Reward Business Partner

Swgroup; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Swgroup in London is seeking a proactive Reward Business Partner to support strategic reward planning and compensation management within a growing HR and Rewards team. You will work closely with senior leaders, the Reward Director, and Finance to ensure competitive pay, incentives, and benefits aligned to business goals.

The role emphasizes data-driven insights, governance of bonus schemes, and strong stakeholder partnership across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a matrix organisation and with Finance colleagues.
• Understanding of the regulatory framework affecting Professional Services.
• Strong influencing skills and ability to adapt style to different audiences.
• Ability to challenge appropriately and build credibility with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Reward Planning: partner with senior leaders and HR to develop reward strategies aligned to business objectives.
• Compensation Management: lead the annual pay review process with the Reward Director.
• Incentive & Bonus Schemes: design and govern bonus plans and related governance.
• Benefits & Total Reward: support harmonisation and optimisation of benefits and reward programmes.
• Stakeholder Partnering: be the main contact for business leaders on reward matters and guide HRBPs and line managers.

Skills

Delivery orientation

Work at pace

Resilience

Influencing skills

Credibility & gravitas

Ability to challenge

Postgraduate HR/Finance qualifications

Education

Postgraduate HR or Finance qualifications

Job description

What will you be doing?

We're seeking a motivated and detail-oriented individual to join our growing HR and Rewards team in London. In this role you will be an integral part of the Reward Team, working closely with the Reward Director and the rest of the HR team to support the delivery of S&W Reward proposition.

Working in partnership with the business and HR and Finance colleagues, will combine an understanding of the organisation and its context with Reward expertise, in order to tailor reward solutions and develop effective interventions, to meet organisational needs, now and in the future. The Reward Business Partner will work with the Reward Director to provide commercially focused and pragmatic solutions for all reward matters.

• Delivery orientated and able to adapt to changing context
• Ability to work at pace and deliver against established personal and team targets.
• Resilient, approachable, and confident.
• Experience of working in a matrix organisation and working with Finance colleagues
• Understanding of the regulatory framework affecting Professional Services
• Strong influencing skills and is able to adapt style to different audiences.
• Ability to challenge appropriately
• Has gravitas and is able to build credibility easily
• Post graduate HR or Finance qualifications preferred

Strategic Reward Planning

• Partner with senior leaders and HR to support the development and implementation of reward strategies aligned to business objectives
• Provide insight on market competitiveness, pay positioning, and reward trends
• Support organisational design and workforce planning from a reward perspective

Compensation Management

• Alongside the Reward Director, lead the annual pay review process
• Advise on job evaluation, grading, and pay structures
• Benchmark roles using market data and ensure external competitiveness

Incentive & Bonus Schemes

• Support the design and management of incentive plans
• Support governance and communication of bonus plans

Benefits & Total Reward

• Support the Benefits, Pension and Reward Senior Business Partner on benefits design, harmonisation, and optimisation
• Work with providers to ensure efficient delivery of benefit programmes

Stakeholder Partnering

• Act as the key contact for business leaders on all reward-related matters
• Provide guidance to HR Business Partners and line managers
• Influence decision-making with data-driven insights