Senior Manager - Reward

The Team

The Reward team at Dentons UKIME plays a pivotal role in shaping and implementing comprehensive compensation and benefits strategies across the region. The team is dedicated to ensuring that the firm’s rewards packages are competitive, equitable, and aligned with both market trends and Dentons' overarching goals of attracting and retaining top talent. By working closely with other departments, including HR and finance, the Reward team ensures that the firm's compensation structures are designed to support career progression, promote well-being, and recognise individual and team contributions to the firm’s success.

The Role

The Senior Manager, Reward will play a pivotal role in supporting the Head of Reward in reviewing and executing our Reward strategy. The successful candidate will ensure that our reward packages are competitive, sustainable, and aligned with our firm's goals and values.

Responsibilities

• Review, develop and deliver a Reward strategy that encompasses salary, bonuses, benefits, and recognition programmes
• Manage the annual salary review process and bonus allocations, ensuring fairness and consistency
• Conduct benchmarking analysis using Willis Towers Watson Compensation Platform and make recommendations to ensure we remain competitive
• Work with the wider Reward team to develop methods to present data in simple understandable ways
• Oversee the administration of employee benefits, pension schemes, and wellness programmes
• Lead the annual benefits renewal process, including negotiations with vendors and communicating changes with the wider population
• Lead the communication of Reward policies and programmes to ensure clarity and transparency across the Firm
• Monitor the effectiveness of existing Reward initiatives and make recommendations for enhancements
• Ensure compliance with all relevant legislation and best practice in Reward management
• Work collaboratively with payroll and our Inclusion and Diversity team to deliver the annual Gender & Ethnicity Pay Gap report and support our commitment to equitable reward practices
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with key stakeholders and third-party vendors
• Provide guidance on Health and Risk claims to all Partners and employees as necessary
• Identify opportunities for our Benefits offering to improve and / or support our ESG targets.

Required experience, skills, and attributes

• Proven experience in Reward management, with a track record of implementing successful strategies
• Proven experience with successfully managing compensation review and benchmarking
• Proven experience in managing employee benefits including health and risk benefits
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret complex data
• Able to make data driven decisions
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and influence at all levels
• Proficiency in creating and delivering clear, impactful presentations to a variety of audiences
• Previous experience of working in a professional services firm is desirable but not a requirement
• Salary Benchmarking using the Willis Towers Watson methodology preferred but is not a requirement
• Experience of Curo Compensation Software is desirable but is not a requirement.