Executive Reward Strategist

4 days ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Tbwa ChiatDay Inc Full time

Rothesay Life is the UK’s largest pensions insurance specialist, purpose-built to protect pension schemes and their members’ pensions. With over £68 billion of assets under management, we secure the pensions of more than one million people and pay out, on average, approximately £200 million in pension payments each month.

We are seeking a highly experienced Compensation and Benefits Manager to lead our reward strategy and play a key role in shaping the future of our business. As part of our leadership team, you will have a direct impact on the development of our reward policies and practices, ensuring they align with our commercial goals and regulatory requirements.

This is an exciting opportunity for an individual with significant experience in executive compensation, commercial strategy, and regulatory compliance. You will work closely with our Chief People Officer, Head of Business Partnering, Head of Recruitment, and Head of L&D to drive a step change in our reward capabilities.

About the Role:

  • You will be responsible for developing and implementing a cohesive reward approach, defining the overall Rothesay Life reward strategy, and implementing programmes and schemes that comply with applicable legal regulations and D&I considerations.
  • You will engage with Executives and HR to evolve and strategically direct the Group's reward practices, including making evidence-based recommendations on pay philosophy, bonus frameworks, grading, and benefits.
  • You will work closely with the Group CFO, Finance, and Co Sec teams to ensure calculations, accruals, and reporting in relation to people-related costs, disclosures data, bonus calculations, etc. are provided as required throughout the year.
  • You will manage and oversee the provision of compensation benchmarking and analytics to HR and the business, delivering GDPR-compliant data to surveys as agreed.
  • You will manage and oversee Rothesay's participation in appropriate and pre-approved external reward surveys.
  • You will ensure Rothesay's compliance with regulatory remuneration requirements for the Insurance sector.
  • You will deploy, coordinate, and continuously improve the Annual Compensation Review for the Group, managing key processes and analytics, determining and distributing statements, benchmarking analysis, and reviews of compensation across countries (November to January).
  • You will ensure correct communication on compensation decisions (cash and shares) with our implementation stakeholders such as payroll and the company secretarial team.
  • You will be accountable for the gender pay gap and other diversity remuneration reporting as required, ensuring close coordination with key business stakeholders. Publish the data on the UK Government website.
  • You will design effective employee communications on compensation and benefits to promote the total reward proposition to our population.
  • You will support the delivery of ad hoc compensation arrangements and new hire packages as appropriate, working closely with HR and the business.
  • You will provide advice as needed to HR, Recruitment, managers, and executives to assist with new hire remuneration package proposals.
  • You will work with HR stakeholders to ensure the correct recording of compensation information on HR systems.
  • You will act as a key point of contact to employees on Rothesay's remuneration policies and processes.
  • You will build and own effective relationships with third-party providers to help with the overall delivery of the reward, pensions, and benefits strategy and programmes.
  • You will develop a network of colleagues and external advisers, keeping abreast of regulatory/legislative developments and benchmark practice to influence policy and strategy development and share best practice.

Key Requirements:

  • Significant reward experience, including executive compensation in a financial services environment.
  • In-depth understanding of commercial strategy and ability to shape executive reward strategies that result in measurable and commercially relevant solutions.
  • Detailed knowledge of UK and international governance and regulatory requirements related to remuneration.
  • Sound knowledge of the tax implications and legal compliance requirements of reward, including salary sacrifice schemes.
  • Experience of creating and implementing reward policies and managing successful implementation.
  • Project Management Skills (setting direction, maintaining disciplines and focus, managing consultants and stakeholders). Proven track record of working to tight deadlines, efficiency in multiple priorities, and delivery of a professional approach to HR.
  • Excellent analytical skills with the ability to present qualitative and quantitative data and management information clearly and in an insightful way.
  • Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills.
  • Commercial orientation; a creative and pragmatic problem-solver who finds solutions which are cognisant of the business' commercial goals – commercially savvy but operates within agreed frameworks.
  • Flexible and pragmatic approach;

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