Reward Services Manager

Job Description

Job title: Reward Services Manager

Location: Preston – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £57,000 +

What you’ll be doing:

• Responsible for the provision of a range of employee benefits, including managing supplier relationships and ensuring adherence to policies and processes
• Delivery of all aspects of the annual pay and incentive awards in collaboration with the Reward Centre of Expertise (CoE)
• Managing relationships with the Reward CoE and other key business stakeholders, acting as the point of contact for service issues and improvements
• Supporting delivery of all business projects and change to Reward, and leading on change within the Reward Services team
• Championing and driving continuous improvement initiatives to drive standardisation and efficiency of processes
• Providing day to day management of the Reward Services Team

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Have broad HR / Business and Reward operational knowledge, including system interfaces and policies
• Proven operational leadership in a diverse and complex environment
• Have good business systems experience
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and data analysis, with the ability to interpret and present data

Desirable

• CIPD or similar qualification
• Experience of reward in an international environment

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Rewards Services Team:

Reporting to the Pay and Reward Operations Manager with Shared Services, the role is responsible for the delivery of Reward Operations covering both benefit and compensation activities for circa 50,000 employees. Working closely with the Reward CoE the role is responsible for the efficient and effective delivery of reward and benefits programs.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 17th June 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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