Job Title: Reward & People Analytics Manager
Location: Cheltenham or Havant
Location Type: Hybrid
Salary: £60000 - £75000 plus excellent benefits
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Group:
Watson-Marlow Fluid TechnologySolutions 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. Visit our website to learn more.
Job Summary:
We are seeking a talented and motivated Reward & People Analytics Manager to join our dynamic team.
The Reward Manager supports the Head of Reward in delivering the global reward strategy for Watson-Marlow. This role is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Reward function, ensuring the effective delivery of annual reward cycles, benefits programmes, and key reward projects. Acting as a Centre of Excellence, the Reward Manager partners closely with HR colleagues and external providers to ensure consistency, equity, and operational excellence across the organisation.
This is a hands-on role with a strong emphasis on data analysis, process optimisation, and stakeholder engagement. It offers the opportunity to shape and enhance reward practices across the organisation, acting as a key contributor to global initiatives. With support and guidance from the Head of Reward, the role also provides a clear development path into broader areas of global reward.
Key accountabilities include:
1. Lead the operational delivery of annual reward cycles including performance-related pay reviews, management bonus and validate LTIP vesting and grants in collaboration with Group Reward
2. Administer and continuously improve the UK Flexible Benefits programme in collaboration with external providers and UK Reward teams
3. Embed and maintain the application of the grading framework for consistency and accuracy and work with Group and other BU Reward teams to ensure the grading framework is aligned for the overall business.
4. Manage the administration and data gathering for key processes such as Gender Pay Gap, Ethnicity Pay Gap, Living Wage checks, bonus calculations, and employee share schemes.
5. Act as the first point of contact for reward-related queries from HR colleagues and employees.
6. Provide expert advice and guidance on compensation and benefits matters, ensuring alignment with policy and best practice.
7. Partner with HR Business Partners and Talent teams to embed reward processes and support performance and development frameworks.
8. Analyse reward data to identify trends and provide actionable insights to the Head of Reward.
9. Conduct external market research using salary surveys and benchmarking tools to inform reward decisions.
10. Utilise HR systems to build insight in to people analytics, on measures such as absence, attrition, quality of hire etc. to aid commercial decision making and inform business processes.
11. Maintain reward data, ensuring accuracy and integrity.
12. Support the delivery of reward-related projects that align with the HR and business strategy, such as global grading, benefits harmonisation, or compensation philosophy development
13. Collaborate with Spirax Group Reward and other business units to ensure alignment and
consistency.
Skills/Experience:
14. Experience working within a global and/or matrixed organisation.
15. Familiarity with job evaluation methodologies and global grading frameworks.
16. Proven experience managing and maintaining employee data with a high degree of accuracy.
17. Demonstrated ability to interpret complex data sets and translate insights into clear, actionable recommendations for stakeholders
18. Comfortable working independently and collaboratively across global teams and time zones.
19. Strong communication and interpersonal abilities, with confidence engaging and influencing stakeholders at all levels.
At Watson-Marlow, we believe in taking care of our colleagues. We offer a generous benefits package, including:
20. A competitive salary
21. Flexible working arrangements
22. A generous holiday allowance
23. Three days’ paid volunteering leave
24. Life assurance
25. Additional support and benefits through our Everyone is Included Group Inclusion Plan
Everyone is Included at Spirax Group
We are passionate about creating inclusive and equitable working cultures where everyone can be themselves and achieve their full potential. For us, that means supportive teams and strong relationships where everyone’s contribution is valued - across social and cultural backgrounds, ethnicities, ages, genders, gender identities, abilities, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, and everything else that makes us human and unique.
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. These include
26. Gender-neutral parental leave
27. 15 days of extra paid caregiver leave
28. Paid time off and support for anyone experiencing pregnancy loss or domestic abuse
29. Menopause-friendly workplace principles and more
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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. As a world leader in manufacturing peristaltic pumps and associated fluid path technologies for the life sciences and process industries, we offer a wide range of products, including tubing, specialised filling systems and products for single-use applications.
Our shared Purpose is to create sustainable value for all our stakeholders as we engineer a more efficient, safer and sustainable world. Our technologies play an essential role in critical industrial processes and industrial equipment across industries as diverse as Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology, Power Generation, Semiconductors and Healthcare. With customers in 116 countries, we provide the solutions that sit behind the production of many items used in daily life, from baked beans to mobile phones!
Our inclusive culture and Values, unites us, guides our decisions and inspires us everywhere that we operate. We support our colleagues to make their difference for each other as well as customers, communities, suppliers, our planet and shareholders by creating a truly equitable working environment where everyone feels included.