Reward Manager

Reward Manager | £300 - £425 per day (Inside IR35)

Birmingham | 6 Month Contract | Hybrid Working Available

The Opportunity

Ford & Stanley are partnered with a key client to recruit an experienced Reward Manager on an interim basis to support a range of Reward and HR workstreams.

This is a specialist role requiring a highly capable Reward professional with experience in Job Evaluation, Equal Pay Audits and Executive Remuneration Governance. Working closely with the Head of HR and senior stakeholders, you will provide expert reward advice, support organisational change initiatives and ensure reward practices remain compliant, equitable and aligned to business objectives.

The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering critical reward projects, facilitating Job Evaluation Panels and providing strategic support to executive remuneration processes within a complex organisational environment.

The Role: Reward Manager

As Reward Manager, you will lead reward-related initiatives across the organisation, providing specialist expertise in job evaluation, pay structures, remuneration governance and reward policy development.

You will work closely with HR leaders and senior stakeholders to ensure reward frameworks are fair, competitive and legally compliant whilst supporting wider organisational and workforce planning activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and facilitate Job Evaluation Panels across the organisation.
• Apply HAY Job Evaluation methodology to evaluate and benchmark roles.
• Deliver Equal Pay Audits and provide recommendations to address findings.
• Support the Head of HR with the preparation of Remuneration Committee papers and executive reward submissions.
• Provide specialist advice on reward frameworks, salary structures and compensation practices.
• Support organisational design and change programmes from a reward perspective.
• Ensure reward processes and policies remain compliant with employment legislation and best practice.
• Undertake reward analysis including pay benchmarking and market comparisons.
• Work collaboratively with HR and business leaders to support workforce planning initiatives.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with senior stakeholders across the organisation.
• Provide recommendations and insights to support strategic reward-related decision making.

Essential Criteria

• Proven experience operating as a Reward Manager, Reward Consultant, Compensation & Benefits Manager or similar.
• Experience facilitating and delivering Job Evaluation programmes.
• Trained and experienced in HAY Job Evaluation methodology.
• Experience conducting Equal Pay Audits and producing associated recommendations.
• Experience supporting executive remuneration processes and governance activities.
• Strong understanding of reward strategy, pay frameworks and compensation structures.
• Knowledge of Employment Legislation relating to organisational change and reward practices.
• Experience working across multiple HR disciplines.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, communication and influencing skills.

Desirable Criteria

• CIPD Level 5 or Level 7 qualification.
• Degree educated or equivalent relevant experience.
• Experience within large, complex or regulated organisations.
• Experience supporting organisational transformation programmes.
• Strong analytical and reporting capabilities.
• Previous experience within the public sector or regulated environment.

About Ford & Stanley Group

Ford & Stanley Talent Services Group are in the business of people and performance. Our mission is to create one million better workdays through facilitating great recruitment, leadership and occupational mental fitness. We support our clients in their most challenging business areas, recruiting, developing and retaining the best talent from shop floor to boardroom.

Ford & Stanley Talent Services Group Ltd is a Disability Confident employer that is committed to a policy of equal opportunities for all opportunity seekers. We shall adhere to such a policy at all times and will review on an ongoing basis all aspects of recruitment to avoid unlawful or undesirable discrimination. We will treat everyone equally irrespective of sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, age, disability, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief or political beliefs and we place an obligation upon all staff to respect and act in accordance with the policy.

Services advertised by Ford & Stanley are that of an employment consultancy business.