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About the Role

The Reward Director is responsible for shaping and delivering a global reward strategy that supports business performance, attracts and retains diverse talent, and ensures a fair, competitive employee experience. This role provides strategic leadership across pay, incentives, governance, and benchmarking, partnering with senior leadership to drive sustainable workforce investment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development, governance, and improvement of global reward programmes including annual pay reviews, bonuses, AIP, and SIP.
• Design and enhance reward frameworks, policies, and pay structures to support attraction, retention, and engagement.
• Manage annual compensation activities to ensure high-quality delivery and positive employee experience.
• Model and track pay and AIP budgets in collaboration with Finance.
• Conduct reward benchmarking and market analysis to inform strategic recommendations.
• Oversee grading, job evaluation, and job architecture to ensure internal equity.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, People & Culture, and Finance on pay and incentive matters.
• Prepare and deliver reward analysis and governance materials for senior stakeholders.
• Lead reward project teams and manage team members to deliver quality outcomes.
• Balance global consistency with local market requirements.
• Manage relationships with external reward providers and advisors.
• Contribute to Remuneration Committee papers and related matters.

Requirements

• Significant experience leading Reward, Compensation, or Total Rewards programmes in a complex, multinational environment.
• Proven success in designing and implementing reward strategies and frameworks.
• Strong expertise in compensation management, incentive design, and reward governance.
• Demonstrated ability to partner with and influence senior leadership.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen with experience in budgeting and forecasting.
• Advanced analytical and critical-thinking skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven ability to lead complex projects and manage change in matrixed organisations.
• Experience leading, developing, and empowering high-performing teams.
• Commitment to fairness, equity, inclusion, and ethical decision-making.

Skills

• Compensation management
• Incentive design
• Reward governance
• Benchmarking
• Job evaluation
• Financial modelling
• Data-driven decision-making
• Stakeholder management
• Project management
• Strategic leadership

Experience Level

• Significant experience