Executive Reward Manager

Location: London, England, United Kingdom; based in the 5 Howick Place office with in-person work three days a week or more, alongside flexibility to work from home or remotely at other times.

Company

hirify.global is an international FTSE 100 business connecting specialists through live and on-demand events, digital and data-driven services, and academic research, with more than 14,000 colleagues across 30 countries.

What you will do

• Draft the Directors’ Remuneration Report, collate supporting data, respond to auditor queries, and report on the CEO Pay Ratio.
• Prepare Remuneration Committee papers and coordinate input and approvals from internal stakeholders and external advisers.
• Support the design, implementation, communication, and performance assessment of executive STIPs, LTIPs, and wider equity plans.
• Apply IFRS2, equity plan rules, and creative design approaches to bespoke or phantom equity plans.
• Support job levelling, reward market analysis, M&A due diligence, compensation modelling, senior hire packages, benchmarking, contracts, and senior exits.
• Act as the executive reward and governance subject matter expert, coach the wider HR and reward teams, and collaborate with Company Secretariat, Investor Relations, Tax, and Finance.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in executive compensation consulting or an in-house role at a FTSE-listed company.
• Experience working with a PLC Remuneration Committee.
• Extensive knowledge of the UK corporate governance environment, investor guidelines, remuneration reporting regulations, the UK Corporate Governance Code, and executive pay trends.
• Deep expertise in global reward, executive compensation, and incentive plan design; M&A experience is preferred.
• Knowledge of reward programmes that drive effective behaviours, plus understanding of IFRS2 and Monte Carlo or Black-Scholes models.
• Relevant degree or professional qualification, such as CIPD membership or an equivalent professional qualification.
• Strong attention to detail, planning, project management, commercial awareness, strategic and pragmatic thinking, and analytical judgement.
• High proficiency in Excel and comfort with financial models.
• Strong influencing and relationship-building skills, including the ability to work across a global, federated organisation and with senior executives.

Nice to have

• Global mobility experience.
• Reward business partner experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, inclusive community with in-person and online social events, diversity and inclusion networks, and global collaboration.
• Up to four paid volunteering days per year with charity match funding.
• Bespoke training, mentoring platforms, LinkedIn Learning access, and support for internal career moves.
• 25 days of annual leave, rising to 27 days after two years, plus a birthday leave day and the option to work from almost anywhere for up to four weeks per year.
• Personal benefits options, company-funded private medical cover, ShareMatch matching shares, wellbeing support, and recognition programmes.
• Reasonable adjustments and accommodations are available during recruitment and employment on request.