, we also offer an annual bonus, subsidised gym membership, a discounted staff shop and shares. You’ll have the opportunity to work directly with our renowned and exciting brands in a flexible and hybrid working environment.

Whilst the role is advertised on a full-time basis, we would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options and what this may look like for you. We are a key advocate of wellbeing and offer a variety of support for our people including hubs, programmes and development opportunities. We strive to achieve a family-friendly and inclusive workplace and to, above all, create possibilities for all.

Diversity at Unilever is about inclusion, embracing differences, creating possibilities and growing together for better business performance. We embrace diversity in our workforce. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity. We are also more than happy to provide reasonable adjustments during our application and interview process to enable you to be present your best self. To find out more, including about our Employee Resource Groups, please click here Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at Unilever | Unileveropens in a new window.

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