Reward Compensation & Benefits Consultant 4 Month Contract

Job Title: Reward Compensation & Benefits Consultant

Job Type: Temporary (Feb-June 2026 with the potential to become permanent)

Location: Manchester, UK

Daily Rate: Negotiable

Hours: Full time (part time could be considered for the right candidate)

Reporting to the Group Reward Leader, the successful candidate must have previous experience of leading reward programs. The immediate scope of work will cover the annual salary review process and preparation for EU pay transparency directive/reporting.

The Role:Annual Salary Review Process

• Assist end-to-end with annual salary review cycle, including coordination with HR Business Partners, Finance, and business leaders.
• Provide advice to leaders on pay decisions to ensure consistency and fairness.
• Prepare insights, recommendations, and final outcomes for executive review, ensuring alignment to budget, performance, and reward strategy.

Job Architecture Implementation

• Review current role structures, titles and levels
• Support development of job families and career levels
• Help build and maintain salary ranges aligned to market data
• Identify gaps and inconsistencies in roles and levelling

Governance: EU Pay Transparency Preparation

• Support preparation for EU Pay Transparency Directive requirements
• Assist with pay data gathering, cleaning and validation
• Help prepare pay ranges and support documentation
• Support equal pay and gender pay gap analysis
• Contribute to internal guidance and materials for HR and managers

The Person:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Data Analytics, or a related discipline
• 8+ years’ experience in Compensation / Total Rewards, ideally within a complex, multi-country environment
• Strong expertise in job architecture, pay range design, benchmarking, incentive programs and salary review cycles
• Proven experience acting as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, translating data into clear, practical recommendations
• Strong knowledge of Reward practices across EMEA, US and India
• Solid understanding of employment legislation, pay transparency, and regulatory requirements related to Reward
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and data analysis, with the ability to manage large datasets and build clear, decision-ready insights
• Previous engineering industry experience preferred but not mandatory.

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