Reward Manager – Reward Policy, Terms & Governance

Location: Windsor-Reading UK (travel as required)

What You’ll Be Doing

• Own and evolve the Global Reward T&Cs strategy including those held in contracts, policies and collective agreements
• Monitor market practice and legislation, proactively managing risk and recommending change where appropriate
• Act as the product owner for Centrica’s employment contract framework. Ensure Centrica’s contractual arrangements, are clearly documented, maintained and understood by the wider people team
• Ensure our terms and contractual framework are aligned with business strategy and support the business to achieve its goals

Cyclical Collective Programmes – Reward Lead

• Act as the Reward lead in pay negotiations and collective discussions with Trade Unions across a range of Reward related matters.
• Prepare Reward strategy, reward insights and proposals for negotiations and consultations
• Partner closely with Industrial Relations, people teams and business teams, influencing and balancing risk to ensure pay deals align with our reward strategy and principles

Reward Projects & Programmes (End-to-End)

• Lead large scale Reward initiatives from design through implementation, this could include projects such as the Annual Reward Review (ARR), pay negotiations, designing a new incentive plan, market insight analysis for a specialist area, designing and implementing a new reward framework for a business or country or any number of different reward related projects
• Define scope, manage dependencies, coordinate matrix teams and ensure delivery to time, quality and governance standards

Governance & Decision Support

• Own and run Reward governance frameworks for T&Cs, produce clear business cases, risk assessments and recommendations for senior stakeholders and governance forums

Expert Advice & Communication

• Act as the Reward subject matter expert on policies, contracts and collective terms
• Advise People Partners and leaders on complex reward and T&Cs issues
• Ensure clear documentation, guidance and communications for managers and employees

Reward Business Partnering

• Act as a strategic reward business partner to a specific area of the business, providing expert advice and insight to People Directors and People Partners on all aspects of total reward (e.g. base pay, bonus, benefits, and recognition). Translate business strategy and workforce priorities into tailored reward solutions, using data, market insight, and internal analytics to influence decision-making, ensure alignment to reward principles, and drive fair and consistent outcomes

Team Leadership

• Provide leadership and direction to reward team members (direct and indirect), setting clear priorities, overseeing delivery, and ensuring high-quality outputs across all reward activities. Develop capability within the team through coaching, feedback, and knowledge sharing, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and fostering a high performance culture

What We Are Looking For

• Highly credible terms and conditions expert with experience of building productive relationships with TUs
• Experience of leading engagement/negotiation with union reps successfully on complex people/reward related metrics
• Experience of leading complex pay negotiation cycles
• Reward/HR specialist background with experience across reward, collective pay and governance
• Solid knowledge of UK employment law and reward policy/framework design
• Experience working in a unionised environment, including pay negotiations and/or formal consultations
• Proven experience leading reward projects end-to-end in a complex, matrix organisation
• Strong influencing, negotiation and stakeholder management skills
• Confident operating at senior level with people management accountability
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• CIPD qualified desirable

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