Interim Group Reward Project Manager

High Profile Resourcing Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Pro-rated compensation

Job summary

High Profile Resourcing Ltd is seeking a Manager, Group Reward Projects for a 3-5 month fixed term contract in London. The role focuses on EU Pay Transparency Directive programmes and other global reward initiatives, requiring hands-on delivery, strong stakeholder engagement, and the ability to navigate a complex, matrixed organisation.

You will coordinate across markets, develop salary ranges, support governance, and provide pay analytics to senior leaders in HR, Finance and Legal.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering reward projects or programmes.
• Experience working in complex or international organisations.
• Exposure to pay transparency or reward governance.
• Experience with salary structures, pay ranges and benchmarking.
• Advanced Excel skills for analysis and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating a multi-country pay transparency programme.
• Supporting the development and implementation of salary ranges across markets.
• Supporting the removal or review of pay secrecy clauses.
• Assisting with the introduction of pay ranges in recruitment processes and job adverts.
• Delivering pay analysis and insight to support leadership decisions.
• Supporting responses to employee pay information requests.
• Working with HR, Legal and local markets to ensure alignment with EU Directive requirements.
• Supporting the development of governance, processes and internal guidance for pay transparency.

Skills

Reward project delivery

International experience

Advanced Excel

Stakeholder management

Analytical capability

Autonomous working

Tools

SuccessFactors

Job description

Manager, Group Reward Projects (3-5 Month FTC) - Retail

Location: London (Hybrid)

Contract: 3-5-Month Fixed Term Contract

Salary: Competitive / pro‑rated package

We are supporting a global, highly matrixed organisation to appoint a Manager, Group Reward Projects on a 3-month fixed-term contract to support several key initiatives within the Group Reward function.

This is a hands‑on project role, with the primary focus on advancing the organisation's EU Pay Transparency Directive programme, alongside a small number of additional global reward initiatives already in progress.

The role requires an experienced reward professional who can quickly assess programme status, coordinate activity across markets, and drive delivery in a complex international environment. You will work closely with senior Reward leaders, HR, Finance and Legal teams across multiple regions.

Key Focus: EU Pay Transparency Directive

The central priority of this assignment is supporting the organisation's EU pay transparency readiness programme.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating a multi-country pay transparency programme
• Supporting the development and implementation of salary ranges across markets
• Supporting the removal or review of pay secrecy clauses
• Assisting with the introduction of pay ranges in recruitment processes and job adverts
• Delivering pay analysis and insight to support leadership decisions
• Supporting responses to employee pay information requests
• Working with HR, Legal and local markets to ensure alignment with EU Directive requirements
• Supporting the development of governance, processes and internal guidance for pay transparency

Additional Reward Projects

Global Recognition Programme

• Supporting rollout of a global recognition platform
• Embedding peer-to-peer recognition aligned to organisational values
• Supporting engagement and adoption across markets

Share Plan Projects

• Supporting phase two of an international share plan migration
• Improving enrolment processes and participation

Reward Governance

• Supporting Remuneration Committee materials
• Bonus modelling and reward analysis
• Ad‑hoc reward reporting and insight

The Person

• Proven experience delivering reward projects or programmes
• Experience working in complex or international organisations
• Exposure to pay transparency, pay equity or reward governance
• Experience with salary structures, pay ranges and benchmarking
• Strong analytical capability and advanced Excel skills
• Comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment
• Confident working autonomously and engaging senior stakeholders
• Experience in Retail, Hospitality, FMCG or Consultancy environments is advantageous
• Familiarity with HRIS systems (e.g. SuccessFactors) beneficial

To apply please email your application