Global Reward Manager

Job Title:
Global Reward Manager

Job Description:

Dentsu is the network designed for what's next, helping clients predict and plan for disruptive future opportunities and create new paths to growth in the sustainable economy. Taking a people-centred approach to business transformation, we use insights to connect brand, content, commerce and experience, underpinned by modern creativity.

Purpose of the Role

Joining the central Global Reward team, you will play a crucial role to help deliver our global reward strategy to attract, engage and retain the best people for our business. This role combines project management, planning and facilitation, with reward partnering for our global business areas. Supporting a matrix and network organisation you will be the key reward partner for global roles covering business functions (Finance, Operations, Legal, Communications, Sustainability and HR) as well as global practice areas. Working closely with the Regional Reward teams to ensure consistency of approach and alignment to market practice.

In addition to being a subject matter expert in compensation and job sizing, this role will act as a central point of escalation and support for the maintenance and management of the global job architecture framework.

Strong influencing and communication skills will be important as well as a deep compensation expertise to work with, educate and support key stakeholders to ensure the successful execution of compensation and benefits initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Working closely with Group Reward Director, Reward Leads, and wider HR stakeholders this role will ensure the project management and planning of the Global Reward agenda by managing a detailed project schedule, documentation and communication/change management as required. Specific responsibilities include:

• Leading the delivery of global cyclical and non-cyclical reward projects, developing processes, creating standards, and delivering on initiatives.
• Working closely with regional reward team members and other key stakeholders within HR, Finance and the business in particular when supporting our year end processes for incentives and annual salary review to ensure their successful delivery.
• Establishing and maintaining effective governance and decision making for the delivery of projects (ensures the right forum is informed and aware of the development and delivery of the projects).
• Supporting the ongoing management of global reward governance to support matrixed working, ensuring rigour and oversight of decisions whilst balancing need for agility, delivering consistently on our principles of transparency and equity.
• Driving the education of Business Leaders and HR in the motivational and organizational aspects of the reward agenda.
• Being the global lead and point of escalation for job evaluation and supporting in the ongoing development of the dentsu career framework and job architecture that provides a key underpin to enable the delivery of the global reward strategy.

Qualifications + Skills

• Proven reward related project and process management experience (from design to implementation), with the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously, maintaining disciplines and focus, managing consultants and stakeholders.
• Experience of working within a fast-paced international organisation; operating across multiple time zones and countries.
• Knowledge of compensation and benefits laws, regulations, and best practices in at least one of our core locations.
• Deep technical understanding of compensation management, job sizing methodologies and job architecture.
• Experience and knowledge of the annual compensation cycle including the salary and incentive review, market data collection and analysis, market research and budgeting for salary increases.
• Knowledge of short-term incentives including commission schemes and sales-oriented solutions.
• Execution-oriented dynamic problem solver who thrives on change and fast-moving organisation; able to self-manage with a high degree of autonomy.
• Excellent influencer who is able to create a compelling case based on empathy and analysis/ fact base, adjusting their personal approach to influence change in a range of stakeholders.

What we offer

• This is a permanent role.
• The team is based in our London office but operates under flexible working arrangements.
• As well as a competitive salary, you'll enjoy a benefits package that you can tailor to your needs.

Inclusion and Diversity

Our diverse and inclusive culture enables our employees to bring their whole selves to work and be proud of doing so. For us, this is the foundation for great innovation which, in turn, generates better outcomes for our people, partners and communities. This is why we encourage applications from people with disabilities, and of all ages, nationalities, backgrounds and cultures.

We are happy to discuss flexible and agile approaches to working for all our roles - we can't promise we will be able to offer you everything you want or need but we do promise to discuss it with you openly and honestly. If you have any reasonable adjustment needs arising from a disability or medical condition to fully participate in the recruitment process, please discuss this with our recruitment teams.

About dentsu

Taking a people-centred approach to business transformation, we use insights to connect brand, content, commerce and experience, underpinned by modern creativity. As part of Dentsu Group Inc. we are headquartered in Tokyo, Japan and our 65,000 employee-base of dedicated professionals work across four regions (Japan, Americas, EMEA and APAC). Dentsu combines Japanese innovation with a diverse, global perspective to drive client growth and to shape society.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion sits at the heart of our Social Impact strategy - our fully integrated sustainability strategy which includes our ambition to build a fair and more equal society, where everyone is equipped to thrive.

Location:
London

Brand:
Global Functions

Time Type:
Full time

Contract Type:
Permanent]]>