• Job Description

  Req#: R1164539

  Job Description:

  Reward Manager – Insurance & Functions

  Manchester or Leeds

  Hybrid & flexible working options

  Permanent role

  Competitive salary & benefits package

  Full Time - 37.5 hours

  Closing Date for applications – Friday 5th July, 2024

  We make health happen

  As a Reward Manager you will be responsible for the management of cyclical (e.g. reward review) and ad hoc reward programmes, both across BGUK (where agreed) and within Insurance & Functions specifically. You’ll take responsibility for the management of overall reward frameworks, covering pay, allowances and incentives and you’ll act as the Reward Lead for Workday, working closely with People Technology team.

  How you’ll help us make health happen

  • Management of agreed programmes of work through whole lifecycle from initiation through to closure, helping to define each project's scope and objectives with relevant stakeholders. Ensuring effective communications are developed and delivered.

  • Leading the annual reward review process, working closely with relevant Reward Leads, and key support teams (e.g. People Operations, People Technology and Internal Communications) as necessary.

  • Owning key reward frameworks (e.g. job evaluation, benchmarking, pay governance, etc.), ensuring that associated documents, including policies & processes are in place, legally compliant and being used consistently.

  • Identifying opportunities for improvement within reward function, assessing impact of change and leading on the design, development and delivery of these process improvements. Ensuring a continuous process improvement mindset.

  • Management of agreed gender and ethnicity pay gap reporting analysis and activity.

  • Owning rules and eligibility for all bonus schemes (excepting Sales Incentive Plans), working with Bupa Group on Group-governed schemes. Reviewing and governing approvals of new bonus schemes requests. Acting as the bonus process owner and provides resolution for any bonus disputes.

  • Reward Lead for Workday.

  • Reward Lead (for BGUK) on Global Job Catalogue – coordinating input from MU where Group-driven changes are requested. Identifying opportunities to improve catalogue based on feedback from Reward Leads/business leaders based on strategic needs/direction of Insurance & Functions.

  • Leading a pool of Reward Analysts, managing capacity to provide support to Reward Leads across Insurance & Functions.

  • Supporting the Head of Reward with Regulated Entities Remuneration Committee activity, from preparing papers and collating packs through to managing/tracking through actions.

  • Acting as main conduit between Group/BGUK driven-activity for Insurance & Functions (and BGUK-wide where agreed) ensuring that, where activity is agreed, activity is scoped and added to programme of work.

  • Management of overall data survey submission process, ensuring Bupa participates in agreed surveys, coordinating data submission to key providers (e.g. Willis Towers Watson). Ensuring Reward Leads are briefed on key trends and new surveys shared in a timely fashion.

  • Deputising for Head of Reward – Insurance & Functions.

  Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:

  • Broad technical reward experience and understanding, covering all key pillars (pay, bonuses, benefits).

  • Strong project management experience.

  • Experience of supporting with Remuneration Committee activity.

  • Extremely strong numerical and analytical skills and working in an environment that requires strong attention to detail.

  • Experience of job evaluation (WTW or Hay/Korn Ferry) methodologies.

  • Experience of working with and influencing business stakeholders and holding roles which demand good problem-solving ability and the need to make decisions that positively impact the business.

  • Strong communication, influencing, judgement, persuasiveness and negotiating skills.

  • Experience of working with people at different levels of seniority within the organisation.

  • Experience of working with complex and large business groups.

  Benefits

  Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

  Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

  • 25 days holiday, increasing through length of service, with the option to buy or sell

  • Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind

  • Pension

  • Annual performance-based bonus

  • Onsite gyms or local discounts where no onsite gym available

  • Access to our confidential employee assistance programme

  • Various other benefits and online discounts

  Why Bupa?

  We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

  We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

  Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

  If you require information regarding this role in an alternative format, please email: careers@bupa.com

  Time Type:

  Full time

  Job Area:

  People & HR

  Locations:

  Bupa Place

• About the company

  Bupa's origins and global headquarters are in the United Kingdom.

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