Manager - Specialist Reward & Partner Wealth in Southampton

Fantastic opportunity to move into an in-house Reward team. Work in-house for this US Headquartered management consulting firm.

About Our Client

The organisation operates in the management consulting industry and is recognised as a well-established entity with a strong market presence. It is a medium-sized company with 3000 employees committed to delivering excellence in its field.

Job Description

• Support the design, administration, and governance of total compensation for the organisation's Specialist career pathways, working with senior Reward leaders.
• Own day-to-day compensation analysis and operations for Specialist roles, ensuring high-quality, timely delivery.
• Conduct market benchmarking and internal pay analysis for Specialist roles and support recommendations on competitiveness and internal equity.
• Maintain and update compensation structures for Specialist roles (salary ranges, incentives, recognition), partnering with HRBPs, Comp and Finance.
• Contribute to Reward policy and governance updates for Specialist and Partner populations, including documentation and standard procedures.
• Provide Reward input and modelling support for forecasting and accounting of compensation, equity, and long-term incentive costs.
• Prepare participant statements, plan documentation, and Reward communications that are accurate, clear, and compliant.
• Drive continuous improvement of Reward operations, systems, and processes to enhance data quality, controls, and participant experience.
• Support the design, administration, and governance of global equity and long-term incentive programs.
• Manage day-to-day execution of equity award cycles, including grants, vesting, settlements, and coordination with Payroll for tax withholding and reporting.
• Maintain accurate equity records across entities, ensuring alignment between HRIS, equity platforms, finance systems, and external administrators.
• Coordinate compliance checks for equity and Reward programs across jurisdictions with Legal and external advisors.
• Work with HR, Legal, Tax, Payroll, and other functions to ensure smooth global operations for equity and related rewards.
• Supervise Partner Wealth's external administrators, ensuring accurate, timely bookkeeping, valuations, and investor/participant records; resolve platform and portal queries.
• Lead the annual audit cycle for Partner Wealth vehicles and programs, coordinating external auditors, administrators, and internal stakeholders.
• Oversee the annual tax cycle for Partner Wealth entities, including fund/entity returns and investor or participant reporting, managing external tax advisors.
• Manage capital flows for Partner Wealth vehicles, including capital calls, funding, and outgoing commitments, coordinating with participants and Treasury.
• Oversee banking and custodial relationships for Partner Wealth with the enterprise Treasury function.
• Coordinate with managers of underlying investments to execute actions required on behalf of Partner Wealth programs.
• Partner with Compliance on KYC, AML, data-privacy, and related regulatory obligations.
• Ensure accurate, timely reporting to regulators, participants, and other stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Legal, Accounting, and advisory partners on effective wealth program administration, governance, and controls.
• Manage ongoing participant communication, including onboarding, information requests, reporting, and updates to personal or banking details.

The Successful Applicant

• Collaborative approach and excellent listening skills.
• Strong analytical, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline- and team-oriented environment.
• Ability to multi-task and stay organised while demonstrating a high level of attention to detail.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, especially adapting to various geographies of the world.
• 8 - 10 years related work experience likely working within a consulting company and be looking for their first in-house role.
• An extra skill-set that would be highly useful (but not expected) is a background managing tax/audit/compliance of investment funds for employee investors.

What's on Offer

• Competitive salary.
• Performance-based bonus of 20%.
• Permanent role offering stability and growth opportunities.
• Engaging and professional work environment in the Professional Services industry.
• An ability to work remotely 80% of the working week with the office being based in the West End.

If you are ready to take on the challenge of this rewarding position, we encourage you to apply and become part of a team where your expertise in Reward will develop within a growing, high performing in-house team.