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Head of Reward
Location: London
Contract: 6 months
Work Setup: Hybrid
Who We Are
Legal & General is a leading UK financial services company offering insurance, pensions, investments, and retirement solutions, with a focus on innovation and responsible investing. The company fosters a collaborative, inclusive environment where employees can grow, make an impact, and be rewarded for their contributions.
What You'll Do
- Provide expert remuneration support to senior leaders across L&G Institutional Retirement, addressing complex pay-related issues and requests.
- Develop and implement reward strategies designed to incentivise, recognise and retain employees.
- Partner with the Divisional HR Director and key stakeholders to align reward programmes with business objectives and organisational requirements.
- Support HR Business Partners and Talent Acquisition with market benchmarking, pay recommendations, new-hire packages, offer construction, buy-outs and remuneration proposals.
- Manage the division's annual reward cycle, including base-pay reviews, annual bonus determinations and long-term incentive awards.
- Coordinate with business heads and HR stakeholders to implement and communicate reward outcomes, informed by benchmarking analysis, business performance and Group constraints.
- Ensure compliance with remuneration policies and regulatory requirements, including managing the Divisional Reward Steering Committee, preparing compliance reports and overseeing private-markets remuneration plans such as carried interest and associated co-investment arrangements.
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What You Bring
- At least six years' senior-level reward experience in financial services, insurance or investment organisations.
- Experience managing reward strategies, pay frameworks and annual reward processes.
- Good knowledge of remuneration policies, regulations and reward plans.
- Strong analytical and modelling skills, with the ability to make informed recommendations.
- Experience with fund reporting, compliance reporting and governance activities.
- Strong communication and stakeholder-management and influencing skills.
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What's Next
If you are ready to take the next step, apply now! Successful applicants will be contacted directly by a recruiter to discuss the role more.
We are committed to creating an inclusive recruitment experience. If you require support or adjustments to the recruitment process, our Adjustment Concierge Service is here to help. Please feel free to contact us at adjustments@robertwalters.com to discuss how we can support you.
This position is being recruited on behalf of our client through our Outsourcing service line. Resource Solutions Limited, trading as Robert Walters, acts as an employment business and agency, partnering with top organizations to help them find the best talent. We welcome applications from all candidates and are committed to providing equal opportunities.
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