Reward and Performance Analyst

Vitality; Stockport; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus schemes

Pension up to 12%

Vitality health insurance

Life assurance

Job summary

Vitality is recruiting a Reward and Performance Analyst to turn complex data into meaningful insights, shaping pay, performance, and workforce planning. You’ll partner with HR and Finance teams to support salary reviews, benchmarking, and performance cycles, driving continuous improvement through data and AI-enabled solutions.

Hybrid work with two days in the office is available, alongside flexible working options.

Qualifications

• Experience working within reward, people analytics, HR operations or a related people-focused environment
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills with experience in data analysis and reporting
• Experience supporting reward, compensation or performance-related processes
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and communicate meaningful insights
• Experience producing management information and reporting for stakeholders
• Knowledge of salary benchmarking, market analysis or job evaluation practices
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Experience using HR systems and an interest in leveraging technology and AI to improve ways of working

Responsibilities

• Deliver insightful reward and performance analysis to support strategic and operational decision making
• Support annual salary review, bonus planning and promotion-related reward processes
• Maintain and analyse salary benchmarking data to ensure competitive market positioning
• Partner with HR Business Partners and People Leaders to provide reward and performance guidance
• Produce meaningful reporting on pay equity, salary positioning, workforce trends and performance outcomes
• Support the delivery and continuous improvement of annual performance management processes
• Administer reward and performance systems while maintaining high levels of data integrity
• Identify opportunities to enhance reward and performance programmes through data and stakeholder feedback
• Leverage technology, automation and AI-enabled tools to improve efficiency, insight generation and employee experience

Skills

Data Analytics & Performance Insight

Reward & Compensation Analysis

Dashboard Development & MI Reporting

Microsoft Excel

Tools

Excel

Job description

Team - Reward and performance

Team - Reward and performance

Working Pattern - Hybrid - 2 days per week in the Vitality London, Stockport or Bournemouth Office. Full time hours per week.

We are happy to discuss flexible working!

Top 3 skills needed for this role:

• Data Analytics & Performance Insight
• Reward & Compensation Analysis
• Dashboard Development & MI Reporting

What this role is all about:

At Vitality, we believe great outcomes start with great insights. As our Reward and Performance Analyst, you'll play an important role in helping us shape a fair, competitive and high-performing culture through data-driven reward and performance practices.

Working across our People and Finance teams, you'll turn complex data into meaningful insight. This will help leaders make informed decisions on pay, performance and workforce planning. From supporting annual reward reviews and performance cycles to delivering market analysis and benchmarking, you'll help ensure our reward programmes continue to support both our people and our business ambitions.

This is an opportunity to influence how we recognise, reward and motivate colleagues across the organisation while driving continuous improvement. Through technology, automation and AI-enabled solutions, you'll enjoy collaborating with a wide range of stakeholders. You'll challenge thinking with evidence-based insights and help create an exceptional colleague experience through innovative and effective reward and performance programmes.

If you're naturally curious, analytically minded and excited by the opportunity to combine data, technology and people strategy, you'll thrive in a role where your insights can genuinely make a difference.

Key Actions

• Deliver insightful reward and performance analysis to support strategic and operational decision making
• Support annual salary review, bonus planning and promotion-related reward processes
• Maintain and analyse salary benchmarking data to ensure competitive market positioning
• Partner with HR Business Partners and People Leaders to provide reward and performance guidance
• Produce meaningful reporting on pay equity, salary positioning, workforce trends and performance outcomes
• Support the delivery and continuous improvement of annual performance management processes
• Administer reward and performance systems while maintaining high levels of data integrity
• Contribute to governance, compliance and regulatory reporting requirements across reward activities
• Identify opportunities to enhance reward and performance programmes through data and stakeholder feedback
• Leverage technology, automation and AI-enabled tools to improve efficiency, insight generation and employee experience

What do you need to thrive?

• Experience working within reward, people analytics, HR operations or a related people-focused environment
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills with experience in data analysis and reporting
• Experience supporting reward, compensation or performance-related processes
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and communicate meaningful insights
• Experience producing management information and reporting for stakeholders
• Knowledge of salary benchmarking, market analysis or job evaluation practices
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Experience using HR systems and an interest in leveraging technology and AI to improve ways of working

So, what’s in it for you?

• Bonus Schemes - A bonus that regularly rewards you for your performance
• A pension of up to 12% - We will match your contributions up to 6% of your salary
• Our award-winning Vitality health insurance - With its own set of rewards and benefits
• Life Assurance - Four times annual salary

These are just some of the many perks that we offer! To view the extensive range of benefits we offer, please visit our careers page.

Fantastic Benefits. Exciting rewards. Great career opportunities!

If you are successful in your application and join us at Vitality, this is our promise to you, we will:

• Help you to be the healthiest you've ever been
• Create an environment that embraces you as you are and enables you to be your best self
• Give you flexibility on how, where and when you work
• Help you advance your career by playing you to your strengths
• Give you a voice to help our business grow and make Vitality a great place to be
• Give you the space to try, fail and learn
• Provide a healthy balance of challenge and support
• Recognise and reward you with a competitive salary and amazing benefits
• Be there for you when you need us
• Provide opportunities for you to be a force for good in society

We commit to all these things because we want you to feel that you belong, and are supported to be happy and healthy.