Reward Manager

1w1 week ago

GoCardless

London, GB · Full-time · £85,000 – £115,000

About this role

GoCardless believes bank payments are the best way to pay and get paid, with bank account data enabling better decisions. Used by 75,000+ organisations, we process more than $30 billion across 30 countries as an award-winning London-based fintech with offices in Riga, Paris, Melbourne, and New York.

Reporting to the Senior Director of Operations and Infrastructure, you'll play a key role utilising existing data for bold, innovative total reward decisions. Use your expertise to establish trusted partnerships with diverse business leaders and support incentive plan designs like bonuses and executive compensation.

Lead core cyclical activities such as the annual compensation review and manage global benefits programmes across all GEOs. Work with brokers on benefits packages, create tools and materials, and streamline processes while providing policy guidance aligned with legislation.

Conduct market surveys, build comprehensive analytics to measure reward impact, and handle budgeting with finance and people teams. Communicate reward programmes clearly to candidates and employees, delivering training to managers and partners as required.

Requirements

Technical reward expertise including equity plan design, benefit administration, reporting, and benchmarking
Experience in strategic thinking, analytical skills, and cross-functional work
In-depth knowledge of Willis Towers Watson, Radford, or other mainstream job evaluation architectures
Good mix of operational and strategic experience in compensation and benefits
Structured thinker able to frame and solve unstructured problems with excellent analytical skills
Analytical mindset with proven experience using data-driven insights to support business and measure ROI
Numerate with exceptional attention to detail and accuracy
Partnering experience with senior-level stakeholders and comfort with ambiguity

Responsibilities

Establish trusted partnerships with diverse business leaders using total reward expertise and business acumen
Support plan design of incentive plans including bonus, recognition, and executive compensation recommendations
Conduct formal and informal market surveys and analyse compensation trends for global framework insights
Lead core cyclical reward activities including the annual compensation review
Manage global benefits programmes across all GEOs, working with brokers and streamlining processes
Provide subject matter expertise on compensation and benefits policies aligned with legislation and regulatory reporting
Build comprehensive analytics to measure reward impact
Communicate reward programmes clearly to candidates and employees, developing materials and delivering training