Senior Executive Rewards Strategist

National Grid plc; Waltham (MA); Hybrid; USD 156,000 - 196,000; Full time

Job summary

National Grid seeks an Executive Reward Manager to lead executive compensation programs, advising senior leaders across HR, Legal and Tax. This hybrid role can be based in Brooklyn, NY or Waltham, MA, shaping compensation design, incentives, mobility and governance for our most senior leaders.

You will drive end-to-end reward lifecycle, benchmark analyses and policy development, delivering compliant, market-competitive solutions that support business objectives.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in Compensation, Executive Reward or Total Rewards.
• Strong understanding of executive compensation, incentive plans, governance and reward frameworks.
• Experience advising senior stakeholders and executive leaders on complex reward matters.
• Advanced analytical and financial modelling skills, particularly within Excel and reward systems.
• Experience of Hay Job Evaluation methodologies.
• Knowledge of compensation benchmarking and market analysis.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Advise senior leaders on hiring, promotions, retention, succession planning and departures.
• Manage the end-to-end executive reward lifecycle, including compensation proposals, offer packages, buyouts, documentation and separation arrangements.
• Design and evaluate executive compensation packages, including complex equity and incentive buyout calculations.
• Lead executive compensation activities during annual salary, bonus and long-term incentive review cycles.
• Partner with Legal and Tax to navigate regulatory, governance and compliance requirements.
• Maintain expert knowledge of executive compensation and incentive plans.
• Develop and enhance executive reward policies, governance frameworks and operating guidelines.
• Ensure executive reward arrangements are accurately documented and delivered on time.
• Drive process improvement, digitisation and automation initiatives.
• Manage global mobility vendors and external reward providers.
• Lead benchmarking and market analysis to stay competitive.
• Produce insights and data-driven recommendations.

Skills

Executive compensation

Stakeholder management

Advanced Excel

Financial modelling

Education

Degree or equivalent

CIPD qualification

Tools

Excel

HRIS

Compensation software

Job description

National Grid seeks an Executive Reward Manager to lead executive compensation programs, advising senior leaders across HR, Legal and Tax. This hybrid role can be based in Brooklyn, NY or Waltham, MA, shaping compensation design, incentives, mobility and governance for our most senior leaders.

You will drive end-to-end reward lifecycle, benchmark analyses and policy development, delivering compliant, market-competitive solutions that support business objectives.