Reward Manager

Make a Home at Taylor Wimpey

At Taylor Wimpey, we don’t just build houses; we build futures. Not just for the people who live in our homes, but for our own people too. When we bring our collective skills together, we make amazing things happen - for ourselves, for each other and for our customers. There are incredible opportunities on your doorstep, and we want you to discover them all. 

With 22 regional offices across the UK and operations in Spain, we bring our vision to life locally. Here, you’ll be given the tools to develop your skills and the freedom to explore new avenues. Share your ideas, experience a no-blame culture, and shape your work around your life.

Every single one of us plays a vital role in bringing to life incredible places and spaces, where anyone can thrive. We believe in making a positive difference to our planet, as well as to people. 

Home to work that matters, and you can be a part of it.

Job Summary

The Reward Manager is a key member of the Taylor Wimpey Reward team, contributing to the effective delivery of competitive, compliant reward frameworks across the organisation.  The role focuses on the operational delivery of reward activities, including annual bonus and salary review cycles, with a strong emphasis on high‑quality execution, accuracy of outcomes and clear, reliable reward delivery for employees.

This role supports and advises internal stakeholders, partnering with HR, Finance, Company Secretariat and the wider business to ensure reward activity is delivered consistently, compliantly and on time.

Reporting to the Head of Reward & Pensions, and working closely with the Senior Reward Manager, this role sits in the wider Reward function and is mainly based in the Warwick office, with occasional travel to other locations as required.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end management and operational delivery of the annual bonus cycle, including system calculations, communications to employees and query resolution
• Manage the annual bonus target cascades, ensuring accuracy and timely delivery
• Support the various annual salary reviews, including system calculations, process management, salary benchmarking and ensuring accuracy of data
• Support the design, maintenance and delivery of pay progression frameworks
• Manage the operational delivery of incentive programmes, including employee data management and working with internal stakeholders to validate performance against targets.  Review processes and embed operational improvements.
• Produce reward analysis, insights, options, recommendations and reports to support decision‑making across reward activities.
• Provide input into reward‑related projects such as pay framework reviews and system implementations, as well as leading policy reviews and building robust business case for change
• Prepare annual gender pay gap reporting, including data analysis and insight
• Co-ordinate and take responsibility for the Company's response to external reporting, including reward surveys and the Workforce Disclosure Initiative and other transparency frameworks
• Support the Group Finance / Company Secretariat functions with information for annual reporting, including director remuneration and other relevant data
• Provide reward advice and guidance to the wider HR team and other internal stakeholders
• Support with the management of company car scheme

Experience, Qualifications, Technical Requirements

• 5+ years' experience in a reward role, preferably within a large, complex organisation
• Good working knowledge of UK reward practices including pay, incentives and benefits
• Proven experience supporting and delivering annual bonus and salary review cycles 
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to translate data into commercial insights.
• A high-level of proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• A proactive and flexible approach, with the ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced and changing environment
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience of job evaluation and benchmarking
• Experience in a listed or FTSE level organisation
• Previous experience of managing company car schemes

What we offer at Taylor Wimpey

At Taylor Wimpey, we are committed to enabling you to make a home with us. Our work is not just about building homes; it's about doing work that matters, making a positive impact on the lives of our customers and the communities we serve.

We enjoy many benefits as standard, including excellent retail discounts, company funded life insurance and private healthcare, and access to a quality pension scheme with company contributions.  We also offer our discounted house purchase scheme, car leasing scheme and share plans, as well as the opportunity to tailor your benefit package to suit your needs with options such as buying extra annual leave or adding dependants to your benefit cover.  Our total reward offer works perfectly with our culture, we are a welcoming community where everyone can feel at home.    

We create a home to your future by providing opportunities for growth and development. We offer industry leading professional training and development, which supports you to unlock your potential and fulfil your career and personal goals in a variety of opportunities and environments. We look to develop our people in the skills and areas they are most interested in, leveraging your qualities and appreciating your unique competencies, skills and expertise that, when we come together, make this a great place to work.

If you want to do work that matters and build a career that lasts, make a home at Taylor Wimpey. 

Inclusivity Statement

As a proud Disability Confident Employer, Taylor Wimpey is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. We actively collaborate with individuals who have disabilities and long-term health conditions which have an effect on their ability to do normal daily activities, ensuring that barriers are eliminated when it comes to employment opportunities. In line with our commitment, we guarantee an interview to applicants who declare to us during the application process that they have a disability and meet the minimum requirements for the role. Join us in building a truly diverse and empowered team. 

Internal Applicants:

Please inform your line manager if you wish to apply for this role.