Senior Reward Manager

My client, a leading Corporate and Commercial law firm with offices across the globe, is looking to appoint an experienced Senior Reward & Benefits Manager on a 12-month fixed-term contract to cover a period of parental leave. This is a fantastic opportunity for an accomplished reward professional to join a high-performing HR function and play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering the firm's reward and benefits strategy across multiple international jurisdictions. Working as a member of the HR leadership team and reporting directly to the HR Director, you will provide strategic insight, expert guidance and hands-on leadership across all aspects of compensation, benefits and reward governance. The successful candidate will lead a small specialist team and partner closely with senior stakeholders across both business services and fee-earning populations to ensure the firm's reward offering remains competitive, commercially focused and aligned to business objectives. Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of the firm's reward and benefits strategy across international locations.
• Provide market intelligence, benchmarking data and reward insights to support strategic decision-making.
• Drive a strong pay-for-performance culture through the design and delivery of salary structures, bonus schemes and incentive programmes.
• Manage the annual salary and bonus review processes, ensuring fairness, consistency and compliance throughout.
• Advise HR and Talent Acquisition teams on remuneration for new hires, promotions and internal moves.
• Partner with senior stakeholders to develop and embed reward initiatives that support attraction, retention and engagement objectives.
• Oversee job evaluation, grading and salary benchmarking activities.
• Manage relationships with external reward and benefits providers, consultants and brokers.
• Lead the ongoing review and enhancement of employee benefits programmes both in the UK and internationally.
• Ensure compliance with relevant legislation and reporting requirements, including Gender Pay Gap reporting and emerging pay transparency regulations.
• Provide governance and oversight of pension arrangements and international retirement benefit programmes.
• Manage the Reward & Benefits team, providing leadership, coaching and development.
• Contribute to broader HR and business projects where reward expertise is required.
• Support annual HR budgeting and workforce planning activities. To be successful in this role, you will be an experienced Reward & Benefits professional with a proven track record of operating at a strategic level within a complex professional services environment. You will possess:
• Significant reward and benefits experience, ideally gained within legal, financial or professional services sectors.
• Demonstrable experience managing and developing a specialist reward team.
• Strong knowledge of compensation frameworks, incentive schemes, salary benchmarking and job evaluation methodologies.
• Experience operating across multiple jurisdictions with an understanding of international reward practices.
• Expertise in reward analytics, reporting and data-driven decision making.
• Experience producing and interpreting regulatory reporting, including Gender Pay Gap analysis.
• Advanced Excel and data analysis skills.
• The ability to influence and challenge senior stakeholders with confidence and credibility.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to simplify complex information for different audiences.
• Strong project management and organisational skills.
• A highly analytical approach combined with excellent commercial awareness.
• CIPD qualification (or equivalent).
• Experience of leading high-profile reward projects with firm-wide visibility.
• Knowledge of benefits legislation and compliance requirements across multiple jurisdictions.
• Experience using job evaluation and grading frameworks. Why apply? This is an excellent opportunity to join a highly regarded international law firm where reward and employee experience are viewed as key strategic priorities. You'll work closely with senior leaders, influence business-wide decisions and play a central role in shaping the future reward agenda during an exciting period. The firm offers a collaborative culture, flexible hybrid working and the opportunity to work within a supportive and forward-thinking HR leadership team. For a confidential discussion and further information, please get in touch.