Catalyst Partners
About the Company
Our client is a leading global financial services organisation with a significant presence across Europe, North America and Asia. Operating at scale, the business combines deep market expertise with an innovative, data‑driven approach. The HR function is internationally aligned and highly collaborative, supporting a diverse workforce of trading, commercial and corporate professionals.
This newly created Reward Manager position sits within the Reward & HR Service Delivery team and plays a central role in shaping the firm’s compensation and benefits architecture. The successful hire will lead core reward processes, guide senior leadership on pay decisions and contribute to the development of a clear, competitive and compliant total reward framework. This is a high‑visibility role offering significant strategic influence and exposure to global leadership.
Key Responsibilities
• Lead the development and evolution of the organisation’s total reward philosophy, policies and frameworks across all regions.
• Oversee end‑to‑end annual compensation cycles, including salary reviews, bonus planning and long‑term incentive processes.
• Manage job levelling, job matching and governance to ensure internal equity and market competitiveness.
• Partner with external survey and data providers to interpret market intelligence and guide reward recommendations.
• Review and approve compensation proposals for new hires, promotions and internal movements.
• Manage employee benefits programmes, overseeing design, administration, vendor relationships and compliance.
• Produce high‑quality reporting, analytics and insights on compensation trends, internal equity and market positioning.
• Lead statutory remuneration reporting and collaborate with Finance on compensation forecasting, reconciliation and variance analysis.
• Contribute to global reward and HR transformation projects led by the Head of Reward & HR Service Delivery.
Candidate Profile
• Significant experience in reward management within financial services.
• Strong technical knowledge of compensation strategy, reward analytics, job architecture and governance.
• Highly numerate with strong financial modelling skills and advanced Excel capability.
• Proven ability to interpret complex data, derive insights and present recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• Experience with Workday compensation modules and external benchmarking tools such as McLagan.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence decision‑making at senior levels.
• Organised, detail‑oriented and capable of managing multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
• Degree‑level education or equivalent professional qualification; international reward experience is beneficial.
