Reward Lead
Location: Solihull; a flexible hybrid working model which supports you as well as enabling you to work collaboratively with your colleagues
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
About Us
At BNP Paribas Personal Finance, we’re part of a global banking group with a simple mission: to provide straightforward consumer finance solutions that help customers make responsible financial decisions. We partner with leading UK retailers and brands to support their customers finance purchases responsibly.
The Role
This is a key Reward leadership role within the People function, responsible for shaping and delivering the organisation’s reward approach across pay, benefits and recognition.
You’ll operate at the heart of both strategy and delivery working closely with the Head of Organisation Effectiveness & Performance to define reward frameworks and direction, while also owning the operational reward cycle, governance, and delivery of complex annual processes such as the Compensation Review Process (CRP).
This role sits in a highly matrixed environment, working closely with Group Reward, Corporate Reward and senior stakeholders (including ExCo). You’ll ensure reward decisions are well-governed, evidence-based, affordable, and delivered effectively in practice often navigating complex or evolving frameworks and finding practical ways to make them work for the business.
Alongside this, you’ll play a key role in improving reward processes, strengthening benchmarking capability, and enhancing reward MI and reporting, helping to continuously improve how reward operates across the organisation.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and deliver the CRP including coordination across Group and senior stakeholders
- Act as the Reward SME, advising on pay, promotions, offers and reward decisions
- Support the design and delivery of reward strategy and frameworks in partnership with the Head of Organisation Effectiveness & Performance
- Own reward MI and reporting, including pay review analysis and pay gap reporting
- Lead benchmarking activity and development of a consistent benchmarking approach
- Manage employee benefits and external provider relationships
- Support reward projects and continuous improvement of reward processes
- Work closely with Group Reward and Corporate Reward teams to ensure alignment and governance
- Provide insight on market trends, inflation and reward movements to support decision-making
Skills & Attributes
- Experience of the full reward cycle within a complex organisation
- Strong understanding of pay, benefits and reward cycles (CRP/pay review experience essential) and benchmarking tools
- Confident stakeholder manager with experience influencing senior leaders
- Strong analytical skills, including reward MI and modelling
- Comfortable working within governance frameworks and matrix environments
- Ability to balance operational delivery with improvement and strategic thinking
Could this be you?
Making a positive impact is at the heart of everything we do. We’re looking for people who live by our values, who are positive, brave, and own it. Don’t let confidence hold you back. You don’t need to meet every requirement - if you have around 75% of the skills and the right attitude, we’d love to hear from you.
What’s in it for you
As a Top Employer UK, we offer a supportive, inclusive environment and a flexible benefits package that you can tailor to your lifestyle. Highlights include:
- Competitive salary and comprehensive package, contributory pension, and health cash plan
- Opportunity to buy/sell holiday giving you even more control over your work-life balance
- Flexible benefits including private medical insurance and lifestyle discounts
- A culture that values collaboration, development, and wellbeing
Apply now to join a team that makes a real impact.
Learn more about careers with us: https://www.bnpparibas-pf.co.uk/careers
Your Application Journey
- Call with our Talent Acquisition team
- Introductory meeting with our Head of Organisation Effectiveness & Performance
- Technical interview with our Group Reward colleagues
- Competency-based interview with our CPO and Head of People
We aim to complete the process within 3-4 weeks, depending on availability. If you’re not shortlisted, we’ll still let you know the outcome. Please note that this role may close early once we have enough suitable applicants, so apply soon.
Equal Opportunities
We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace and ensuring equal opportunities for all, regardless of age, disability, gender, identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, or background.
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