Strategic Reward Partner

We are seeking a Strategic Reward Partner to join the People function for a 15-month maternity cover role, supporting the Taylor & Francis division. In this role, you will work closely with the divisional People leaders to implement and evolve a comprehensive total rewards strategy across all areas. You will partner with key stakeholders to develop commercially driven reward solutions that support business growth within our academic publishing division. You will guide business partners and leaders through the annual compensation cycle to ensure clarity, operational excellence, and efficiency. In collaboration with Informa Group's Global Head of Reward & Benefits and the Reward Leads for our other divisions, you will maintain consistency and alignment in our reward strategies and programmes as needed. Your role will also involve ensuring that our strategies remain competitive in the marketplace, comply with all legal and regulatory requirements, and promote colleague engagement across our global operations.Check below to see if you have what is needed for this opportunity, and if so, make an application asap.Strategic PartnershipAct as the strategic reward lead and go-to reward expert for Taylor & Francis, providing expert advice and insight to divisional leadership and HR Business Partners, while ensuring alignment of divisional priorities with Group reward strategy and principles.Represent the voice of Taylor & Francis in Group reward discussions, ensuring business needs and priorities are clearly articulated and considered in Group-wide reward planning.Champion the "One Informa" approach by embedding the Group Reward Framework in divisional processes and decision-making, promoting consistency, transparency, and equity in reward outcomes.Build strong, trusted relationships with divisional HR and business leaders, acting as a proactive partner in shaping and delivering effective reward outcomes.Contribute to strategic workforce planning, organisational design, and talent initiatives by providing reward expertise and insights at divisional level.Reward Cycle ManagementLead the delivery of the annual reward cycle for Taylor & Francis, including pay reviews, bonus and variable pay processes, and compensation planning. This will require partnering with divisional HR and Finance teams.Be responsible for ensuring Taylor & Francis stay within salary budget throughout the year and provide regular updates to division leaders and Informa Group's Global Head of Reward & Benefits.Oversee STIP management: input into decisions on STIP measures, weightings, target setting, template letter generation, performance tracking throughout the year.Provide analysis, insights, and controls to ensure effective salary management. Lead on benchmarking, salary range development, annual pay reviews, out-of-cycle increases, and Gender Pay Gap reporting.Support on senior hires and leavers including settlement agreements, buyouts, redundancy calculations.Manage benchmarking for and approval processes linked to senior hires for Taylor & Francis.Manage and track bespoke reward arrangements for colleagues as required from time to time.Provide analysis and support on executive reward for T&F including the creation of Executive contracts and offers.Business Integration & Stakeholder ManagementAct as the point of contact for internal divisional stakeholders on any/all reward matters, including working closely with finance, legal and other teams and educating others on reward best practice.Support the division on any/all M&A activity including (but not limited to) reward harmonisation.Collaborate with central Reward & Benefit Operations team to help deliver One Informa Initiatives such as job levelling, job families, pay ranges, progression and reward principles.Lead the data validation process for both divisions if/when a new HRIS is implemented.Support the development and execution of Group reward initiatives within the division, ensuring smooth implementation and stakeholder engagement.Collaborate with the central Reward and Benefits Operations team to deliver operational support within the division as required.Drive the continued evolvement of career architecture and pathways, ensuring seamless integration with job architecture and job levelling methodologies to create pay scales/internal salary ranges.Market Intelligence & InnovationProactively monitor and analyse reward trends and best practices, recommending and implementing changes as appropriate.Analyse and interpret internal and external reward data to inform decision-making and support robust, evidence-based recommendations to leadership.Monitor reward trends, market practices, and regulatory developments to ensure divisional reward approaches remain competitive, compliant, and aligned with Group and best practices.Provide strategic input to the design and evolution of reward frameworks, policies, and processes, drawing on divisional insights and business needs.Develop and deliver comprehensive training programs that educate, upskill, and empower managers to effectively implement reward practices. xpwpeyx Design strategic communications that highlight total reward offerings, strengthen our employee value proposition, and enhance retention of key talent and critical capabilities.#J-18808-Ljbffr