Rewards Specialist

Job Summary

We are seeking a talented and motivated Rewards Specialist to join our dynamic team. Key Responsibilities include:

• Support the day-to-day delivery of compensation activities across the Americas region.
• Administer and maintain salary structures and job evaluation frameworks.
• Coordinate the annual compensation review cycle, including preparing and validating data, building templates, and tracking approvals.
• Conduct market benchmarking analysis using external survey sources (e.g., WTW, Mercer).
• Co-ordinate off-cycle salary processes, preparing relevant data and documentation in line with compensation guidelines.
• Support job evaluation activity in collaboration with the wider Reward and HR team.
• Review promotion cases against internal pay equity benchmarks and prepare analysis to support Reward and HR decision-making.
• Calculate compensation-related costs in coordination with Finance, ensuring accurate and timely cost impact analysis for any reward decisions.
• Calculate Sales Incentive Plan (SIP) payouts accurately and on schedule, ensuring alignment with plan rules, eligibility criteria, and attainment data.
• Maintain accurate records of eligibility, quota assignments, and attainment data for incentive participants.
• Assist in preparing reports and summaries for Finance and Sales leadership on incentive spend and performance.
• Partner with HR Operations to identify and resolve data discrepancies and process gaps.
• Work in close alignment with the Watson-Marlow Reward team to support the local application of global reward frameworks, toolkits, and initiatives.
• Aid in pay transparency compliance by maintaining required documentation and supporting reporting obligations across U.S. states and other jurisdictions.
• Contribute to ongoing process improvement in reward administration and analytics workflows.

Who You'll Be Working With

• Head of HR-Americas – your direct manager
• Head of Reward and People Analytics – close working relationship, ensuring alignment with central Reward practices and functional direction on key Reward activities.
• Reward and Analytics Manager – provides day-to-day guidance, prioritisation and technical review
• HR Business Partners – to support compensation decisions, data requests, and employee life cycle transactions
• Finance Teams – to align on headcount and incentive data
• HR Systems & Operations Teams – to maintain data accuracy across ADP Workforce Now and Cornerstone for compensation records
• Watson-Marlow Reward team – to receive and localize global frameworks and tools
• Sales Leadership – for incentive plan data, eligibility tracking, and payout reporting

What You'll Need to Be Successful

• 1–5 years of experience in compensation or a related analytical role.
• Strong Excel and data skills, including the ability to build models, manipulate large datasets, and work with formulas, pivot tables, and lookups.
• Familiarity with HR systems such as ADP Workforce Now, Cornerstone, or similar platforms.
• Exposure to compensation concepts – salary bands, market benchmarking, pay review cycles.
• High attention to detail and accuracy, with a strong sense of data integrity and confidentiality.
• Clear and confident communication skills, with the ability to present data findings to non-technical stakeholders.
• Collaborative mindset and willingness to learn – this role offers significant exposure and growth in the reward space.