Global Reward Specialist

Waystone; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Waystone is seeking a rewards professional to manage global data collection, benchmarking, and governance for compensation and benefits across NA and EMEA.

You will analyze market data, support salary range development, and contribute to reward transformation projects while coordinating with internal teams and vendors.

Qualifications

• Strong practical knowledge of core reward principles and governance.
• Strong numerical and analytical capability with large data sets.
• Understanding of compensation, benefits and reward governance in multi‑jurisdictional environments.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate global reward data analysis, renewals and governance with HR and stakeholders.
• Support maintenance and development of compensation structures and salary ranges.
• Lead defined reward process improvements and system testing with HRIS and related teams.

Skills

Strong numerical curiosity

Advanced Excel

Data analysis

Education

University degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

About Waystone

Waystone is a leading asset-servicing solutions provider of institutional governance, administration, risk and compliance services to financial institutions. With over 25 years’ experience and a comprehensive range of specialist services to its name, Waystone helps our clients structure, operate and grow through our expertise, innovation and digitisation, backed by the operational scale to support global expansion.

Benefits and recognition (Main focus)

• Manage defined global and regional benefits activities for NA and EMEA, including data collection, renewal analysis, market research, employee communications, issue tracking and implementation support.

• Coordinate with internal teams, brokers and vendors on benefit administration, reporting, renewals and service matters, resolving operational issues where possible and escalating risks or compliance concerns appropriately.

• Support the operation, reporting and ongoing development of the global recognition programme, including programme administration, data checks, stakeholder guidance and communications.

• Prepare clear analysis and materials to support benefit and recognition decisions, including cost analysis, renewal summaries, market comparisons and management updates.

Data,systems and continuous improvement

• Use HR systems and advanced Excel functionality to organise, reconcile and analyse reward data while maintaining confidentiality, data protection standards and strong audit controls.

• Lead defined reward process improvements or system testing activities, working with HRIS, People Operations and other stakeholders to improve data quality, reporting and efficiency.

• Maintain clear reference material, process notes, action logs and reporting outputs to support reward governance and consistent delivery via global HR Support, local HR Business Partner, and via HR BOT.

Compensation,benchmarking and job architecture

• Support market benchmarking by matching roles to survey data, reviewing data quality and preparing salary range and market positioning analysis.

• Conduct pay data checks and analysis to support internal equity, external competitiveness, pay decisions and workforce planning.

• Support the maintenance and development of compensation structures, job family records, salary ranges and related HR system data.

• Contribute to reward transformation projects by managing assigned deliverables, tracking actions, identifying
  risks and supporting implementation.

Requirements

• Strong practical knowledge of core reward principles, with the ability to apply policy, process, market data and professional judgement to moderately complex assignments.

• Strong numerical and analytical capability, with advanced Microsoft Excel skills and experience handling large or sensitive data sets.

• Good understanding of compensation, benefits
  and reward governance in a multi-jurisdictional environment.

• Organised and proactive, able to manage competing priorities, work independently on defined processes or projects, and recognise when escalation is required.

• Able to identify opportunities for process improvement and contribute practical solutions that improve efficiency, consistency and control.

• Demonstrates curiosity, learning agility and a strong interest in improving reward processes through technology, better data and stronger governance.

Education

• University degree or equivalent professional experience, with typically at least five years of relevant experience in reward, compensation, benefits, HR analytics or a related professional role.