Reward & People Analytics Analyst in Cheltenham

Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions is part of Spirax Group, a FTSE100 and FTSE4Good multi-national industrial engineering Group with expertise in the control and management of steam, electric thermal solutions, peristaltic pumping and associated fluid technologies. When you join us, you will be integrated into a cooperative and encouraging team, participate in challenging yet critical work, and experience ongoing growth opportunities to help you achieve your full potential.

Key Responsibilities:

• The Reward & People Analytics Analyst provides analytical and operational support to the Reward team, ensuring the accuracy and integrity of data related to global grading, pay ranges, and incentive outcomes.
• This role is responsible for maintaining centralised reward data, supporting annual reward cycles, and delivering insights that inform business decisions.
• The Analyst will play a key part in process improvement and data management, especially in an environment without a formal HRIS.
• Support the operational delivery of annual reward cycles, including performance-related pay reviews, annual bonus, and incentive plan administration.
• Provide analytical and administrative support for reward-related projects, such as global grading, pay range reviews, and benefits harmonisation.
• Maintain and update centralised records for global grading and pay ranges, ensuring data accuracy and consistency.
• Assist with the administration and data gathering for processes such as Gender Pay Gap, Ethnicity Pay Gap, bonus calculations, and employee share schemes.
• Act as a point of contact for reward data queries from HR colleagues and employees, escalating complex issues as needed.
• Provide accurate and timely data and analysis to support the Reward and HR team in embedding reward processes and supporting performance and development frameworks.
• Collect, validate, and analyse reward and people data for accuracy and to identify trends and provide actionable insights.
• Prepare regular and ad hoc reports and dashboards for the Reward team and business leaders.
• Support external market research using salary surveys and benchmarking tools.

Skills/Experience:

• Experience in reward, HR analytics, or a similar analytical role (preferred).
• Proven ability to manage and analyse large datasets, ensuring data quality and consistency.
• Familiarity with job evaluation, grading frameworks, and market benchmarking tools (highly desirable).
• Experience working without a formal HRIS and developing manual or semi-automated data solutions (advantageous).
• Comfortable working independently and collaboratively across global teams and time zones.

At Watson-Marlow, we believe in taking care of our colleagues. We offer a generous benefits package, including flexible working arrangements and additional support through our Everyone is Included Group Inclusion Plan.

We are passionate about creating inclusive and equitable working cultures where everyone can be themselves and achieve their full potential. We want everyone to be able to make their difference here, so we will always consider requests for flexible working.

We know that everyone needs some extra help from time to time too, so we have introduced a range of additional benefits through our Group Inclusion Commitments, including gender-neutral parental leave, 15 days of extra paid caregiver leave, and paid time off for anyone experiencing pregnancy loss or domestic abuse.

We are also a Disability Confident Committed Employer. If you would like to apply using this scheme, please select this option in our application form. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. If you require accommodations during the application process, please let us know.

Company Overview: At Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions, part of Spirax Group, we are driven by innovation and are dedicated to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is empowered to make a difference. Our shared Purpose is to create sustainable value for all our stakeholders as we engineer a more efficient, safer and sustainable world.