Compensation & Benefits Manager (Contract) in City of London

We are responible for the delivery of Compensation & Benefits Programmes on behalf of our UK client. This is a brand-new role, created to give our client's reward strategy the dedicated focus it deserves. We're looking for someone with a strong technical compensation skill set first and foremost, ideally complemented by job evaluation experience. This is offered as a part-time role (hours to be agreed with the right candidate) on a hybrid basis, and we're open to a higher calibre of candidate trading hours for seniority and expertise. Compensation & Reward Strategy Conduct salary benchmarking and timely market analysis to keep pay competitive, equitable and compliant Support job evaluation and role grading activity, and act as a point of expertise for the HR team Lead the annual pay review process Design and implement bonus schemes Benefits Management Manage all aspects of benefits, including healthcare, employee insurances, wellbeing, pension and flexible benefit programmes Review benefit utilisation data and shape future offerings accordingly Partner with Payroll to ensure compliance with employment, tax and reward legislation, and to implement reward changes smoothly Produce dashboards and management reports for HR and senior stakeholders Maintain data accuracy across HR and Payroll systems 3–5 years' experience spanning both compensation and benefits administration ~ Strong, demonstrable compensation expertise — this is the heart of the role ~ Strong Excel skills and confidence working with data and analytics ~ Proven experience running salary reviews ~ Flexible, part-time working arranged around the right candidate Hybrid working pattern