Performance & Reward Consultant

Overview

In this role you will help develop and embed a global performance management and reward agenda within a premier professional services firm. You’ll work with the People Operations leadership to balance global consistency with local needs, turning data into actionable insights for senior decision-makers. The role combines strategic project work with hands-on delivery to advance performance, mobility, and analytics across regions. You will influence governance and processes to support the firm’s evolving people strategy and culture.

Pay / Benefits

• Hybrid working
• Bonus
• Benefits

Responsibilities

• Support the evolution and delivery of the global performance management framework (objectives, ratings, calibration, feedback, appraisals)
• Gather stakeholder feedback and develop recommendations balancing global consistency with local needs
• Analyze performance outcomes to inform talent planning and leadership development
• Support development and governance of global reward principles and frameworks
• Coordinate global market benchmarking, salary positioning and annual compensation reviews
• Monitor pay transparency legislation and other reward regulations; conduct pay equity analysis
• Support development and administration of the global mobility framework and international secondment programme
• Produce performance and reward reporting, modelling, cost analysis and scenario planning for the People function, Executive Committee and Board
• Identify opportunities to enhance reporting tools, dashboards and use of technology and AI across processes

Key requirements

• Experience in performance management, reward, compensation and benefits or people analytics
• Strong understanding of performance management frameworks and reward principles
• Experience with market benchmarking, pay analysis and reward governance
• Strong stakeholder management and ability to engage senior leaders across regions
• Strong analytical capability; advanced Excel and ability to derive insights
• Experience in a global organisation; professional services/consulting exposure is advantageous
• Ability to manage multiple projects balancing strategic and operational delivery
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Knowledge of pay transparency, pay equity, global mobility or HR tech and AI-enabled tools is valuable

• Stakeholder management
• Analytical thinking
• Communication
• Advanced Excel
• Data analysis and insight generation
• Market benchmarking and pay analysis

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