Reward Specialist

Rsgroup; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

RS Group in London is seeking a Reward Specialist to join the team hybrid, focused on executive remuneration, share plans and global mobility programmes that support the company's people and business strategy.

You will work with HR, Payroll, Finance, Tax and external partners, providing analytics, governance and cross-jurisdiction support.

Qualifications

• Experience in executive remuneration and share plans.
• Strong Excel skills and close attention to detail.
• Experience handling confidential information.
• Stakeholder management and organisational skills.
• Knowledge of reward governance and compliance.
• Experience with listed company reward programmes.
• Knowledge of tax, accounting and regulatory aspects of executive compensation.
• Experience with SuccessFactors and share plan administration systems.
• A relevant professional qualification in Reward, HR, Finance, Tax or related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Support executive remuneration processes, benchmarking, and committee reporting.
• Administer employee share plans and equity programmes, managing grant cycles and vesting.
• Coordinate global mobility activities and cross-border working arrangements.
• Produce reward analytics, reporting and insights for decision-making.
• Contribute to reward projects and governance with data integrity.

Skills

Executive remuneration

Share plans

Global mobility

Advanced Excel

Stakeholder management

Governance & compliance

Data analysis

Tax / regulatory knowledge

SuccessFactors

Education

Relevant professional qualification in Reward, HR, Finance, Tax or related discipline

Tools

SuccessFactors

Share plan administration systems

Job description

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Reward Specialist

Location: London, ENG, GB, N1C 4AG

Brand: RS Group

Function: Human Resources

Work Location: Hybrid

Location: This is a hybrid role, offering a combination of being able to work remotely and from our London, Kings Cross office.

Contract Type: 6 months FTC

The Opportunity

Join our Reward team and play a key role in delivering executive remuneration, share plans and global mobility programmes that support our people and business strategy.

Working closely with HR, Payroll, Finance, Tax, Legal and external partners, you will provide analytical, operational and governance support to ensure reward programmes are competitive, compliant and delivered effectively across multiple jurisdictions.

What You Will Be Doing

• Support executive remuneration processes, including benchmarking, annual reviews, incentive outcomes and Remuneration Committee reporting.
• Administer employee share plans and executive equity programmes, managing grant cycles, vesting events, reporting and communications.
• Coordinate global mobility activities, including international assignments, relocations and cross-border working arrangements.
• Produce reward analytics, reporting and insights to support strategic decision-making.
• Contribute to reward projects, process improvements and annual reward activities, ensuring strong governance and data integrity.

What You’ll Bring

• Experience within Reward, with exposure to Executive Remuneration, Share Plans and/or Global Mobility.
• Strong analytical skills with advanced Excel capabilities and excellent attention to detail.
• Confident managing sensitive and confidential information.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication and organisational skills.
• Understanding of reward governance, compliance and best practice.
• Experience supporting reward programmes within a listed company environment.
• Knowledge of tax, accounting and regulatory requirements relating to executive compensation and share plans.
• Experience with SuccessFactors and/or share plan administration systems.
• Relevant professional qualification in Reward, HR, Finance, Tax or a related discipline.

We Are RS

At RS, we are making amazing happen for a better world.

As a global product and service solutions provider, we help industrial customers operate more efficiently and sustainably. Operating in 33 markets, we support around one million customers worldwide with more than 875,000 stocked products, access to over five million additional products, and a range of service solutions designed to help businesses thrive.

What sets us apart is our people. More than 8,500 colleagues around the world bring technical expertise, digital innovation, and a customer first mindset to everything we do. Guided by our values – We are one team, We deliver brilliantly, We do the right thing, and We make every day better, we’re creating an environment where our people can grow, contribute and make a meaningful impact.

Join us and help make amazing happen.

Rewards

Our Reward Strategy Philosophy is designed to offer market competitive base salaries and provide all of our people the opportunity to participate in a short-term incentive, enabling them to share in the success of the Company.

Our total reward package is more than just the cash; our recognition and benefit offering provide the opportunity for us to recognise, reward and enable the wellbeing of our people at all stages of their journey with RS. Our rewards and benefits vary by country, but include:

• Financial - pension/retirement; life assurance; salary finance (payroll deduction loan scheme)
• Wellbeing - medical plans; health screening; critical illness; disability insurance; holiday / paid time off; employee assistance programme; discounted gym/health club membership
• Lifestyle - transportation assistance schemes (e.g., cycle to work, travel loans, car leasing); onsite catering/lunch vouchers; retail discounts
• Spotlight – our global recognition programme provides a platform to highlight and recognise people role modelling our values

Ready to Make Amazing Happen?

Join over 8,500 colleagues and help us shape the future of our industry. Whoever you are, wherever you are — it all starts here.