Lead Reward Advisor

RedGreen Partners; Manchester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Share options

Pension contribution

PMI

Enhanced family leave

Car salary sacrifice

Job summary

RedGreen Partners is seeking a Lead Reward Advisor to influence decisions, enhance the employee experience and grow reward expertise. You will work with the Reward Manager and People team to deliver and continually improve reward, benefits and wellbeing offerings.

The role suits an experienced Reward Advisor or Analyst ready for the next step, combining technical knowledge with data analysis and practical problem-solving.

Qualifications

• Broad experience across compensation, benefits and reward.
• Experience supporting cyclical reward activities such as salary reviews, benchmarking and share plans.
• Knowledge of job evaluation and grading methodologies (e.g. WTW, Hay, Mercer).
• Experience managing employee benefits and supplier relationships.
• Strong analytical skills with complex reward data and ability to turn analysis into insights.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert advice, analysis and operational support to ensure reward programmes remain fair and aligned with objectives.
• Assist with annual salary reviews, benchmarking and reward planning.
• Administer share schemes and incentive arrangements.
• Participate in job evaluation and support grading decisions.
• Produce reward MI, analysis and recommendations.
• Advise managers on pay, promotions, benefits and reward-related matters.
• Support reward governance, policies and senior stakeholder reporting.
• Manage and improve employee benefits and wellbeing programmes.
• Collaborate with external benefit providers and support annual renewals.
• Identify opportunities to simplify processes and improve the employee/manager experience.

Skills

Compensation

Benefits management

Reward analytics

Stakeholder management

Job evaluation

Data analysis

Communication

Tools

Share schemes administration

Job description

Salary: £45,000 - £55,000 + share options and comprehensive benefits package

Are you a reward professional looking for a broader role where you can influence decisions, improve the employee experience and continue developing your expertise?

RedGreen Partners are looking to attract a Lead Reward Advisor for a well-established, innovative and people-focused organisation. Working closely with the Reward Manager and wider People team, you'll help deliver and continually improve the company's reward, benefits and wellbeing offering.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Reward Advisor or Analyst ready for the next step, who enjoys combining technical reward knowledge with data analysis, stakeholder engagement and practical problem-solving.

About the role

You'll provide expert advice, analysis and operational support to ensure reward programmes remain fair, competitive and aligned with the organisation’s objectives.

You'll get involved with:

• Supporting annual salary reviews, benchmarking and reward planning
• Helping to administer share schemes and other incentive arrangements
• Undertaking job evaluation and supporting grading decisions
• Producing reward analysis, management information and recommendations
• Advising managers on pay, promotions, benefits and reward-related matters
• Supporting reward governance, policies and senior stakeholder reporting
• Managing and improving employee benefits and wellbeing programmes
• Working closely with external benefit providers and supporting annual renewals
• Identifying opportunities to simplify processes and improve the employee and manager experience

About you

We'd love to hear from you if you can demonstrate:

• Broad experience across compensation, benefits and reward
• Experience supporting cyclical reward activities such as salary reviews, benchmarking and share plans
• Knowledge of job evaluation and grading methodologies, such as WTW, Hay or Mercer
• Experience managing employee benefits and supplier relationships
• Strong analytical skills and confidence working with complex reward data
• The ability to turn analysis into clear insights and practical recommendations
• Excellent communication, influencing and stakeholder-management skills
• A proactive, detail-focused and solutions-oriented approach

What's on offer?

Base £45,000-£55,000 + Share options, 28 days hol + Bank hols, Employer pension contribution up to 7%, PMI, Enhanced family leave, Car salary sacrifice scheme

Why apply?

This is an opportunity to join a collaborative and progressive organisation where reward is seen as an important part of the wider people strategy. You'll have the scope to contribute ideas, improve how things are done and make a visible impact on the employee experience.