Reward Manager

Simply Business; Northampton; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Extra leave days

Parental leave

Life sabbatical

Private medical insurance

Annual bonus potential

Pension contributions match

Life assurance

Car salary sacrifice

Flexible benefits scheme

Job summary

Simply Business is seeking a Reward Manager to own pay and perks strategy, ensuring competitive and equitable compensation. You will lead salary surveys, job architecture, and gender pay gap reporting while partnering with Finance on spend forecasting and compliance.

You’ll influence senior stakeholders with clear data-driven insights, shaping bonus schemes and equity/LTIP initiatives as the business grows.

Qualifications

• Experience in compensation and benefits, reward management, or HR data analytics.
• Proficient with HRIS platforms Workday and Dayforce and benchmarking software.
• Advanced Excel/Google Sheets modelling (VLOOKUPs, pivot tables).

Responsibilities

• Design, execute, and analyze annual salary surveys and market benchmarking data.
• Implement, maintain, and evolve job architecture, grading systems, and salary bands.
• Lead annual salary review and bonus cycles with clear frameworks and data toolkits.
• Partner with Finance to forecast total compensation spend and ensure regulatory compliance across UK/US.

Skills

Compensation experience

HR data analytics

HRIS proficiency

Excel modelling

UK/US employment law

Tools

Workday

Dayforce

Benchmarking software

Job description

Who Are We?

We insure small businesses and enable big dreams – not just for our customers, but for our people and communities too. With over 1,000,000 active insurance policies, we protect builders, bakers, landlords and more than 1,200 other trades.

Who Are We?

We insure small businesses and enable big dreams – not just for our customers, but for our people and communities too. With over 1,000,000 active insurance policies, we protect builders, bakers, landlords and more than 1,200 other trades. We’re a technology company as well as one that sells insurance. That means we build, we fail, we learn and we improve. Through our global social impact strategy, called 'The Big Dreams Project’, we're working to help 10,000 small businesses start or grow by 2030. Why not check out our advert on YouTube: Simply Business TV advert 2024: 'Simply the Best'.

Job Category

Human Resources

Position Type

Target Openings

1

What Is the Opportunity?

Here’s What You’ll Be Doing

We’re on a mission to keep our compensation and recognition programs competitive, equitable, and genuinely supportive. As our Reward Manager, you’ll act as our subject matter expert on all things "pay and perks"—balancing sharp analytical rigor with real empathy to help us attract, motivate, and keep top talent thriving.

As One Of Our Reward Managers, You’ll

• Design, execute, and analyze annual salary surveys and market benchmarking data to keep our pay structures ahead of the curve.
• Implement, maintain, and evolve our company job architecture, grading systems, and salary bands.
• Conduct regular gender pay gap reporting and internal equity audits to ensure completely fair, unbiased compensation.
• Lead our annual salary review and bonus cycles, providing clear frameworks and data toolkits for people managers.
• Partner with Finance to forecast total compensation spend and ensure compliance with local labor laws and tax regulations across UK and US markets.
• Support the design and calculation of bonus schemes and equity/LTIP administration as our business evolves.

We're Looking For Someone Who Is

• Experienced in compensation and benefits, reward management, or a specialized HR data analytics role.
• Comfortable with HRIS platforms like Workday and Dayforce, alongside specialized compensation and benchmarking software.
• Advanced in data analytics, treating complex Excel or Google Sheets modeling (VLOOKUPs, pivot tables) as second nature.
• Knowledgeable in employment law, tax implications of benefits, and statutory compliance across the UK and US.
• An articulate communicator who can translate complex financial or data concepts into clear, digestible messaging for stakeholders.
• Honest, discrete, and not afraid to challenge the status quo to champion fair reward trends.

(We know it's tough, but please try to avoid the confidence gap. You don't have to match all the bullet points above to be considered for this role.)

We encourage people of all different backgrounds and identities to apply. We are committed to maintaining an inclusive, supportive place for you to be you and do your very best work.

If you thrive on turning raw data into meaningful impact, building smart frameworks, and solving complex reward puzzles using modern HR tech, we want to hear from you.

What Are The Benefits Of Working At Simply Business

• we offer a great work-life balance where workloads are manageable and everyone has the flexibility to work hybrid
• on top of the 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), we offer the option to buy five more days of holiday with your flexible benefits
• our flexible parental leave allows you to approach an important time how you want - with six months full pay to the primary caregiver and four weeks full pay if you're the secondary caregiver
• our life event leave is an extra days leave every two years for those big moments in your life like moving house or your birthday. And our long-serving employees get a two week paid sabbatical after five years of service, then four weeks off after ten years of service
• private medical insurance through BUPA, that covers any pre-existing condition is a core benefit. Plus a health cash plan that covers your everyday medical expenses
• we offer a competitive salary based on your experience and the current market. Plus the potential to earn an annual bonus based on performance
• access to tools to support your personal development on our dedicated learning platform. As well as support for your mental health with access to counselling
• we match what you put into your pension up to five per cent. And pass on a tax-free sum that's four times your basic salary with our life assurance policy, with the option to increase it to ten times through our flexible benefit scheme
• our salary sacrifice car scheme gives you the option to buy a brand new, fully insured, and maintained car for a convenient fixed monthly amount taken from your gross salary (after 6 months service)
• our flexible benefits scheme gives you an allocated amount to use each year on benefits like critical illness cover, dental insurance, travel insurance, or a gym membership

Ready to join us and drive our success as a high-performing team?

Employment Practices

Simply Business is committed to providing equality and opportunities for all employees and candidates considering a career with us. We offer a workplace where colleagues are treated with respect and dignity. We don’t (and won’t) discriminate either directly or indirectly on the grounds of race, colour, religion, belief, political opinion, disability, nationality, ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation or relationship status at any stage of the hiring process or during the course of your employment.