EDF Trading
Total Reward Analyst
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When you join EDF Trading, you’ll become part of a diverse international team of experts who challenge conventional ideas, test new approaches, and think outside the box. Energy markets evolve rapidly, so our team needs to remain agile, flexible, and ready to spot opportunities across all the markets we trade in power, gas, LNG, LPG, oil, and environmental products.
EDF Group and our customers all over the world trust that their assets are managed by us in the most effective and efficient manner and are protected through expert risk management. Trading for over 20 years, it’s experience that makes us leaders in the field. Energy is what we do.
Become part of the team and you will be offered a great range of benefits, which include (location dependent) hybrid working, a personal pension plan, private medical and dental insurance, bi-annual health assessments, corporate gym memberships, an electric car lease programme, childcare vouchers, a cycle-to-work scheme, season ticket loans, volunteering opportunities, and much more.
Gender balance and inclusion are very high on the agenda at EDF Trading, so you will become part of an ever-diversifying family of around 750 colleagues based in London, Paris, Singapore, and Houston. Regular social and networking events, both physical and virtual, will ensure that you always feel connected to your colleagues and the business.
Who are we?
We are EDF Trading, part of the EDF Group - a world leader in low-carbon, sustainable electricity generation.
Join us, make a difference, and help shape the future of energy.
Job Description:
Our Department:
The HR team are based in both London and Houston and provide a full range of HR support to all EDF Trading’s offices. We are a collaborative and dynamic team that embrace the EDF Trading culture of working hard whilst embracing and enjoying the challenges of our roles.
Position purpose
To support the development, implementation and continuous evolution of the Company's Total Reward strategy, ensuring we attract, retain and motivate the talent needed to deliver our business objectives.
Working closely with the Reward, Systems and Data and wider HR teams, you will play a key role in the design, delivery and administration of reward programmes, annual compensation activities, market benchmarking and benefits initiatives. You will provide insight, advice and guidance to HR colleagues, managers and business stakeholders on reward-related matters and support the successful delivery of reward and HR projects globally.
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Alongside reward delivery, you will leverage data, systems and analytics to inform decision-making, improve processes and enhance the employee experience. You will be encouraged to challenge existing ways of working, identify opportunities for simplification and automation, and contribute to the continuous improvement of reward and HR processes.
Main responsibilities
Total Reward
- Provide advice and guidance to HR colleagues, managers and business stakeholders on reward policies, processes and market practice.
- Play a key role in the delivery of annual reward activities, including; modelling salary ranges, review budgets, bonus outcomes and scenarios. Assessing affordability, distribution and employee impact. Preparing decision materials for senior stakeholder.
- Conduct market benchmarking and analyse external reward data to support informed reward decisions and recommendations.
- Maintain global job catalogue, associated salary ranges/attributes and employee job profile matching.
- Support workforce planning and budgeting activities by providing analysis and insights on headcount, organisational structures, workforce costs, market trends and reward data.
- Assist in the review and development of Total Reward policies, frameworks and programmes.
- Ensure reward data is accurate, reliable and supports effective decision-making.
- Review/approve Workday transactions in line with internal compensation processes and policies
- Supporting equal pay and pay equity analysis
- Supporting benefit renewals and vendor data analysis
- Reviewing participation, cost, utilisation and market competitiveness
Analytics & Continuous Improvement
- Develop, maintain and enhance reward and people analytics, management information and reporting for stakeholders across the business.
- Leverage Workday and other technologies to deliver meaningful insights, support data-driven decision-making and improve reporting capabilities.
- Proactively identify opportunities to simplify, standardise and improve reward and HR processes through automation, self-service and technology solutions.
- Support global HR and reward projects, contributing analysis, testing, process design and implementation activities.
- Build effective relationships across HR, Finance, the wider business, and external partners to deliver successful outcomes and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
- Take ownership of initiatives, working independently and collaboratively to deliver results and improve the employee and stakeholder experience.
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Experience required
- Experience in reward, compensation, and people analytics.
- Strong analytical skills with experience turning data into actionable insights and recommendations.
- Proven experience producing accurate, high-quality management information and reporting.
- Experience working with HR systems and data, including Workday.
- Experience of supporting reward activities such as salary reviews, benchmarking, incentive plans or benefits administration is desirable.
- Experience within financial services, commodities, trading or investment banking environments is advantageous.
- Exposure to broader HR processes and practices would be beneficial.
Technical requirements
- Advanced IT skills (including MS Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, SAP reporting and Workday) – must be able to write complex formulas using if statements, x/vlookups, etc and develop comprehensive Excel workbook analysis, using “what if scenarios”, pivot tables and graphs.
- Experience using reporting, analytics or visualisation tools such as Workday Reporting, Power BI or similar.
- Comfortable working with large datasets and ensuring data accuracy and integrity.
- Experience using salary benchmarking tools such as McLagan or comparable surveys is desirable.
About you:
- Proactive self-starter with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
- Passionate about continuous improvement and process simplification.
- Highly organised, with strong prioritisation and time-management skills.
- Able to work independently whilst collaborating effectively with others.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- Detail-oriented, with a focus on quality and accuracy.
- Confident communicator with strong stakeholder management skills.
- Adaptable, resilient and comfortable in a fast-paced environment.
- Curious, commercially minded and keen to continuously learn and develop.
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