Reward Intelligence & Insights Lead

Join us as a Reward Intelligence & Insights Lead

• Play a key role by establishing clear ownership of reward data, intelligence, and decision enablement, positioning Reward & Employment as a leading data-driven function
• Drive transformation by delivering modernised, insight-led reward cycles powered by automation and predictive analytics, resulting in faster, more consistent, and higher-impact outcomes
• Build and lead a future-ready analytics function, embedding advanced data science and AI to anticipate demand, unlock insight at scale, and drive strategic value

What you'll do

As a Reward Intelligence and Insights Lead, you’ll oversee the transformation of reward analytics and delivery for Reward & Employment, establishing a digitally enabled, intelligence-led operating model. You’ll also own the end-to-end reward data ecosystem and delivery approach, ensuring insight is predictive, scalable, and embedded into decision-making.

Moreover, you’ll position reward data as a strategic asset, using automation, advanced analytics, and AI to shift from retrospective reporting to forward-looking insight, accelerating decision speed, improving quality, and enabling better business outcomes. You’ll also own and evolve the reward data and intelligence strategy, embedding advanced analytics, automation, and AI to create a scalable, insight-led capability supported by strong data integrity and control.

In addition, you’ll be:

• Transforming the delivery of reward cycles by deploying automated and AI-enabled processes, moving from manual execution to streamlined, high-quality, repeatable delivery at pace
• Translating complex reward and people data into predictive and actionable intelligence, enabling earlier, sharper, and more commercially driven decision-making
• Driving the end-to-end transformation of reward data, systems, and processes, reducing reliance on manual activity and enabling intuitive, self-service access to insight
• Shaping and prioritising the future demand pipeline, balancing core delivery with innovation while ensuring capacity is aligned to the highest-value opportunities
• Building and leading a next-generation analytics team, developing deep capability in data science, automation, and AI, and embedding a performance-focused, growth mindset culture
• Using data-led storytelling and insight to influence outcomes at the most senior levels, shifting conversations from data interpretation to decision optimisation
• Setting and upholding best-in-class governance, ensuring data, automation, and AI are used responsibly, securely, and in line with regulatory and ethical standards

The skills you'll need

We’re looking for someone with deep expertise in reward, compensation, and regulatory governance within a complex, highly regulated environment, along with the ability to apply this in a rapidly evolving, data-led context. You’ll also have to bring a strong track record in leading data and analytics transformation, including deploying automation and AI to fundamentally improve insight, scalability, and impact.

In addition, you’ll need:

• The ability to move from descriptive to predictive and prescriptive analytics, enabling forward-looking, commercially relevant decision-making
• Strong delivery experience across large-scale transformation and change programmes, driving both operational excellence and step-change innovation
• Experience influencing at senior levels through insight-led narratives, translating complexity into clear, compelling direction and action
• A deep understanding of data governance, risk, and ethics, including the responsible and controlled use of AI and automation in a regulated environment
• Proven experience building high-performing, future-focused analytics teams, with strong capability in advanced tools, automation, and emerging technologies

Hours

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