Interim Reward Analyst (5-month contract)

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Interim Compensation Analyst to provide critical support to our Reward team during a planned parental leave absence. This contract role will play an important part in maintaining compensation operations, supporting compensation cycles, delivering analytical insights, and ensuring continuity across reward programmes. The successful candidate will ideally join in mid-September to allow for a comprehensive handover before the incumbent analyst begins leave in October.

This is an excellent opportunity for a highly analytical compensation professional who enjoys working independently, solving complex reward-related challenges, and partnering with stakeholders across an international organisation.

Responsibilities

• Compensation Analytics & Modelling
  • Deliver compensation analysis and modelling to support business and reward decisions.
  • Build and maintain compensation models for budgeting, workforce planning, and compensation reviews.
  • Conduct scenario analysis to assess the impact of compensation and reward proposals.
  • Analyse large datasets to identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Compensation Operations
  • Support the administration of compensation cycles, including planning, validation, and reporting activities.
  • Maintain compensation data accuracy and ensure adherence to established processes.
  • Produce regular reporting and insights for People and business stakeholders.
  • Provide day-to-day support across the compensation function.
• Benefits Support
  • Liaise with US benefits brokers and support annual open enrolment activities.
  • Assist with upcoming Ireland benefits renewals.
  • Support UK benefits renewal activities in early 2027.
  • Provide ad hoc support for benefits administration in Hong Kong, where activity levels are expected to be minimal.
• Systems & Data Management
  • Work with compensation and HR systems to maintain accurate data and reporting.
  • Support data audits, reconciliations, and quality assurance activities.
  • Partner with People Operations and Finance teams to resolve compensation-related queries.

Requirements

• Approximately 4-6 years of experience in compensation, rewards, total rewards, or a related analytical HR discipline.
• Strong understanding of compensation processes, methodologies, and market practices.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Strong attention to detail and high levels of data accuracy.

Skills

• Technical Skills
  • Advanced proficiency in Excel and/or Google Sheets, including:
    • Complex financial and compensation modelling
    • Scenario analysis
    • Pivot tables
    • VLOOKUPs/XLOOKUPs and advanced formulae
    • Large-scale data manipulation and analysis
    • Data validation and reporting
• Preferred Experience
  • Working with RAD or similar compensation benchmarking and market pricing tools.
  • Supporting compensation review cycles in global organisations.
  • Exposure to benefits administration and vendor management.
  • Experience working with international employee populations.
• Systems Experience
  • HRIS: ADP (advantageous)

What Success Looks Like

• Ensure seamless continuity of compensation operations during the parental leave period.
• Deliver accurate and timely compensation modelling, reporting, and analysis.
• Successfully support compensation cycle activities and stakeholder requests.
• Maintain high standards of data accuracy and process governance.
• Provide effective support for key benefits renewal and enrolment activities across multiple regions.

Ideal Candidate Profile

You are a hands-on compensation professional who enjoys data, modelling, and solving reward-related business challenges. Comfortable working autonomously, you combine technical analytical expertise with a practical, service-oriented approach and can quickly integrate into a lean, high-performing reward team.