Reward Manager - EMEA & APAC

Wood Group

11h • Hybrid

About The Position

Wood has an exciting opportunity for a Reward Manager to join our Reward & Mobility team to manage the delivery of projects, frameworks, programs, standards and improvements, across the Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa & Caspian, and UK & Europe regions to support our long-term strategic delivery. Reporting to the Vice President of Total Reward the position will influence and contribute to the formation of strategy, policy design and organisation wide frameworks ensuring alignment with regional priorities and total reward approach. This position can be either hybrid from any of our UK offices, or remote. The Reward Manager’s objective is to ensure the reward practices attract, retain, and motivate employees at Wood while adhering to legal and regulatory requirements. You will ensure effective business partnering as well as developing knowledge and understanding among leaders, HR teams and employees where you will provide valuable insights and recommendations to guide decision-making. You will proactively contribute to the global reward strategy to align with business requirements, legislation, and market trends. The goal is to ensure the strategy is both internally fair and externally competitive. You should understand external market practices, emerging trends, and legislative changes. The role is responsible for leading and delivering reward strategies across UK & Europe, Middle East, Africa & Caspian, and Asia-Pacific regions (EMEA and APAC). Partnering closely with HR, Finance, and business leaders, the role ensures compensation and benefits programs are market-competitive, compliant with local regulations, and aligned with the company’s global reward framework. This position plays a critical part in regional reward governance and operations, including pay transparency readiness, pay equity compliance, and data-driven decision-making. It supports the ongoing evolution of compensation programs and leads annual benefits renewals, as well as other cyclical programs such as the annual salary review process. This role also manages key vendor relationships, monitors program outcomes, and recommends improvements as needed. Additionally, you will be responsible for identifying and addressing potential risks in the organisation’s reward practices and guiding the development of reward initiatives that align with business needs, leveraging the employee value proposition and reward levers to meet strategic objectives. Ensuring that employee engagement is prioritised through transparent communication and collaboration with various stakeholders across HR, finance, and leadership teams and emphasise fostering a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and change.

Requirements

• Degree level qualified and a specific reward qualification supported with significant relevant experience
• Experience of broad reward practices in global organisations and ability to interpret and align strategy
• Hands-on experience leading benefits renewals across relevant regions, with demonstrated involvement in salary band design and market salary survey analysis
• Ability to plan and manage work of others to deliver objectives using existing internal resources
• Proven experience in developing and implementing global job architecture/models in a complex organisation
• Awareness of regional employment law and government legislation
• External global benchmarking experience and the ability to develop best fit solutions based on findings from market data
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Effective verbal and written communicator with excellent report writing skills, ability to communicate complex principles effectively at all levels within the organisation
• Able to build, motivate, develop and manage an effective small team of reward professionals
• Experience in negotiating with external providers to achieve cost efficiencies
• Possess the ability to communicate complex principles effectively at all levels within the organisation
• Ability to collaborate across multi-disciplines at all levels of the business with a practical, hands-on approach
• Excellent influencing and negotiation skills
• Demonstrates and strong mindset to thrive in a fast-paced and ever-changing organisation, flexible to undertake varying work with adaptable to changing priorities
• Exhibits resilience and the ability to manage workload effectively to ensure timely completion of tasks
• Passion for learning and developing others
• Commercial awareness and business acumen
• Diagnose managerial and employee needs and recommend the appropriate solutions for effective resolution of issues
• Exudes energy, passion, optimism and commitment to doing great work
• Is a champion for change - looks for opportunities to try new things and encourages others to do the same.
• Has the courage to question the way things are done in the pursuit of excellence
• Encourages cooperation across all business units, regions and functions. Sharing ideas, learning and best practice

Responsibilities

• Overseeing the design and governance of compensation and benefits plans across the EMEA and APAC regions
• Ensuring all benefits programs comply with local regulations and company policies
• Ensuring regional local pay regulations comply such as regional pay transparency obligations
• Working with external vendors and partners to manage each countries renewal, manage internal stakeholders buy-in and approval process
• Supporting the development and implementation of new compensation and benefits initiatives and programs in alignment with company objectives
• Participating in compensation and benefits surveys and benchmarking activities to ensure the competitiveness of compensation and benefits programs
• Contributes to regional and global reward projects, supporting implementation, stakeholder coordination, and continuous improvement initiatives

Benefits

• Flexible working arrangements that balance client, team and individual needs offering remote and hybrid working arrangements.
• Competitive salary with annual salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market.
• Competitive benefits package - the company offers a competitive total rewards and benefits package, tailored to local market practices and regulatory requirements .
• Commitment to continued professional development - development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests.
• Global connections - join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees