- Location
- Silverstone
- Type
- Full-time
- Seniority
- Manager
- Source
- Pinpoint
Description
Reward Manager
Application Deadline: 19 August 2026
Department: HR Operations
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: Silverstone
Reporting To: Janet Wessels
Description
We are looking for an experienced Rewards Manager to lead and evolve our total reward offering, ensuring our pay, benefits and payroll operations support a high-performing organisation.
This is an exciting opportunity for a reward professional who enjoys balancing operational excellence with strategic thinking. You'll take ownership of payroll, pensions, benefits, salary structures and annual reward processes, while partnering with senior leaders to ensure our reward offering remains competitive, equitable and aligned with business objectives.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the end-to-end delivery of monthly payroll, ensuring accurate, compliant and timely processing for all employees whilst managing one Payroll Administrator.
- Own the organisation's total reward offering, including pensions, employee benefits, salary banding, annual pay reviews and bonus processes.
- Design, maintain and continuously improve salary grading and pay structures, ensuring internal equity and external market competitiveness.
- Manage relationships with payroll, pension and benefits providers, overseeing renewals, service delivery and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Partner with Finance and HR to manage reward budgets, headcount planning, cost modelling and payroll forecasting.
- Lead annual salary and bonus review cycles, providing robust data analysis, budget modelling and recommendations to senior stakeholders.
- Monitor market trends, undertake salary benchmarking and provide strategic insight to ensure competitive reward practices.
- Ensure compliance with UK payroll legislation, pensions regulations, HMRC requirements and internal governance standards.
- Produce meaningful reward, payroll and headcount reporting that supports informed business decision-making.
- Drive continuous improvement projects across reward, payroll and HR systems, enhancing efficiency, employee experience and organisational value.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- Proven experience managing payroll and/or reward functions, with responsibility for end-to-end payroll delivery.
- Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation, pensions, employee benefits and reward frameworks.
- Experience managing annual salary review and bonus processes, including budget planning and financial modelling.
- Excellent analytical skills with advanced Excel capability and experience using HRIS and payroll systems.
- Strong understanding of salary benchmarking, pay structures and reward governance.
- Outstanding stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and advise senior leaders.
- Highly organised with exceptional attention to detail, discretion and a continuous improvement mindset.
- CIPP and/or CIPD qualification, experience with job evaluation methodologies or leading reward transformation projects would be advantageous.
Benefits
Investing in your career is paramount. We promote professional and personal development through a provision of learning opportunities and work with you to shape your career and realise your full potential.
As part of our high-performing, collaborative team, you'll enjoy a competitive package, including a discretionary bonus scheme, private healthcare, pension plan, life assurance, TEDSgroup childcare benefits, a cycle-to-work scheme, tech scheme, and car scheme.
You will also have access to our state-of-the-art facilities at the AMR Technology Campus, featuring a new on-site gym with fitness, spin and yoga classes, a bistro café, and restaurant.
Skills
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