Reward and Benefits Partner - Temp to perm

The Opportunity

As Reward & Benefits Partner, you will act as a trusted advisor across the business, helping to ensure reward and benefits programmes remain competitive, compliant and aligned with organisational objectives. You will balance operational delivery with strategic project work, supporting a varied and rewarding global agenda.

Key Responsibilities

Reward & Compensation

• Support the delivery of global reward programmes and initiatives.
• Provide expert reward guidance to HR teams and business leaders.
• Contribute to annual salary review, bonus and incentive cycles.
• Conduct salary benchmarking and market analysis.
• Support pay transparency and pay equity initiatives.

Benefits Management

• Lead the administration, governance and optimisation of UK and US benefits programmes.
• Ensure benefits remain competitive, compliant and aligned to market trends.
• Act as the primary point of contact for benefits-related queries and projects.
• Support global benefits reviews and harmonisation activity.
• Partner with regional stakeholders to ensure consistency while meeting local requirements.

Vendor & Stakeholder Management

• Manage relationships with brokers, insurers and third-party providers.
• Support renewals, market reviews and supplier negotiations.
• Monitor provider performance and drive service improvements.
• Build strong partnerships with HR teams and key business stakeholders globally.

Analytics, Governance & Compliance

• Produce reward and benefits reporting and insights.
• Monitor programme costs, utilisation and effectiveness.
• Maintain reward governance frameworks and documentation.
• Support compliance with local regulatory, tax and legislative requirements.

Reward Projects

You will have the opportunity to contribute to a range of strategic projects, including:

• Gender Pay Gap reporting.
• Pay transparency and pay equity programmes.
• Global benefits reviews.
• Share plan administration and governance.
• Reward technology and process improvement initiatives.

About You

We're looking for a reward professional who can quickly build credibility and add value in a fast paced global environment.

You'll bring:

• Experience within Reward, Compensation & Benefits or Total Rewards.
• Strong expertise in UK and/or US employee benefits.
• Knowledge of broader reward principles including salary benchmarking, compensation reviews and reward governance.
• Strong analytical and reporting skills with the ability to translate data into meaningful insights.
• Experience managing external providers and complex stakeholder relationships.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Advanced Excel and reward systems experience would be advantageous.

If you are an experienced Reward & Benefits professional looking for your next contract opportunity and want to make a tangible impact across a global organisation, we'd love to hear from you.