
Head of Reward and Performance, EMEA
- London
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Support the Reward Director in developing and executing the reward and performance strategy.
- Lead the development, implementation and ongoing governance of reward and performance principles and core frameworks such as job architecture
- Contribute to the design and delivery incentive plans, ensuring alignment with business goals and our performance culture
- Lead the annual compensation review process, including salary bench-marking, pay modelling, pay review and governance.
- Design and implement a robust performance management framework that drives a high-performance culture.
- Oversee the review and optimisation of employee benefits offerings, ensuring relevance and cost-effectiveness.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders and external providers to enhance wellbeing initiatives.
- Ensure reward and performance practices comply with legal, regulatory, and internal policy requirements, with a particular focus on ensuring readiness and compliance with the EU Pay Transparency Directive
- Drive consistency in the development and communication of reward and performance policies
- Regularly review and optimise regional governance processes
- Maintain accurate documentation and reporting for audit and governance purposes.
- Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders on reward and performance matters.
- Embed reward and performance principles and processes across the region
- Communicate complex reward and performance concepts in a clear and engaging manner to diverse audiences.
- Ideally candidates will be educated to degree level or equivalent professional qualification, with preference to subjects studied in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.
- Preferably candidates will have a proven experience in a senior reward role with a track record of successful delivery of reward frameworks, policies and processes. Plus, strategic influence, where you can shape, guide and execute reward and performance strategies, principles and initiatives.
- Successful candidates will have experience within a similar role within Reward, including job evaluation and bench-marking approaches, plus a high level of proficiency and skills in communications, stakeholder management and change management.
- Ideally you will you be an excellent relationship builder at all levels of the organisation as well as externally. Plus, able to demonstrate strong planning, project management and organisation skills.
- Preferably candidates will have a background of experience within HR specifically working for a large global organisation or functional business unit. Alongside experience of working in the IT Services sector, with a deep understanding of its trends, challenges, and standards.
- Ideally candidates will have experience of working in a matrixed organisation, with proven leadership experience, with a track of leading and inspiring teams to success.
- Successful candidates will ideally have proven project management experience, preferably across large-scale HR projects from conception to implementation, ensuring they are delivered on time, within scope, and on budget.
- You ideally will have experience of strategic planning and execution, with the ability to align HR initiatives with business objectives and create and embed strategies with measurable success.
- Successful candidates preferably will have proven experience with budgeting, financial forecasting, and resource allocation to ensure projects are financially viable.
- Preferably candidates will have a background in and ability in developing and leading change management initiatives and adapting to evolving environments. Plus a commitment to ongoing professional development and staying current with HR best practices and trends.
- Any previous business transformation experience of significant business transformation across multiple countries would be a distinct advantage.
- Candidates with a good working knowledge of HR platforms and proficiency in Excel would be desirable.
- A competitive salary package
- Industry leading benefits