Pay & Reward Business Partner

Lorien; Easter Howgate; Hybrid; GBP 83,000 - 101,000; Part time

Job summary

Lorien is recruiting a Pay & Rewards Business Partner for Edinburgh (preferred) with flexibility to Glasgow, requiring hands-on reward delivery and collaboration with senior stakeholders and People teams.

6‑month contract with potential extension, offering up to £500/day inside IR35 in a hybrid office setup. Strong focus on job evaluation, salary benchmarking, and reward governance to keep pay structures competitive and fair.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in Reward, Compensation & Benefits or Total Reward.
• Strong job evaluation and grading experience.
• Salary benchmarking and market pricing expertise.
• Experience developing pay structures and reward frameworks.
• Knowledge of reward governance, equal pay and pay transparency principles.

Responsibilities

• Lead job evaluation, role sizing and grading activity.
• Conduct salary benchmarking and market analysis.
• Review pay structures, salary ranges and reward frameworks.
• Support reward governance and pay review processes.
• Provide reward analysis for recruitment, promotion and retention decisions.
• Undertake gender pay gap, equal pay and pay equity analysis.
• Deliver cost modelling and reward impact assessments.
• Support organisational design and workforce change initiatives.
• Produce reward papers and recommendations for senior stakeholders.
• Improve reward processes, data quality and governance frameworks.

Skills

Reward expertise

Job evaluation

Excel

Stakeholder management

Market analysis

Job description

Pay & Rewards Business Partner

Duration: 6 months Initial with potential extension

Location: Edinburgh (Edinburgh is preferred, but open to Glasgow, min 3 days per week in the office)

Rate: Up to £500 per day Inside IR35

We're supporting an organisation seeking an experienced Pay & Reward Business Partner to provide specialist reward expertise across compensation, salary structures, job evaluation and reward governance activities.

This is a hands‑on delivery role where you'll partner with senior stakeholders and People teams to ensure reward frameworks remain competitive, equitable and aligned to organisational objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead job evaluation, role sizing and grading activity
• Conduct salary benchmarking and market analysis
• Review pay structures, salary ranges and reward frameworks
• Support reward governance and pay review processes
• Provide reward analysis for recruitment, promotion and retention decisions
• Undertake gender pay gap, equal pay and pay equity analysis
• Deliver cost modelling and reward impact assessments
• Support organisational design and workforce change initiatives
• Produce reward papers and recommendations for senior stakeholders
• Improve reward processes, data quality and governance frameworks

Key Experience

• Significant experience within Reward, Compensation & Benefits or Total Reward
• Strong job evaluation and grading experience
• Salary benchmarking and market pricing expertise
• Experience developing pay structures and reward frameworks
• Knowledge of reward governance, equal pay and pay transparency principles
• Strong analytical and Excel skills
• Ability to translate complex reward data into practical recommendations
• Experience supporting organisational change, restructures or workforce transformation
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at senior level