Job Title: Senior Reward Manager
Location: Colchester
Salary: £70,000 p.a.
Hours: Full time, hybrid up to 2 days WFH (after training completed)
We are looking for an experienced Senior Reward Manager to lead the design, delivery and continuous improvement of a competitive, fair and transparent reward framework. This is a senior, influential role partnering closely with HR, Finance and senior leaders to ensure reward supports attraction, retention and future workforce capability.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead the development and delivery of reward strategy in partnership with the Head of Reward
* Design and implement reward frameworks, salary structures and governance aligned to market best practice
* Lead salary benchmarking and market analysis using recognised providers (e.g. WTW or equivalent)
* Maintain job architecture and levelling frameworks using proprietary methodologies
* Design, implement and review salary ranges, incentives, bonus and commission schemes
* Provide reward analytics, costing models, scenario planning and senior-level reporting
* Support organisational design, job evaluation and workforce planning activity
* Improve annual reward processes and systems to enhance manager and colleague experience
* Ensure compliance with statutory pay legislation, equal pay principles and internal governance
* Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders and external reward networks
* Deputise for the Head of Reward as required
About You
* CIPD qualified or reward-specialist trained
* Strong experience in salary benchmarking, job levelling and reward framework design
* Proven background in salary range design, incentive and bonus scheme development
* Confident using Excel and reward data for modelling, costing and insight
* Experience supporting reward change and improvement initiatives
* Able to influence senior stakeholders and work collaboratively across HR and Finance
* Experience in a regulated or multi-site environment (desirable)
This is an excellent opportunity for a senior reward professional to play a key role in shaping future reward strategy within a complex organisation