Reward Manager

How Youll Help Us Live Our Purpose

Weve been helping our members save for their future and buy their own home since 1875. Join us and youll play a big role in helping us to put home ownership within reach of more people, generation after generation. It’s a purpose that drives everything we do. And you can play your part too. Join our HR Team as a Reward Manager at our Leeds Head Office.

How Youll Make a Difference

You’ll be supporting the delivery and ongoing development of the Societys reward and benefits proposition by providing expert advice and practical guidance on pay structures, bonus schemes, job evaluation and benefits. You’ll implement, design and manage reward frameworks to ensure they are competitive, compliant, and aligned to the People Strategy. Working closely with the People Team and senior stakeholders across the Society, you will ensure reward policies, processes and practices are applied consistently, are fit for purpose, and support colleague engagement, performance and retention. The role also provides reward governance and technical expertise to support internal and external reporting requirements and, where required, supports Remuneration Committee activity.

What will you bring to the role?

• Significant experience in reward and remuneration, preferably within a regulated financial services environment.
• Proven expertise in reward benchmarking, pay structures and benefits governance.
• Experience of job evaluation and benchmarking tools, ideally Willis Towers Watson / Towers Watson Global Grading System (WTW GGS).
• Experience of Reward systems, preferably with prior experience implementing flexible benefits systems.
• Strong numerical, analytical and modelling skills, with the ability to interpret complex data and translate it into clear insight and high-quality reporting.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills at senior levels, with the ability to lead project work and deliver through others (including coaching and quality assurance).
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with experience of supporting colleague communications and/or senior stakeholder materials.
• Good understanding of relevant regulatory and legislative requirements relating to reward, including governance expectations and documentation standards.
• High level of proficiency in Excel and experience working with HR systems.
• Methodical, well organised and able to handle sensitive and confidential information appropriately.

And in return youll get the best from us

• Hybrid working – 2 days per week in the office
• Annual bonus of up to 12%
• Matched pension contributions up to 10%
• 26 days holiday, plus bank holidays and holiday purchase scheme
• Colleague Mortgage and Saver products
• 2 days volunteering per year

Were committed to equal opportunities regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity.