Standard Life plc
Senior Reward Consultant

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Job Description
Job Type
Fixed Term Contract - 6 months
Location
This is a hybrid role and can be based out of either our Birmingham, Edinburgh, Telford or London office.
Flexible Working
All roles are open to part-time, job-share and other types of flexibility. We will discuss what is important to you and balancing this with business requirements during the recruitment process. You can read more about flexible working here.
Closing Date
07/08/2026
Salary and Benefits
£50,000 - £75,000 plus an indicative bonus range of 16%-32%, private medical cover, 38 days annual leave, excellent pension, 12x salary life assurance, career breaks, income protection, 3x volunteering days and much more.
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Who Are We?
We’re Standard Life, a retirement specialist focused entirely on retirement savings and income. We champion the belief that everyone’s journey to and through retirement can be better, and for more than 200 years, we’ve been helping our customers plan and prepare for their financial futures.
Life today is increasingly complicated, uncertain and unpredictable. People move through different careers, face unexpected moments and navigate important choices. We offer our colleagues flexibility, trust and benefits that work for whatever life brings. In return we expect curiosity, connection, accountability and high standards. We make room for what matters - so you can bring your best, every day.
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We are seeking an experienced Senior Reward Consultant to join our Reward team on a temporary basis to support the delivery of key reward and benefits activities during a critical period.
This role will play a leading part in the successful delivery of the annual compensation cycle, including salary review, bonus and incentive processes, while also supporting the ongoing development and management of our colleague benefits proposition. The successful candidate will bring strong technical reward expertise, excellent stakeholder management skills and a proven ability to manage complex projects and competing priorities.
The role offers an opportunity to partner with HR colleagues and external providers to deliver fair, competitive and commercially effective reward outcomes that support colleague engagement and business performance.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the end-to-end delivery of the annual compensation cycle, including pay review, annual incentive plan (AIP) and bonus processes.
- Contribute to reward projects and business change activities, providing specialist reward expertise and recommendations.
- Provide expert reward advice and guidance to HR colleagues on pay, incentives, job evaluation and reward policies.
- Undertake reward modelling, analysis and insight generation to support reward decision-making and governance.
- Support colleague benefits programmes, including benefits renewals, provider relationships and colleague communications.
- Support reward governance activities, ensuring appropriate controls, documentation and compliance.
- Monitor market trends and emerging reward practices to help shape future reward and benefits solutions.


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What Are We Looking For?
- Significant experience working within a Reward function as a Senior Reward Consultant
- Proven experience supporting annual compensation cycles, including salary review and bonus processes.
- Benefits experience, including benefits governance, provider management and colleague communications.
- Advanced analytical and modelling skills with the ability to interpret complex data and provide actionable insights.
- Experience delivering multiple priorities simultaneously.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Preferably to have Financial Services Experience
We Want To Hire The Whole Version Of You.
We are committed to ensuring that everyone feels accepted and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. If your experience looks different from what we’ve advertised and you believe that you can bring value to the role, we’d love to hear from you.
If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, please let us know so we can help you to be at your best.
We’re reviewing applications as they come in and may close this role before the closing date, so apply early to avoid missing out.
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