As Reward Manager, you'll be responsible for a broad range of compensation activities, including:

Partnering with HR teams across Europe and the Americas on compensation management, job evaluation, salary benchmarking and reward programme design.
Providing data-driven insights and expert guidance to support talent attraction, engagement and retention.
Leading and supporting compensation programmes to ensure they remain competitive and market-aligned.
Managing Synthomer's Executive Share Plan, including annual processes, participant communications and external vendor relationships.
Delivering the annual salary review and merit increase process across Europe and the Americas.
Conducting market benchmarking and participating in salary surveys to maintain external competitiveness.
Supporting the annual bonus process, including Sales Incentive Plans, alongside the wider Total Rewards team.
Driving pay equity and pay transparency initiatives while ensuring compliance with evolving legislation and regulations.
Reviewing and enhancing reward policies, controls and governance processes.
Identifying opportunities for process improvements and increased operational efficiency.

We're seeking a collaborative and analytical reward professional who is comfortable influencing stakeholders and navigating complex reward challenges.
5+ years' experience in Compensation, Reward or Total Rewards.
Strong knowledge of compensation principles, job evaluation methodologies, annual salary review processes and incentive plan design.
Experience managing executive share plans.
Advanced analytical capabilities with strong Excel skills and the ability to translate complex data into meaningful insights.
Experience working with HRIS platforms, with Workday experience highly desirable.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at all levels of the organisation.
Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
A collaborative approach and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
A continuous improvement mindset with a focus on delivering efficient, scalable solutions.
Experience supporting US compensation programmes.
Knowledge of Mercer IPE job evaluation methodology.
Exposure to global or multinational reward environments., If you're passionate about reward, data-driven decision making and creating meaningful employee experiences, we'd love to hear from you.

Synthomer is a leading supplier of high-performance, highly specialised polymers and ingredients that play vital roles in key sectors such as coatings, construction, adhesives, and health and protection - growing markets that serve billions of end users worldwide. Headquartered in London, UK and publicly listed there since 1971, we employ c.3,900 employees across our 5 innovation centres of excellence and more than 29 manufacturing sites across Europe, North America and Asia. Around 20% of our sales volumes are from new and patent protected products.

Competitive, market-aligned compensation
Discretionary global bonus scheme
Discretionary Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) - for senior positions
Company car or car allowance - varies by region and role
Healthcare - tailored to regional locations
Parental leave and family support - maternity, paternity, adoption (aligned with regional policies)
Working options - flexibility where it matters, based on role and business needs
Learning & development opportunities - training, online platforms, buddy/mentorship programs, Internal Synthomer University with L&D offers
Wellbeing support - employee assistance program (EAP), mental health resources, wellbeing initiatives
Retirement / pension contributions - plans vary by country
Culture of Inclusion - where everyone can thrive
Performance culture, global reward & recognition programmes

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