Benefits and Recognition Manager in Wokingham

Support Sage in attracting, retaining, and enabling high performing talent by designing and delivering benefits, recognition and wellbeing programs and initiatives. Ensure programs are competitive, compliant and scalable, and deliver measurable value to colleagues and the business. Manage key supplier relationships to ensure consistent, high quality service and strong commercial outcomes. Partner with People, Finance, Tax, Legal and Compliance teams to ensure alignment on programs, risks and business impact.

Summary of role

This role is responsible for designing, delivering and continuously improving Sage's global benefits and recognition programmes. Working as part of the Global Rewards team, you'll help ensure benefits are competitive, compliant and aligned with Sage's people strategy, while enhancing the colleague experience and supporting business priorities across multiple regions.

What I will be doing

• You’ll lead the design and delivery of global benefits and recognition programmes, ensuring they support Sage's people, ESG, inclusion and business objectives.
• You’ll evaluate programme performance using data and colleague feedback, identify opportunities for improvement and support annual planning, renewals and budget management to maximise value and cost efficiency.
• You’ll manage relationships with external providers, brokers and consultants, overseeing supplier performance, commercial outcomes and market reviews to ensure the best colleague experience.
• The role also includes designing and governing global recognition programmes, maintaining benefits policies and supporting the implementation of benefits systems alongside Digital Services.
• Working closely with regional teams, Procurement, Legal and People Operations, you’ll lead communications that improve colleague awareness and engagement, develop business cases for new initiatives, support complex colleague enquiries and play a key role in benefits due diligence and integration during mergers and acquisitions.

We’re looking for

• An experienced benefits professional with strong knowledge of global benefits strategy, programme management and supplier governance.
• Strong commercial mindset, data‑driven approach and confidence using insights to improve programmes, manage costs and demonstrate business value.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence a wide range of business partners across global teams.
• Experience managing complex projects, developing business cases and balancing strategic thinking with operational delivery.
• A collaborative, continuous improvement mindset and an understanding of benefits compliance, governance and colleague experience.

Working at Sage means you're supporting millions of small and medium sized businesses globally with technology to work faster and smarter. We leverage the future of AI, meaning business owners spend less time doing routine tasks, like entering invoices and generating reports, and more time pursuing their ambitions. Our colleagues are the best of the best. It's why we were awarded 2024 Best Places to Work by Glassdoor. Because to achieve extraordinary outcomes, we need extraordinary teams. This means infusing Sage with people who knock down barriers, continuously innovate, and want to experience their potential.