Senior Reward Manager

MCS Group | Your Specialist Recruitment Consultancy

Belfast

On-site

GBP 45,000 - 55,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary
Agile working
Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

A leading recruitment consultancy is seeking a Senior Reward Manager in Belfast to design and implement a competitive reward strategy. The role requires strong experience in reward leadership, knowledge of UK practices, and capability in data analysis to influence senior stakeholders. The position offers a full-time contract with a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

  • Proven experience in a reward leadership role, ideally within a complex organization.
  • Strong knowledge of UK reward practices, legislation, and trends.
  • Skilled in data analysis and able to translate insight into action.
  • Confident engaging and influencing senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development of reward frameworks including salary benchmarking.
  • Oversee benefits provision and lead any supplier reviews.
  • Advise on reward-related compliance and governance.
  • Partner with the HR team to ensure reward practices are understood.

Skills

Data analysis
Stakeholder engagement
UK reward practices knowledge

Education

CIPD qualified or equivalent

Job description

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MCS Group is delighted to partner with an award-winning organisation as they seek to add a Senior Reward Manager to their team on a full-time, permanent basis.

The role:

As Senior Reward Manager, you'll play a pivotal role in designing, implementing, and evolving the reward strategy to attract, motivate and retain top talent. You'll work closely with senior leadership, finance, and wider HR to ensure the offering is competitive, fair and future-fit.

The main responsibilities:

Lead the development of reward frameworks including salary benchmarking, grading, and job evaluation.

Lead the annual reward cycle including pay review, bonus schemes, and gender pay reporting.

Oversee benefits provision and lead any supplier reviews or enhancements.

Advise on reward-related compliance and governance.

  • Support the design and implementation of commission and recognition schemes.

Partner with wider HR team and line managers to ensure reward practices are well understood and embedded across the business.

Lead or support reward projects such as global harmonisation, flexible benefits, or incentive scheme design.

  • Lead reward analytics and insights to inform strategic decision-making.

The ideal candidate:

Proven experience in a reward leadership role, ideally within a complex or matrixed organisation.

Strong knowledge of UK reward practices, legislation, and trends.

Skilled in data analysis and able to translate insight into action.

Confident engaging and influencing senior stakeholders.

What's on offer:

To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity please send an up-to-date CV via the link provided or contact Rebekah Mulligan, Senior HR Recruitment Consultant at MCS Group on 02896 205148
Even if this position is not right for you, we may have others that are. Please visit MCS Group to view a wide selection of our current jobs www.mcsgroup.jobs


MCS Group is committed to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion for all, being the first recruitment agency in NI to achieve Bronze Diversity Mark accreditation, if you have a disability which means you require a reasonable adjustment to be considered at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us and we will endeavour to facilitate the request.

Senior Reward Manager - Belfast - Permanent

MCS Group is delighted to partner with an award-winning organisation as they seek to add a Senior Reward Manager to their team on a full-time, permanent basis.

The role:

As Senior Reward Manager, you'll play a pivotal role in designing, implementing, and evolving the reward strategy to attract, motivate and retain top talent. You'll work closely with senior leadership, finance, and wider HR to ensure the offering is competitive, fair and future-fit.

The main responsibilities:

  • Lead the development of reward frameworks including salary benchmarking, grading, and job evaluation.

  • Lead the annual reward cycle including pay review, bonus schemes, and gender pay reporting.

  • Oversee benefits provision and lead any supplier reviews or enhancements.

  • Advise on reward-related compliance and governance.

  • Support the design and implementation of commission and recognition schemes.
  • Partner with wider HR team and line managers to ensure reward practices are well understood and embedded across the business.

  • Lead or support reward projects such as global harmonisation, flexible benefits, or incentive scheme design.

  • Lead reward analytics and insights to inform strategic decision-making.

The ideal candidate:

  • Proven experience in a reward leadership role, ideally within a complex or matrixed organisation.

  • Strong knowledge of UK reward practices, legislation, and trends.

  • Skilled in data analysis and able to translate insight into action.

  • Confident engaging and influencing senior stakeholders.

  • CIPD qualified (or equivalent) - desirable.

What's on offer:

  • Competitive base salary.
  • Agile working.
  • Comprehensive benefits package.

To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity please send an up-to-date CV via the link provided or contact Rebekah Mulligan, Senior HR Recruitment Consultant at MCS Group on 02896 205148
Even if this position is not right for you, we may have others that are. Please visit MCS Group to view a wide selection of our current jobs www.mcsgroup.jobs


MCS Group - Proud CIPD NI HR Awards Headline Sponsor 2025


MCS Group is committed to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion for all, being the first recruitment agency in NI to achieve Bronze Diversity Mark accreditation, if you have a disability which means you require a reasonable adjustment to be considered at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us and we will endeavour to facilitate the request.

Desired Skills and Experience

The role:

As Senior Reward Manager, you'll play a pivotal role in designing, implementing, and evolving the reward strategy to attract, motivate and retain top talent. You'll work closely with senior leadership, finance, and wider HR to ensure the offering is competitive, fair and future-fit.

The main responsibilities:

Lead the development of reward frameworks including salary benchmarking, grading, and job evaluation.

Lead the annual reward cycle including pay review, bonus schemes, and gender pay reporting.

Oversee benefits provision and lead any supplier reviews or enhancements.

Advise on reward-related compliance and governance.

Support the design and implementation of commission and recognition schemes.
Partner with wider HR team and line managers to ensure reward practices are well understood and embedded across the business.

Lead or support reward projects such as global harmonisation, flexible benefits, or incentive scheme design.

Lead reward analytics and insights to inform strategic decision-making.
The ideal candidate:

Proven experience in a reward leadership role, ideally within a complex or matrixed organisation.

Strong knowledge of UK reward practices, legislation, and trends.

Skilled in data analysis and able to translate insight into action.

Confident engaging and influencing senior stakeholders.

CIPD qualified (or equivalent) - desirable.

What's on offer:

Competitive base salary.
Agile working.
Comprehensive benefits package.
To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity please send an up-to-date CV via the link provided or contact Rebekah Mulligan, Senior HR Recruitment Consultant at MCS Group on 02896 205148
Even if this position is not right for you, we may have others that are. Please visit MCS Group to view a wide selection of our current jobs www.mcsgroup.jobs


MCS Group - Proud CIPD NI HR Awards Headline Sponsor 2025


MCS Group is committed to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion for all, being the first recruitment agency in NI to achieve Bronze Diversity Mark accreditation, if you have a disability which means you require a reasonable adjustment to be considered at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us and we will endeavour to facilitate the request.

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