Reward Manager

Job Description

We are looking for a commercially minded reward professional with experience in fast paced, high volume environments.

This role will act as a trusted reward partner across business units, supporting equitable compensation, effective job architecture, and compliance with evolving reward regulations.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain reward policies and procedures that support the organisation’s compensation strategy.
• Conduct market research and benchmarking to ensure competitive compensation and benefits offerings.
• Oversee annual salary review and bonus processes, including data analysis, budgeting, and communications.
• Provide expert reward advice and guidance to P&C teams and business leaders.
• Ensure compliance with relevant compensation and benefits legislation and regulations.
• Prepare reports, insights, and recommendations for senior management.
• Lead reward-related projects and initiatives that support strategic objectives.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of job architecture, ensuring consistency in job grading and evaluation.

Professional and Personal Competencies/Qualifications

• Proven reward background with experience in the creation and implementation of reward strategies, policies, and procedures.
• Strong understanding of job evaluation, job architecture, and grading frameworks.
• Experience operating within a fast paced and high volume business environment.
• Commercially minded approach with the ability to balance business needs and reward best practice.
• Experience monitoring reward programme effectiveness and making data-driven recommendations.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements, including the EU Pay Transparency Directive and gender pay gap reporting.
• Ability to stay informed on market trends, compensation developments, and reward best practice.

The Company

ISS is a world-leading workplace and facility management company, connecting people and places to make the world work better. Working with customers day by day, side by side, we understand every aspect of the user experience.

Through a unique combination of intelligent solutions, high standards and people who care, to help our customers achieve their purpose, whether it’s hospitals healing patients, businesses producing the next great innovation, or airports bringing passengers home to their families. ISS is committed to doing business the right way, taking its corporate responsibility very seriously. Our passion is people.

We offer you a challenging and exciting career in an organisation with people at its heart. In ISS, everyone has the opportunity to develop, grow and make a difference. #Becomewhoyouwant, #Bepartofsomethingbigger,

#aplacetobeyou,

#facilitiesmanagement

ISS is proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer.

ISS welcomes all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race (which includes race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin and caste), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or educational background.

We are proud to be a Gold Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) award holder and a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, recognising our commitment to supporting veterans, reservists, and military families. Through our Joint Forces Programme, we provide mentoring and support to members of the Armed Forces community and their spouses as they transition into civilian careers.

We are a Disability Confident Committed (Level 2) employer, proudly supporting and promoting inclusive hiring practices in line with the UK government’s Disability Confident scheme.

Our passion for inclusivity and diversity makes ISS a more creative, productive and happy place to work.