A global, multi-market financial services organisation is seeking an experienced Senior Global Reward Manager to join on a temp to perm basis.

London based

Temp to perm

£100,000 - £130,000

Reporting to the Head of Reward this role is suited to a senior reward professional who is hands-on, commercially minded and comfortable working with a high degree of autonomy in a lean, fast-moving environment.

The Role

As Senior Global Reward Manager, you will lead the delivery and evolution of global reward practices, supporting both business-as-usual activity and a range of global reward initiatives. The role spans compensation, job levelling, incentives, benefits and reward governance, with exposure to senior stakeholders and executive reward activity.

Key Responsibilities

Global Reward Delivery & Governance

• Manage and maintain global reward frameworks, policies and principles across multiple jurisdictions
• Provide expert reward advice to senior leaders, ensuring alignment with commercial objectives and local requirements
• Support governance and senior-level reward activity, including preparation of insights and proposals relating to executive reward

Compensation, Job Levelling & Incentives

• Own and operate global job evaluation and job levelling frameworks (essential experience)
• Deliver annual compensation processes, including salary reviews, bonus planning and outcomes
• Support the design, governance and delivery of incentive and bonus programmes, including sales-based structures where applicable
• Assist with executive compensation arrangements, including share plans and long-term incentives

Benefits & Global Programmes

• Oversee the day-to-day management of global benefits programmes
• Support reviews and enhancements of benefits offerings, balancing competitiveness, cost and local market expectations
• Partner with regional HR teams and external providers to ensure effective delivery

Reward Operations, Analytics & Pace

• Deliver clear, accurate reward data and reporting to senior stakeholders
• Support pay equity analysis, regulatory reporting and governance requirements
• Manage multiple priorities with pace and pragmatism in a dynamic environment

Stakeholder Management

• Act as a trusted reward partner to HR, Finance and business leaders
• Influence effectively without reliance on large teams or complex infrastructure
• Balance strategic thinking with hands-on delivery

About You

Essential Experience

• Proven experience in a global reward role supporting multiple countries
• Expereince working in Financial services sector
• Proven Remuneration Committee (RemCo) experience
• Strong expertise in job evaluation and job levelling methodologies (e.g. Mercer, Hay)
• Solid knowledge of compensation principles, benchmarking and reward governance
• Comfortable working independently within a small, agile team
• Able to manage competing priorities and work at pace
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

Highly Desirable

• Experience supporting senior-level or executive reward activity
• Exposure to sales-led or incentive-driven environments
• Experience reviewing or evolving global benefits programmes
• Involvement in payroll operations or global payroll change
• Experience building or refining bonus and incentive schemes

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