Senior Reward and Benefits Manager

Senior Reward and Benefits Manager – EMEA
Shape the compensation, benefits, and recognition strategy across the UK, Ireland, and Europe.

We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Reward and Benefits Manager to drive the businesses competitive edge in compensation and benefits. You will be responsible for creating, implementing, and delivering a reward strategy that ensures we attract, retain, and motivate top talent. This is a key role where you’ll strategically partner with the business, lead initiatives, and collaborate with senior stakeholders to enhance our approach to pay, benefits, and reward.

What You’ll Achieve:

• Lead the design and delivery of the Reward Strategy, including the annual salary review, promotion process, and benefits offering, ensuring we remain competitive in the market.
• Provide subject matter expertise in compensation and benefits, ensuring fairness, transparency, and adherence to regulatory requirements.
• Manage the regional LTIP scheme and propose local solutions to retain key talent, driving long-term growth.
• Lead the Job Architecture and Position Evaluation processes across the UK, ensuring roles are evaluated fairly.
• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders across the UK, Ireland, and Europe, sharing best practices and influencing regional policies.
• Manage and refine the benefits portfolio, including flexible benefits and total reward packages for UK and Ireland employees.
• Oversee pension schemes, managing both Group Personal Pensions and the closed Defined Benefit (DB) scheme in partnership with trustees and advisors.
• Ensure compliance with legal obligations, including Gender Pay Gap (GPG) reporting, Equal Pay requirements, and future legislative changes.

Key Deliverables:

• Strategic leadership in developing pay, recognition, and benefits strategies aligned with the businesses long-term goals.
• Set the direction for pay transparency initiatives and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure execution with integrity.
• Proactively research and implement best practices in reward, ensuring Samsung stays ahead of the curve.
• Provide budget management for benefits spending across multiple sites in the UK and Ireland.

What You Bring:

• Proven experience as a reward lead or business partner, with a strong track record of developing and delivering reward strategies in line with business objectives.
• In-depth knowledge of employment law, pension schemes, and the latest trends in reward and benefits.
• Advanced MS Excel skills, with the ability to perform complex data analysis and reporting.
• Strong leadership and management experience, with a proactive, flexible approach to driving team performance.
• The ability to thrive in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment, with the flexibility to manage ambiguity and change.
• A natural ability to build relationships with key influencers across the business and senior stakeholders.
• Exceptional organization and project management skills, with the ability to deliver high-quality results within tight deadlines.

If you’re ready to take on a high-impact role that will shape the future of the reward and benefits strategy across Europe, get in touch!

The SR Group (UK) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.