Incentives - Employee Share Plans Senior Manager

PwC; Manchester; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in Manchester is seeking an experienced professional to join their Employee Share Plan team. The role focuses on designing and implementing employee incentive schemes for diverse businesses. Ideal candidates will possess experience with EMI, CSOPs, and other schemes, coupled with strong project management and communication skills. The role requires engaging with stakeholders and mentoring junior team members. This position is rooted in the firm's culture of diversity and continuous learning.

Qualifications

• Experience with EMI, CSOPs, EBTs, and EOTs is highly valued.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Strategic and analytical mindset with attention to detail.
• Ability to mentor and lead teams across levels.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement compliant employee incentive schemes.
• Collaborate with teams to develop tax-efficient solutions.
• Engage senior stakeholders and present recommendations.
• Monitor legislative and market developments; mentor junior team members and support professional development.
• Demonstrate ability to manage projects, client relationships, and multiple priorities.

Skills

Project management

Client relationship management

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Leadership

Problem-solving

Job description

Overview

PwC is seeking an experienced professional to join its Employee Share Plan team. The role involves designing and implementing employee incentive schemes for listed and private businesses, with a focus on tax-led solutions. Experience with EMI, CSOPs, growth shares, EBTs, and EOTs is highly valued.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement compliant employee incentive schemes, advising on the structuring and ongoing management of plans such as EMI, CSOPs, EBTs, and EOTs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop tax-efficient solutions aligned with clients\' strategic objectives, supported by robust analysis and due diligence.
• Engage senior stakeholders to present recommendations, secure buy-in, and ensure successful delivery of incentive proposals.
• Monitor legislative and market developments; mentor junior team members and support continuous professional development.
• Demonstrated ability to manage projects, client relationships, and multiple priorities effectively.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, able to explain complex concepts to diverse audiences.
• Strategic and analytical mindset with strong attention to detail and problem-solving capability.
• Leadership experience, with the ability to mentor, manage, and collaborate with teams at all levels.
• High standards of professionalism, integrity, adaptability, and commitment to continuous learning and quality delivery.

About the role and company

Our values set the expectations for the way we interact with each other, our clients, and the communities in which we operate. These values, and the behaviours that they require from us, are relevant to all our people regardless of grade. They support a culture that empowers our people to be the best they can be, through challenging experiences and encouraging our people to speak up to make the firm a better place. We want all our people to understand and embrace the culture and personally feel part of the legacy this will create for our future employees. We\'re a hugely diverse business, bound together by our purpose - to build trust in society and solve important problems for our clients and the communities in which we operate. We believe we can make the biggest impact when our purpose is embedded within everything we do.