Senior Manager, Reward Projects

Posting date:	22 January 2026
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	21 February 2026
Location:	London, NW1 7HW
Company:	SSP Food Travel Experts
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	1456083549

Summary

About the Role

Lead the delivery of strategic reward projects and other initiatives that enhance reward frameworks and processes. Act as the central point for project planning, ensuring all projects are delivered on time, within scope, and in line with our reward philosophy. In addition, provide flexible support during critical end of year reward processes to ensure successful delivery.

Key responsibilities

Reward projects and initiatives
Own the end-to-end delivery of key reward projects and initiatives, current projects include pay transparency, global recognition and expansion of the employee share plan.
Build and maintain the project plan for all reward projects.
Oversee the second phase of share plan migration project.

Continuous Improvement
Identify opportunities for automation and process simplification within reward day to day.
Maintain and refresh reward policies and processes.

End of year cyclical reward processes
Demonstrate flexibility and readiness to provide hands-on support during peak reward cycles, ensuring timely and accurate delivery of key outcomes while maintaining governance standards, such as supporting with RemCo, the Directors Remuneration Report and bonus delivery.

Skills and experience
Highly motivated individual with experience in the design and implementation of reward policies and processes
Project Management, including ability to work under own initiative and as part of a team as well as manage deadlines effectively in an agile environment
Team working and ability to work and communicate with stakeholders at all levels
Analytical and able to work with large datasets
Advanced Excel, Word and PowerPoint skills

Desirable skills:
Experience of working with SuccessFactors
Solid understanding of pay range principles
Change management experience