Global Reward Strategist — Work From Anywhere

The Economist; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working pattern

Private health insurance

Work From Anywhere up to 25 days/yr

Job summary

The Economist is seeking a Reward Partner to lead the design and delivery of global reward programmes. You will partner with People Business Partners and senior leadership to align compensation with market benchmarks and internal equity.

You will manage reward data, analytics and modelling, supporting budget planning and governance, while contributing to policy and framework improvements within a hybrid work model.

Qualifications

• Experience in a specialist Reward or Compensation role within a global, complex organisation.
• Strong knowledge of compensation, incentive plans and reward programme delivery.
• Experience using the WTW Global Grading Framework or a comparable job evaluation methodology.
• Proven experience conducting market benchmarking and salary analysis.
• Advanced analytical and modelling skills, including strong Excel/Google Sheets capability.
• Experience managing reward data and People information.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Excellent attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Deliver annual core reward processes, including compensation reviews, short-term incentives and long-term incentive cycles.
• Coordinate reward activities across multiple business areas with governance and timelines.
• Support administration and implementation of executive and employee incentive plans.
• Ensure reward programmes are delivered in line with policy and governance.
• Act as a trusted reward advisor to People Business Partners on compensation, job architecture and benchmarking.
• Support managers with reward-related queries and provide recommendations balancing market competitiveness and internal equity.
• Build relationships with HR, Finance and leadership to support reward decisions.
• Maintain and evolve the job architecture and conduct external market benchmarking.
• Produce reward analytics and modelling to support decisions and budget forecasting.
• Prepare reports for senior stakeholders including Remuneration Committee papers when required.

Skills

Reward specialist

Compensation

Reward delivery

WTW grading framework

Market benchmarking

Excel/Google Sheets

Reward data management

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Tools

HiBob

Job description

The Economist is seeking a Reward Partner to lead the design and delivery of global reward programmes. You will partner with People Business Partners and senior leadership to align compensation with market benchmarks and internal equity.

You will manage reward data, analytics and modelling, supporting budget planning and governance, while contributing to policy and framework improvements within a hybrid work model.