Reward Manager

Location: Bradford or Peterborough, Hybrid, 2-3 days a week with travel as required for team meetings.

Salary: £58,242 per annum

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 35 hours per week, Monday – Friday 9am to 5pm.

A place to make a difference. Our client is on a journey of transformation. They’re finding new ways to achieve their purpose of providing families with affordable, sustainable and safe homes. They’re innovating for their customers and creating a thriving workspace that supports everyone. They’re a team of passionate, dedicated people, working to drive change for the better. They’re building something special here and they want driven, creative people to join them. If you’re looking for a career where you can be part of change, share your ideas and help them transform, there’s never been a more exciting time to join them and shape their future.

Join Their Award-Winning People Team as Reward Manager. Are you ready to shape the future of reward and recognition in an organisation with a strong social purpose? This is an exciting opportunity to join their award-winning People, Culture and Development team, where they’ve just launched their Framework for Fairness and are pushing even further to enhance retention, wellbeing, and recognition.

As Reward Manager, you’ll lead on creating fair, transparent, and values-led reward practices that make a real difference for colleagues. You’ll manage pensions projects, influence external partners to secure the best reward offering, and drive continuous improvement across pay frameworks and benefits. Your work will directly support their Head of Organisational Development & Culture in delivering initiatives that champion wellbeing and recognition, ensuring they remain a great place to work.

This future-focused role is perfect for someone who understands pensions, is passionate about colleague experience, and thrives on collaboration. You’ll use data-driven insights to inform decisions, support pay gap reporting and ensure quality assurance on pay practices. By aligning reward with our core values (Smart, Driven, Caring, Inclusive) you’ll help us deliver meaningful benefits that support engagement, performance, and their EVP.

If you want to be part of a team that’s shaping fairness, driving innovation, and making a tangible impact on people’s lives, this is your chance.

Salary: The spot salary for the Reward Manager role is £58,242 per annum for those who meet all role requirements. If you’re still developing some of the skills or experience, you can start at a salary 5% or 10% below the spot rate, with clear support and progression opportunities to reach the full amount.

About you:

• CIPD qualification (Level 5 or above) or equivalent experience.
• Proven experience in reward, compensation and benefits management, or a related HR role.
• Strong knowledge of reward strategy, pay benchmarking, and job evaluation frameworks.
• Extensive experience of managing pension administration.
• Sound understanding of employment and pension legislation.
• Experience in managing pay review and reward cycles, including modelling and governance.
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret and communicate complex data clearly.
• Skilled in stakeholder management, with the ability to influence and build trust at all levels.

Interviews: They want your candidate experience to reflect who they are - a place to grow, a place to thrive, a place to be you.

Stage 1: A Place to Connect. A call with the hiring manager. You’ll learn more about the role and team, and they’ll get to know you – your experience, goals, and what you bring. Planned date: Week commencing 24th November via Teams.

Stage 2: A Place to Show Your Strengths. You’ll deliver a presentation to the interview panel, have your final behavioural and scenario-based interview which will be focused on how you apply your knowledge to real-life situations and have the opportunity to meet some of the wider People team. You'll be asked to complete a Congruity Questionnaire in advance. Planned date: 4th December at our Head Office in Bradford. They aim to make the process clear, supportive, and genuinely valuable – a place where you feel informed and confident at every step.

A place to build a future. They have big ambitions. That means they need people who are driven to succeed and eager to grow. Here, you’ll have the opportunity to learn new skills, thrive in their collaborative environment, and take your career in different directions. They also support your health and wellbeing with 28 days of holiday plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time) – an extra day’s leave to celebrate your birthday and the option to purchase more – a cash health plan, car leasing scheme, retail & gym discounts, and a dedicated day to volunteer for a cause that matters to you.

And because they believe in supporting you now and in the future, this is a place to plan for your future – with access to both Defined Contribution and Defined Benefit pension schemes through salary sacrifice, helping you save more efficiently. They also provide life assurance at three times your salary for all colleagues, giving you added peace of mind.

They’re committed to making our recruitment process accessible and inclusive. If you require reasonable adjustments to any part of our recruitment process, please let them know they will ensure requirements are met.

Please don’t delay in submitting your application. Where roles are urgent or they receive a high volume of applications, they may interview and conclude the process prior to any closing date indicated.

Please note candidates must have current eligibility to live and work in the UK. Our client does not currently hold a sponsorship license.

If you’re looking for a place you can make a positive difference to society, to their organisation and to your future, apply now.

Recruitment Agencies: They work exclusively with partners on their preferred supplier list (PSL) and do not accept unsolicited CVs or speculative approaches from agencies for this role.

You may also have experience in the following: Reward Manager, Compensation and Benefits Manager, Reward and Recognition Lead, Reward Specialist, Pay and Benefits Manager, Total Rewards Manager, Remuneration Manager, Reward Business Partner, Compensation Analyst, HR Reward Consultant, HR analytics, CIPD Level 5 / Level 7, Employment legislation, HR policy and compliance, Reward frameworks, Reward and performance alignment, People, Culture and Development.