Hybrid Reading: Compensation & Reward Lead

Contracts IT Recruitment Consulting Ltd; Reading; Híbrido; GBP 60.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Contracts IT Recruitment Consulting Ltd in Reading is seeking an experienced Compensation & Reward Lead to oversee compensation programmes, lead annual pay reviews and manage base salary structures, allowances and incentive schemes.

This 12-month contract role requires strong analytics, benchmarking and governance across domestic and international mobility, with collaboration across HR, finance and line managers.

Formación

• Strong experience in compensation, reward management or a similar HR reward role.
• Experience managing pay structures, salary frameworks, allowances and incentive programmes.
• Experience leading or supporting annual pay reviews and compensation processes.
• Knowledge of salary benchmarking, market analysis and compensation data reporting.
• Experience advising senior managers and HR stakeholders on pay and reward matters.
• An understanding of employment legislation, pay regulations and audit requirements.
• Experience producing compensation reports, including gender pay gap analysis.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to use data to inform compensation decisions.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience managing, mentoring or providing direction to reward professionals.

Responsabilidades

• Manage and maintain compensation frameworks, including base salaries, pay ranges, allowances and incentive schemes.
• Lead the annual pay review process and oversee the distribution of employee incentives.
• Conduct salary benchmarking and market analysis to ensure compensation packages remain competitive.
• Oversee domestic and international employee mobility services, ensuring policies and processes support business requirements.
• Maintain and communicate mobility policies, frameworks and procedures.
• Produce statutory reports, including gender pay gap analysis, providing insights and recommendations.
• Advise managers and HR teams on pay, allowances, incentives and other compensation-related matters.
• Support pay agreements and work alongside the Industrial Relations team during trade union discussions and negotiations.
• Generate compensation data, reports and key performance indicators to monitor programme effectiveness.
• Work with payroll and HR teams to ensure compensation changes are processed accurately and compliantly.
• Act as the main point of contact for compensation-related internal and external audits, ensuring requirements are met and issues are addressed.
• Ensure compensation practices comply with relevant legislation, regulations and government requirements.
• Review the effectiveness of compensation programmes and recommend improvements using business feedback, professional expertise and data analysis.
• Provide leadership, guidance and professional development to reward team members.
• Line manage a Mobility Enablement position and coordinate the work of up to two analysts or coordinators.

Conocimientos

Compensation management

Pay frameworks

Salary benchmarking

Mobility services

Gender pay gap analysis

Audits & compliance

Pay reviews

Stakeholder management

Line management

Data analysis

Educación

HR professional qualifications

CIPD membership

Descripción del empleo

Contracts IT Recruitment Consulting Ltd in Reading is seeking an experienced Compensation & Reward Lead to oversee compensation programmes, lead annual pay reviews and manage base salary structures, allowances and incentive schemes.

This 12-month contract role requires strong analytics, benchmarking and governance across domestic and international mobility, with collaboration across HR, finance and line managers.