Job Description:
Job Title: Reward Partner, Group Functions
Contract Type: Permanent
Reports to: People Director, Group and Global Functions
Location: Hybrid - with at least 2 days a month in London
We make health happen!
At Bupa, we're here to help people live longer, healthier, happier lives. And to make a better world. That's our purpose - and it guides everything we do.
As a Reward Partner - Group Functions, you'll play a key role in making this happen behind the scenes. You'll help shape how we reward, recognise and support our people across Group Functions. Your work will help us attract and retain talented people, so we can continue delivering great care to our customers.
This is a great opportunity to join a close-knit People team supporting around 500 colleagues across group functions. You'll work at the heart of the business, partnering with senior stakeholders and helping to design fair, competitive and meaningful reward approaches. From driving the annual pay and bonus cycle to improving how we use data and systems, you'll have real influence and visibility.
Key responsibilities
As a Reward Partner - Group Functions, you'll:
Lead the annual reward cycle, including salary reviews, performance outcomes and bonus processes.
Track and manage bonus data, making sure everything is accurate and clearly understood.
Provide clear advice and insights on pay, benefits and reward policies to People teams and business leaders.
Review and improve reward processes so they're simple, effective and fair.
Carry out salary benchmarking and market analysis to help keep our reward approach competitive.
Analyse data and trends, turning insights into practical recommendations.
Support reward-related projects and changes, including improvements to frameworks and systems.
Maintain high-quality data in Workday and support colleagues with day-to-day queries.
Help communicate reward changes in a way that's clear and easy to understand.
Build strong relationships with internal teams and external partners.
What we're looking for
We're looking for someone who's curious, detail-focused and enjoys working with both data and people.
You'll bring:
Experience working in reward, compensation or a related area.
Strong numerical and analytical skills, with confidence using Excel.
A thoughtful approach to problem solving and making decisions.
Experience working with senior stakeholders and building trusted relationships.
Good knowledge of reward processes such as salary reviews, bonuses and benchmarking.
Clear and confident communication skills - able to explain complex topics in simple terms.
A proactive mindset and a drive to improve how things work.
Experience with job evaluation methods (for example, Hay or Towers Watson) is helpful.
Experience using Workday or similar systems is an advantage.
You'll also be comfortable working independently, planning your own work and managing priorities across the year.
Benefits
Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health - from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.
Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:
25 days holiday, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell
Bupa medical insurance
An enhanced pension plan and life insurance
Various other benefits and online discounts
Why Bupa
We're a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose - helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.
We encourage all our people to ”Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That's why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We'll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.
Time Type:
Full timeJob Area:
People & HRLocations:
Angel Court, London
Bupa’s purpose is helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We do this by providing a broad range of healthcare services, support and advice to people throughout their lives. People are at the heart of everything we do. Together, we make health happen.
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We don't have shareholders at Bupa, which means we're free to invest our profits where they matter: our patients, our facilities, our research, and you.
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Here you’ll be welcomed. We champion diversity and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve.
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