Senior HR and Reward Manager

Role: Senior Manager – Reward, Data & Strategic Workforce Planning
Location: Hybrid – Surrey (3 days on-site, 2 days WFH with flexibility)
Salary: £80,000-£95,000 + Car Scheme + Bonus + PMI (Family Cover) + Critical Illness + Additional Benefits
Contract Type: Permanent | Full-Time

Alexander Lloyd are delighted to be exclusively supporting an Global Manufacturing organisation on the Recruitment of a Senior HR and Reward manager role.

Shape the future of work in a purpose-led, high-performing organisation.

A forward-thinking UK head office is undergoing an exciting period of strategic change, with People now firmly at the centre of its business transformation. As the business integrates strategies across Finance, Operations, and Marketing, the People function is being elevated-focusing on connectivity, experience, and sustainability.

We are now hiring a Senior Manager – Reward, Data & Strategic Workforce Planning to lead on all things Reward, Compensation, and Strategic Workforce Design. This is a newly created role, offering the opportunity to shape the total employee proposition and future workforce model of a complex, contractor-rich organisation.

The Role

• Lead the development and delivery of Reward, Compensation, and Workforce Planning frameworks and strategy
• Ensure a sustainable, attractive and cost-effective employee offer, aligned with long-term business needs
• Drive data-led workforce planning, tracking structural evolution and supporting organisational design
• Lead key strategic projects such as HR system transformation, benefits reengineering, or reward model redesign
• Deliver impactful employee insights through people data, supporting succession and planning decisions
• Govern and enhance relationships with contingent workforce suppliers
• Support annual salary and bonus processes, as well as pension governance and benefit reviews
• Ensure full compliance with employment law and data management standards

Who We’re Looking For

• A seasoned professional in Compensation & Benefits, Strategic HR, or Workforce Planning
• Able to operate at both strategic and operational levels, with excellent stakeholder management
• Background in supporting commercial head office functions like Sales and Marketing
• Strong understanding of contractor models, external supplier governance, and labour cost control
• Insight into employee experience vs. cost trade-offs, ideally from a complex or matrixed organisation
• Experience in HRIS migrations, pension schemes, or reward strategy projects is a strong advantage
• Open to sector and brand – experience in dynamic, performance-driven environments is key

Please quote 51661 when calling Theo Saunders at Alexander Lloyd or email them at tsa@alexanderlloyd.co.uk. This is only one of many vacancies we are handling, Alexander Lloyd Human Resources Recruitment Solutions is the leading recruiter for HR Director, Manager, Business Partner, Learning & Development, Internal Communications, Talent Acquisition and Reward opportunities across Surrey, Sussex, Kent and London.

Due to the high amount of interest that we receive for each of our roles unfortunately we cannot respond to each application individually, therefore if you do not hear back from one of our consultants you have not been shortlisted for this role. Please continue to check our website www.alexanderlloyd.co.uk for any other roles which may be of interest.