Reward and Performance Manager

Frazer Jones (US); Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 77,000 - 104,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Benefits

Job summary

Frazer Jones is recruiting a Reward & Performance Manager for a leading global professional services organisation in London. The role sits in the international People function and offers hybrid working with high visibility to senior stakeholders.

You will shape the global performance management framework, tying rewards and development to business growth from day one. You will partner with People, Finance and business leaders to drive governance, consistency and data-led decision making,

Qualifications

• Experience within performance management, reward or wider people consulting environments.
• Proven track record implementing or enhancing performance management frameworks and processes.
• Experience supporting organisational change, transformation or people projects.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the confidence to work with senior leaders and executive stakeholders.
• Experience within professional services, partnerships or other complex matrix organisations would be highly advantageous.
• The ability to balance strategic thinking with hands‑on delivery.
• Strong communication and influencing skills.
• A proactive, self-starting approach, with the ability to operate autonomously.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement a global performance management framework.
• Drive improvements to appraisal, calibration and talent review processes.
• Partner with senior stakeholders to embed a high-performing culture and ensure consistency across the organisation.
• Support organisational change initiatives linked to performance, career progression and employee development.
• Act as a trusted advisor on performance-related projects and employee lifecycle initiatives.
• Support benchmarking, grading and reward governance activity with external consultants.
• Contributing to salary review and bonus processes across an international population.
• Provide meaningful insight, analysis and reporting to support data-led decision making.

Skills

Reward expertise

Performance management

Stakeholder management

Organisational change

Data analysis

Job description

Reward & Performance Manager

London | Hybrid working | £90,000 + Bonus + Benefits

Frazer Jones is delighted to be partnering with a leading global professional services organisation to appoint a Reward & Performance Manager into a newly created role within its international People function.

This is a unique opportunity to join a business undergoing significant evolution across its people agenda, with a particular focus on strengthening and embedding a robust global performance management framework. Working closely with senior People leadership, the successful individual will play a key role in driving a high-profile change programme that will shape how performance, development, progression and reward are managed across the organisation globally.

The role offers exceptional visibility and influence, with regular exposure to senior stakeholders and the opportunity to make a genuine impact from day one.

About the role

This is a broad position spanning performance management, reward and organisational change. The primary focus will be supporting the design, implementation and ongoing evolution of the organisation’s global performance management strategy, ensuring it is fit for purpose, commercially aligned and able to support future growth.

Working closely with People, Finance and business leaders, the successful individual will help drive consistency, governance and meaningful performance outcomes whilst ensuring alignment with broader talent and reward strategies.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting the design and implementation of a global performance management framework.
• Driving improvements to appraisal, calibration and talent review processes.
• Partnering with senior stakeholders to embed a high-performing culture and ensure consistency of approach across the organisation.
• Supporting organisational change initiatives linked to performance, career progression and employee development.
• Acting as a trusted advisor on performance-related projects and employee lifecycle initiatives.
• Supporting benchmarking, grading and reward governance activity in partnership with external consultants.
• Contributing to salary review and bonus processes across an international population.
• Providing meaningful insight, analysis and reporting to support data-led decision making.
• Collaborating with People, Finance and operational leaders across multiple regions.

About you

We are keen to hear from experienced Reward, Performance or broader People professionals who have strong experience of performance management and organisational change.

This role will particularly suit someone who enjoys designing and embedding new processes, influencing senior stakeholders and helping organisations navigate transformation and growth.

You will ideally bring:

• Experience within performance management, reward or wider people consulting environments.
• A proven track record of implementing or enhancing performance management frameworks and processes.
• Experience supporting organisational change, transformation or people projects.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the confidence to work with senior leaders and executive stakeholders.Excellent analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Experience within professional services, partnerships or other complex matrix organisations would be highly advantageous.
• The ability to balance strategic thinking with hands‑on delivery.
• Strong communication and influencing skills.
• A proactive, self-starting approach, with the ability to operate autonomously.

Why apply?

This is an exceptionally rare opportunity to join a highly regarded international organisation in a newly created role that offers genuine influence and visibility. You will work closely with senior People leadership, help shape a critical business-wide transformation programme and play a key role in embedding a meaningful performance culture across a global workforce.

The position would suit someone who enjoys operating in a fast-paced environment, partnering with senior stakeholders and leading high-impact initiatives that drive organisational change and business performance.