WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients, and communities.

Working at WPP means being part of a global network of more than 115,000 accomplished people in 110 countries. WPP has headquarters in New York, London and Singapore and a corporate presence in major markets worldwide.

We create transformative ideas and outcomes for our clients through an integrated offer of communications, experience, commerce, and technology.

WPP and our award-winning agencies work with most of the world's biggest companies and organisations – from Ford, Unilever and P&G to Google, HSBC, and the UN. Our clients include 61 of the FTSE 100, 307 of the Fortune Global 500, all 30 of the Dow Jones 30 and 62 of the NASDAQ 100. WPP are the leader in the Bloomberg Gender Equality Index and 20th in the FTSE 100 rankings for Women on Boards.

Why we're hiring:

We are looking for a Senior Reward Analyst to join our Global Reward and Transformation team. Reporting to the Global Head of Reward & Transformation, you will play a key role in the design, development and administration of reward programs that attract, motivate, and retain critical talent in our organisation.  Working with other team members, you will foster a fair and transparent pay philosophy focused on diversity and inclusiveness.

 

What you'll be doing:

  • Support WPP’s Reward team on day-to-day management, analysis, and communication of WPP’s Compensation Programs on a global scale.
  • Collect, analyse, and interpret compensation data, including pay levels, mix, prevalence / best practices to identify trends and improve competitive market positioning.
  • Provide analytical support, formulate creative solutions, and deliver recommendations around Global Reward strategy, pay legislation and job architecture across the group.
  • Able to filter through multiple streams of information and organise it in a cohesive and clear manner.  
  • Use advanced Power BI and Excel skills to create complex statistical modelling to aid in financial budgeting, forecasting and analysis.
  • Manage detailed records of plans/programs.
  • Support large scale and complex projects to aid in the delivery of Group wide transformational programmes, specifically linked to compensation legislation and delivery of job architecture.
  • Research and analyse market practices, maintain awareness of practices among competitors and of regulatory and business trends in compensation and organisational design.
  • Coordinate with a wide range of stakeholders including WPP Finance, Tax, Legal and HR on transformation and regulatory aspects of programmes.
  • Assist development of compensation related communications to employees regarding compensation plans, policies and program design.

 

What you'll need:

  • Experience as a Reward Analyst in a large, complex organisation.
  • Theoretical and applied knowledge in Reward, HR and job architecture design principles.
  • Analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills with ability to synthesize information and data from a variety of sources.
  • Ability to translate data into insights.
  • Demonstrable experience of supporting large scale projects and delivering successful outcomes.
  • Advanced proficiency in Power BI and Microsoft Office Suite.

Who you are:

You're open: We are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are accepting: of new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working.

You're optimistic: We believe in the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures or our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with conviction: to try the new and to seek the unexpected.

You're extraordinary: we are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day.

 

What we'll give you:

Passionate, inspired people – We promote a culture of people that do extraordinary work.

Scale and opportunity – We offer the opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry.

Challenging and stimulating work – Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. Are you up for the challenge?

WPP is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, military/veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability. We believe in creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion and strives to recruit a diverse slate of candidates to help us achieve that goal.

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