Bonus & Performance Manager

Bonus & Performance Manager

Full-Time 60000 - 75000 £ / year (est.) No working from home possible
Centrica Plc

At a Glance

  • Tasks: Lead the design and delivery of global bonus and performance frameworks.
  • Company: Join a family of brands revolutionising energy for a greener future.
  • Benefits: Flexible rewards, hybrid working, and support for your well-being.
  • Other info: Be part of a supportive team that values your growth and ambitions.
  • Why this job: Make a real impact in a high-performance culture focused on sustainability.
  • Qualifications: Experience in reward management and strong analytical skills required.

The predicted salary is between 60000 - 75000 £ per year.

Join us, be part of more. We’re so much more than an energy company. We’re a family of brands revolutionising how we power the planet. We're energisers. One team of 21,000 colleagues that's energising a greener, fairer future by creating an energy system that doesn’t rely on fossil fuels, whilst living our powerful commitment to igniting positive change in our communities. Here, you can find more purpose, more passion, and more potential. That’s why working here is #MoreThanACareer.

We do energy differently - we do it all. We make it, store it, move it, sell it, and mend it.

Location: Windsor-Reading (travel as required) with hybrid working available.

What You'll Be Doing:

  • Lead the ongoing operation, design and governance of global annual bonus frameworks, ensuring alignment to business strategy and financial outcomes.
  • Deliver annual and in-year reward cycles (including bonus and performance), ensuring accuracy, consistency, and strong governance.
  • Own the integration of performance (individual and business) with reward processes, ensuring performance meaningfully informs pay and bonus decisions.
  • Partner with HRBPs, Talent, and senior business leaders to embed effective performance practices and support high-quality performance conversations.
  • Drive continuous improvement of performance frameworks, tools, and calibration processes to enhance fairness, differentiation, and transparency.
  • Provide expert advice on reward and performance to senior stakeholders, supporting decision-making on complex or high-risk cases.
  • Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and internal governance standards across bonus and performance processes.
  • Develop the wider reward team in building capability in Bonus and Performance storytelling, and stakeholder partnering.

What We're Looking For:

  • Provides leadership to a team of reward & performance specialists, setting direction, priorities, and development plans.
  • Acts as a subject matter expert within the Reward and People function.
  • Champions a high-performance culture and continuous improvement mindset across the organisation.
  • Experience in reward, compensation, and performance management within a complex, global organisation.
  • Strong expertise in bonus design, pay-for-performance frameworks, and annual reward cycle delivery.
  • Experience working with HR systems (e.g., Workday) to deliver performance and reward processes.
  • Strong analytical capability and experience interpreting data to inform reward decisions.
  • Proven stakeholder management and influencing skills at senior levels.
  • Experience managing and developing teams.
  • Deep understanding of reward practices in regulated or multi-geography environments.
  • Knowledge of performance management frameworks and their linkage to compensation.
  • Awareness of key regulatory requirements (e.g., pay transparency, governance standards).
  • Strong commercial acumen, understanding of key business/financial performance metrics and how reward drives business performance and retention.

Qualifications:

  • Degree-level education or equivalent experience in related field.
  • Professional qualification (e.g., CIPD or equivalent) preferred.
  • Reward or compensation-specific certifications advantageous.

Why should you apply?

We’re not a perfect place – but we’re a people place. Our priority is supporting all of the different realities our people face. Life is about so much more than work. We get it. That’s why we’ve designed our total rewards to give you the flexibility to choose what you need, when you need it, making sure that you and your family are supported not only financially, but physically and emotionally too.

If you're full of energy, fired up about sustainability, and ready to craft not only a better tomorrow, but a better you, then come and find your purpose in a team where your voice matters, your growth is non-negotiable, and your ambitions are our priority.

Bonus & Performance Manager employer: Centrica Plc

At Centrica, we are more than just an energy company; we are a family of brands dedicated to creating a sustainable future. Located in the vibrant Windsor-Reading area, we offer a hybrid working model that promotes work-life balance while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and high performance. With a strong commitment to employee growth, competitive rewards, and a supportive environment, we empower our team members to thrive both personally and professionally, making every day at Centrica #MoreThanACareer.

Centrica Plc

Contact Details:

Centrica Plc Recruitment Team

We think you need these skills to ace Bonus & Performance Manager

Bonus Design
Performance Management
Reward Frameworks
Stakeholder Management
Analytical Skills
HR Systems (e.g., Workday)
Governance Compliance