Compensation and Benefits Lead

Job Title: Performance and Reward Lead

Location: Farnborough

Role Type: Permanent – Full Time

Role ID: 18877

Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we’re not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting-edge defence technology to ground-breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as a Performance & Reward Lead at our Farnborough site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

Role Purpose:

This role takes a lead role in delivering the annual performance and reward processes for the QinetiQ group, which includes individual performance management (goal setting, continuous feedback, performance evaluation, and rating calibration) as well as the annual salary review and the annual incentive cycles.

The role coordinates the support of other members of the reward team, the HR Technology team and the wider People function to deliver these activities.

In addition, the role supports our Australia business as a Reward Partner, liaising with Australia based HR leaders on grading, benchmarking, salary progression and support for senior hires/exits. Delivery of this part of the role will require 1 – 2 x trips to Australia per year along with occasional working outside of UK core hours to support the Australia team.

Key Accountabilities:

• Lead execution of Group Annual Salary Review and Annual Incentive Cycle (ABP, BDIS, AEIS) to agree design principles, deliver structures, process guidelines, system requirements and payment matrices.
• Be the Global process owner for the reward module in Success Factors. Lead on reward cycle improvements including enabling technology-based solutions (through Success Factors), improving quality/ eradicating the opportunity for errors, process reviews and improving engagement.
• Be the Global process owner for the Individual Performance management module in Success Factors. Lead on the annual performance management cycle, supporting BF HR with training and tools to deliver goal setting, continuous feedback and performance calibration processes.
• Support the Group Reward Director and Head of Reward in the implementation of Group-wide reward projects
• Reward Partnering support for Australia business

Key Capabilities/Knowledge:

• Strong business partnering and consultancy skills.
• Experience in developing individual performance management systems. Expertise in the SuccessFactors Performance and Goals module is an advantage
• Reward domain expertise with UK experience. Expertise of the Australia reward market is an advantage.
• Knowledge and experience of SAP SuccessFactors Compensation and Variable Pay modules
• Skills in data analysis, interpretation and insight generation with intermediate knowledge of MS Excel.
• Proven ability to lead or support numerous projects with tight deliverables and high customer expectations.

Experience & Qualifications:

• HR professional with demonstrated performance and reward expertise. Reward certification (WorldatWork, CIPD) an advantage
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, ability to influence through collaborative behaviours.
• HR qualifications and/or numerically focussed degree (mathematics, business, engineering) or equivalent experience

Why Join QinetiQ?

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

As a QinetiQ employee, you’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experiences enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture. www.qinetiq.com/en/careers/life-at-qinetiq

Our Benefits:

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Competitive holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days
• Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
• Volunteering Opportunities - helping charities and local community

Our Recruitment Process:

We want to make sure that our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible and we aspire to bring out the best in our candidates by creating an environment where everyone feels valued, heard and supported. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your Recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed, applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which means factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.

For further information on National Security Vetting, please see the link below.

UKSV National Security Vetting Solution: guidance for applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)