Reward Manager in Slough

A leading global pharmaceutical organisation is seeking a highly skilled Reward Manager for a 9 month fixed-term contract, offering the flexibility of fully remote working with occasional business travel. This pivotal role will see you at the forefront of strategic people initiatives, focusing on equity programme design, sales incentive harmonisation, job architecture, and organisational design. You will play a crucial part in preparing the company for new European and UK Pay Transparency regulations, ensuring compliance while supporting business transformation and growth.

As Reward Manager, your day-to-day activities will centre around driving strategic HR projects that underpin the organisation's transformation agenda. You will be responsible for designing equitable reward programmes that align with commercial objectives while harmonising complex sales incentive schemes across diverse markets. Your expertise will be instrumental in reviewing current organisational structures, developing clear job families, grading systems, and transparent career pathways that foster employee engagement.

In addition to these core responsibilities, you will spearhead preparations for upcoming pay transparency regulations in both Europe and the UK, ensuring robust processes are in place for monitoring pay equity and implementing consistent compensation decisions:

• Design and support the implementation of an equity programme that aligns closely with strategic commercial initiatives across multiple regions.
• Develop a unified sales incentive framework for Injectables and Energy-Based Devices (EBD), ensuring consistency and fairness across countries.
• Collaborate extensively with Finance and Commercial teams to structure performance metrics, payout mechanisms, and robust governance processes.
• Review existing roles, structures, and organisational layers across all functions and geographies to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Create scalable job family and grading architectures that provide clarity on career progression pathways throughout the organisation.
• Define transparent career pathways and progression frameworks that enable employees to understand their development opportunities clearly.
• Design an organisational hierarchy that fits the new operating model while supporting business agility and future growth.
• Provide comprehensive tools, documentation, and principles to facilitate effective job evaluation as needed by various stakeholders.
• Lead readiness efforts for European Pay Transparency Directive and UK legislation by establishing monitoring processes for pay equity and gender pay gap analysis.

To excel as Reward Manager, your background should include substantial experience managing strategic HR programmes within multinational organisations undergoing transformation. Your understanding of European and UK pay transparency legislation will allow you to guide regulatory readiness confidently. You bring deep knowledge of reward strategy, particularly in designing equitable sales incentives, and have previously developed scalable job architectures using recognised frameworks.

Your interpersonal skills enable you to collaborate effectively with senior stakeholders while communicating complex concepts in accessible ways. Analytical thinking comes naturally to you; you are adept at interpreting data trends related to compensation equity or workforce structure. Proven experience interpreting European and UK Pay Transparency regulations or demonstrated ability to quickly operationalise new legislative requirements within a large organisation. Extensive background in designing sales incentives frameworks as well as consolidating complex schemes across multiple regions or product lines. Demonstrable expertise in job architecture development, grading frameworks (such as Willis Towers Watson, AON or Hay), and large-scale organisational design projects. Track record of successfully leading company-wide strategic HR projects; formal Project Management qualification is desirable but not essential. Exceptional stakeholder management skills with experience partnering at C-suite level to deliver impactful people solutions. Outstanding communication abilities including experience creating board-level reports that present complex information clearly. Comfortable working within complex environments focused on transformation where adaptability is essential for success.

This organisation stands out as a leader in its sector due to its unwavering commitment to building an inclusive workplace where every voice is valued. Employees benefit from flexible working arrangements, including fully remote options, enabling them to balance professional ambitions with personal commitments seamlessly. The company's focus on transparency extends beyond compliance; it fosters open communication channels between teams at all levels. By investing in continuous learning opportunities and encouraging knowledge sharing across departments, the organisation empowers its people to grow alongside the business.

If you are ready to shape the future of equitable reward programmes while supporting transformative organisational change, this is your moment to shine - apply now by following the link below.