Global Rewards Consultant

General Mills; Uxbridge; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A major food company in Uxbridge is seeking a Global Compensation & Benefits Consultant to design competitive reward programs. This role involves advising on compensation strategies, supporting HR teams, and leading benefits governance. Ideal candidates will have 5–7 years of relevant experience and strong analytical skills. The position offers a hybrid work model, wellbeing perks, and a bonus scheme.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Wellbeing programs

Bonus scheme

Health & Dental Insurances

Enhanced pension contributions

Subsidised canteen

Extra volunteering days

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of experience in compensation and benefits.
• Strong understanding of global compensation practices.
• Ability to design and manage competitive reward programs.

Responsibilities

• Advise on compensation philosophy and structures.
• Support international HR teams on compensation decisions.
• Drive global benefits governance and analysis.
• Lead initiatives from concept to completion.

Skills

Compensation strategy design

Data analysis

Project management

Stakeholder collaboration

Advanced Excel skills

Job description

Great things are happening in the Europe and Australia (EUAU) region. Each day, our 2,500 plus colleagues bring their passion to our offices, manufacturing sites, R&D center, and commercial/distributor markets across Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. We are energized by over 150 years of bringing people together with the food they love. With beloved brands Old El Paso, Häagen-Dazs, Nature Valley, Betty Crocker, Fibre One, Latina Fresh and more, we are on a mission to become the undisputed growth leader in food for EUAU. In a world that’s ever-changing, we look to stay ahead and seek people who share our love of food and are hungry to shape the future.

About the role

As a Global Compensation & Benefits Consultant, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping fair, competitive, and inspiring reward programs that help our teams thrive across the globe.

In this highly visible role, you’ll act as a trusted advisor to HR Business Partners, Talent Partners, and business leaders across international markets, bringing expertise in compensation, benefits, and total rewards strategy. You’ll help connect our business and talent strategies, ensuring that our reward programs not only attract and retain top talent but also reflect our culture, values, and long‑term growth ambitions.

What your role is

You’ll consult on a wide range of global compensation and benefits topics — from guiding compensation philosophy and pay structures to ensuring our benefits frameworks stay competitive and compliant. Working closely with the Global Compensation team, you’ll support key annual processes such as Performance & Rewards cycles, Competitive Reviews, and program enhancements across international markets.

Your day‑to‑day will include advising on job evaluations and benchmarking, supporting international HR teams on compensation decisions, and providing data‑driven insights to inform global reward strategies. You’ll partner with local HR and Talent Acquisition to shape competitive offers and ensure internal equity across regions.

Beyond compensation, you’ll take ownership of global benefits governance and analysis — maintaining a central inventory of programs by country, leading design reviews, and partnering with finance and HR to validate costs and model new initiatives. You’ll also help advance strategic projects such as the EU Pay Transparency Directive implementation and other regional reward compliance efforts.

As a project lead, you’ll drive initiatives from concept to completion — creating work plans, aligning stakeholders, mitigating risks, and ensuring smooth execution of total rewards programs that make a measurable impact.

What you bring to the team

You’ll bring 5–7 years of experience in compensation and benefits, and proven ability to design and manage reward programs that drive business results. With a strong understanding of global compensation and benefits practices, particularly across European markets, you’re confident navigating complex structures, job evaluations, and incentive designs that balance competitiveness and fairness.

Analytical and detail‑oriented, you have advanced Excel skills and a talent for turning data into insight. You’re equally comfortable modelling financial outcomes as you are presenting recommendations to senior leaders — combining quantitative precision with clear, strategic communication.

You thrive in a fast‑paced, matrixed environment, partnering effectively with HR, Finance, and business leaders to deliver solutions that make an impact. You bring strong project management skills, a continuous improvement mindset, and the ability to juggle competing priorities with professionalism and poise.

What’s in it for you?

Work with Heart – offers flexibility that also requires partnership to ensure we regularly come together in person for moments that help drive our business forward. Our hybrid work policy means an average of 2 days per week in the office with the opportunity to finish at 15:00 on Fridays.

Wellbeing – We want our people to feel well and thrive, so we offer a free Headspace account for you and up to 5 friends or family members, ongoing activities, an Employee Assistance Program, and more.

Bonus – Our people are at the heart of what makes General Mills great; when goals are reached, you’ll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.

Health & Dental Insurances – All colleagues get the opportunity to join our insurances from day one.

Family & Carers Leave – Every family is unique. Our approach allows each family to have the opportunity to spend quality time supporting them from birth or adoption to care, with enhanced covers.

Enjoy other perks such as enhanced pension contributions, subsidised canteen, access to peer‑to‑peer recognition and discount platforms, 2 extra days for volunteering work, and more…

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