Reward Partner

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Location: London

Salary: 55,000 - 70,000 (per annum)

Job type: Permanent

Working pattern: Full time

Industry: Construction / Reward and Compensation

Company: Hays

Consultant: Eilidh McNicol

Hays office: London-City — 5th Floor, 107 Cheapside,

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Role Significance

The Reward Partner will play a key role in shaping a competitive and commercially focused reward offering for a growing, complex organisation. Working with HR, Finance and senior business stakeholders, the role will help ensure reward programmes support business performance, attract and retain talent, and deliver a positive colleague experience. This is an opportunity to join during a period of transformation and growth, with scope to influence how reward capability develops across the organisation.

Role Responsibilities

• Support the development and delivery of the reward strategy and annual reward cycle.
• Advise HR and business leaders on compensation, benefits and broader reward matters.
• Manage and support salary review and bonus processes.
• Conduct market benchmarking and analyse reward data to inform decisions.
• Promote fair, consistent and externally competitive reward practices.
• Partner with stakeholders on reward projects and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Contribute to the development of incentive and performance-related reward programmes.
• Help strengthen reward knowledge and capability across the business.

About you

• Experience in a reward, compensation and benefits, or specialist HR reward role.
• A strong understanding of reward principles, salary structures and governance.
• Experience supporting bonus schemes and annual reward processes.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret data and communicate clear insights.
• Confident stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Commercial awareness and an understanding of how reward can support organisational performance.
• Advanced Excel and reporting capability.
• Exposure to incentive schemes or performance-related pay would be beneficial but is not essential. Candidates with strong reward fundamentals and the ambition to broaden their expertise are encouraged to apply.

Why this organisation?

This organisation offers the chance to join a collaborative HR function at an important stage in the development of its reward approach. The Reward Partner will gain broad exposure across compensation, benefits, incentives and performance-related reward, while working closely with senior stakeholders on initiatives that have a visible business impact. The role provides genuine scope to influence, build expertise and help shape a maturing reward function.

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