Executive Reward & Share Plans Manager
Posted 2 days 11 hours ago by Oakleaf Partnership
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Executive Reward & Share Plans Manager to join a high-performing global Reward team. This role offers broad exposure to executive compensation and share plan activities within a large, complex international organisation.
Working closely with senior reward leaders and a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, the successful candidate will support the design, administration, governance, and delivery of executive reward and share plan programmes. The role provides significant variety and visibility, making it an excellent opportunity for someone looking to deepen their expertise in executive remuneration, share plans, governance, and reward analytics.
Key Responsibilities- Partner with senior reward stakeholders to support the effective delivery of executive reward and share plan programmes.
- Support executive compensation benchmarking activities, including maintaining peer group data, analysing remuneration disclosures, and producing market insights to inform reward decisions.
- Contribute to the delivery of annual executive reward processes and global share plan events, working closely with tax advisers, legal teams, administrators, and internal partners.
- Conduct research and analysis on developments in executive remuneration, corporate governance, proxy advisor policies, and investor guidelines.
- Produce executive shareholding reports, reward analytics, and governance-related reporting.
- Support employee communications relating to reward and share plans, ensuring information is clear, accurate, and accessible.
- Maintain and enhance executive reward and share plan documentation, processes, and controls.
- Manage online share plan communications and content updates for employees.
- Partner with Global Mobility teams on reward and share plan matters relating to internationally mobile employees.
- Work with regional and local HR and Reward teams to ensure communications are compliant with local regulations while remaining aligned to global frameworks.
- Build effective relationships with external providers and internal stakeholders to support programme delivery.
- Contribute to reward-related projects and broader team initiatives as required.
The ideal candidate will bring a combination of technical reward expertise, analytical capability, and strong stakeholder management skills.
Key experience and knowledge:
- Strong understanding of executive reward and global share plans.
- Experience supporting executive compensation benchmarking and market analysis.
- Ability to analyse director remuneration reports, compensation disclosures, and governance-related documentation.
- Sound understanding of tax concepts and the ability to interpret regulatory information.
- Experience preparing and delivering employee-facing communications.
- Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver to tight deadlines.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and strong overall Microsoft Office skills.
Key skills and behaviours:
- Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex data and present meaningful insights.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong attention to detail and high levels of accuracy.
- Highly organised with excellent project coordination and administrative capabilities.
- Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to build trusted relationships across functions.
- Proactive, adaptable, and resilient, with a willingness to learn and take ownership of tasks.
- Naturally curious with a continuous improvement mindset.
- Degree educated, ideally in Mathematics, Economics, Finance, Science, or a related discipline.
- Professional qualifications or certifications in Tax, Accounting, Reward, or a related field would be advantageous.
- Fluent English, both written and spoken.
- Exposure to senior leaders and high-profile reward programmes.
- Opportunity to develop specialist expertise in executive compensation and share plans.
- Involvement in global projects and cross-functional collaboration.
- A varied role offering excellent career development and progression opportunities within a broader Reward function.
- The chance to work within a dynamic and internationally focused environment.