Compensation & Benefits Specialist – UK & Ireland (temporary)
Location: Leicester (Hybrid: 4 days on-site, 1 day WFH) Reporting to: People Services Lead
About the Role
We’re looking for an immediately available highly skilled temporary Compensation & Benefits Specialist to support the delivery of a robust, compliant, and data-driven approach to benefits across the UK & Ireland. This role is central to enhancing the employee experience while ensuring reward processes are accurate, efficient, and aligned with business strategy.
You’ll bring hands-on expertise across compensation, pensions, and bonus administration, working closely with People Services, Payroll, Finance, HRBPs, and senior stakeholders. You’ll also play a key role in embedding a new reward & benefits framework, driving consistency, clarity, and continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities
Compensation & Reward Operations
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Administer Sales Incentive Plans and annual bonus payments ensuring accurate processing with Payroll.
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Lead the tracking and management of Group Risk Policies, PMI, GiP, GLA and act as the first point of contact for employee and HRBP queries.
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Manage the Car Scheme for both Company Car Users and the Salary Sacrifice scheme.
Pensions & Benefits (UK & Ireland)
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Act as a subject matter expert on UK & Ireland pensions, including governance, auto-enrolment, and relationships with third-party administrators
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Maintain accurate pensions and benefits data aligned with contractual and statutory requirements.
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Support benefit renewals, data submissions and audits as required.
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Provide data-driven insights and recommendations using internal data and external market benchmarks.
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Support reward-related reporting for HRD, HRBPs and other stakeholders.
Stakeholder Partnership & Communication
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Partner with People Services, HRBPs, Finance and Payroll to ensure seamless delivery of reward processes.
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Review processes, documentation and controls to identify risks and drive continuous improvement.
Knowledge, Skills & Experience
Essential
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Vast experience within compensation, reward or HR analytics, ideally within a global or matrix environment.
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Strong working knowledge of UK & Ireland pensions, including regulatory and governance requirements.
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Advanced Excel capability with experience analysing, modelling and presenting complex reward data.
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Experience with HR systems and reward platforms (e.g., Oracle or similar).
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Excellent verbal and written communication skills
