Global Reward Analyst

Job Title: Global Reward Analyst Location: Kingston - Location Agnostic + - 6 hour timezone About Unilever With 3.4 billion people in over 190 countries using our products every day, Unilever is a business that makes a real impact on the world. Work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We are driven by our purpose: to Brighten Everyday Life, and it is our belief that doing business the right way drives superior performance. At the heart of what we do is our people – we believe that when our people work with purpose, we will create a better business and a better world. Background/General Purpose of Position: The Global Reward Analyst plays a critical role in supporting the delivery of Unilever reward agenda across the globe. Unilever are looking to reset some of the reward fundamentals. This role will contribute to the implementation, and operationalisation of compensation, job evaluation, incentive and transparency programmes, ensuring alignment with Unilever global reward philosophy, compliance standards, and strategic priorities. Priorities will include supporting Job evaluation review, Annual Pay Review, Global Pay Transparency and Incentive programme changes and improvements. It is intended that there will be four Global Reward Analyst / Advisor roles who will work as a team reporting ultimately up to the Head of Reward Architecture & Base Pay and the Head of Pay Transparency & Incentives. The analysts will work closely with Regional Reward Teams, PEX and HR Business Partners to deliver data-driven insights and operational excellence. This role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to make a significant impact on the organization's fundamentals of reward. If you have a passion for reward fundamentals, reward management and possess the required skills and experience, we encourage you to apply. Expected Work Compensation Delivery: Support the execution of compensation programmes (end to end) across the globe including benchmarking, pay equity analysis, annual pay review process, job evaluation, incentive programme delivery such as bonus and sales incentives and other global programmes. Data Analysis & Reporting: Conduct detailed analysis of reward data, including salary grades, market benchmarks, incentive calculations. Provide insights to support decision-making and continuous improvement Project and Process Support: Contribute to the simplification and automation of reward processes. Initiate and support the development of tools and templates for consistent application across markets as well as ensuring full documentation is saved in appropriate sites for audit and improvement purposes. Support documentation maintenance and coordination across project squads Stakeholder Management: Work under the guidance of WL2 Global Compensation Reward Managers to support cross-functional initiatives. Develop and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including the wider Reward team, OD&A, PEX, HR, Finance, and Legal teams to ensure reward solutions are integrated, simple, effective and compliant. Collaboration: Work closely as a team across all the Global Reward Analysts and with the Global Compensation Reward Managers to ensure that where we have peaks in workload we flow to the required work. Work closely with the PEX team to streamline processes and ensure efficient execution. Global Projects: Participate in various global projects as required, contributing to the continuous improvement and innovation of reward fundamentals, processes and practices. Training and Communication: Support the global reward compensation teams with developing training programs to ensure stakeholders are well-informed and fully aligned with any new initiatives or improvements. Communicate effectively across diverse audiences and with all levels of the organization to ensure clarity and understanding of these complex concepts on reward policies and procedures. Resource accountability This role will be required to work within the given resources and work across multi disciplined teams to ensure we deliver the work requirements. Problem Solving This role will work on problems that are both (a) technical in nature requiring excellent analytic skills to investigate and provide solutions and (b) have process implications that require a keen eye for detail and the need to ensure that end to end processes are effective, simple and well thought through. Change Building and refreshing our offering in this space will require considerable innovation. Unilever is likely to want to differentiate itself in these areas, which will require future fit best in industry solutions. Task Horizon Operational delivery is typically up to 12 months. Key Skills Experience & Qualifications Required Experience: 2-5 years of experience in a reward function and process management, with exceptional analytical skills and ability to use excel, Power BI and other tools and a good understanding of global reward policies and practices. Experience with Workday is desirable. Communication Skills: Good verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex information in a clear and simple way. Analytical Skills: Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills with high level proficiency in Excel, Power BI, Workday and data visualisation tools. Proven ability to interpret data and provide actionable insights and display this for diverse audiences. Stakeholder Management: Ability to work with multi stakeholders from cross functional teams. Training Skills: Experience in developing and delivering training programmes to diverse audiences Project Management: Ability to manage multiple tasks and stakeholders in a matrixed environment and deliver results within deadlines. Collaboration: Ability to work effectively in a team environment and collaborate with cross-functional teams. Contacts/Key stakeholders Reward LT. Talent, Performance & OD&A team. Global Performance Management finance team. Other specialist teams such as Communications, Tax and Legal Regional Reward teams HR stakeholders ranging from Business Group/functional CHROs to in country teams. Internal and external suppliers (PEX, payroll, global equity, vendors). What We Offer Not only do we offer a competitive salary and pension scheme, we also offer an annual bonus, free gym, a discounted staff shop and shares. You’ll have the opportunity to work directly with our renowned and exciting brands in a flexible and hybrid working environment. Whilst the role is advertised on a full-time basis, we would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options and what this may look like for you. We are a key advocate of wellbeing and offer a variety of support for our people including hubs, programmes and development opportunities. We strive to achieve a family-friendly and inclusive workplace and to, above all, create possibilities for all.  Diversity at Unilever is about inclusion, embracing differences, creating possibilities and growing together for better business performance. We embrace diversity in our workforce. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity. We are also more than happy to provide reasonable adjustments during our application and interview process to enable you to be present your best self. To find out more, click here: Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Recruitment Fraud Cyber criminals advertise fake job adverts with prestigious employers as a way of stealing information or even defrauding individuals out of money. In the most sophisticated cases, they will set up fake websites, which have a similar address to companies like Unilever. They even conduct fake telephone interviews and then offer candidates a role with the proviso they pay a fee for background checks or to cover work visa costs.  These types of attacks are becoming more common as more people are looking for employment in the economic climate.  How is Unilever tackling this? Many of Unilever recruitment sites publish a warning to candidates about recruitment fraud. The Cyber Security team also proactively scan for signs of people setting up fake Unilever sites and act to close them down.  What can I do? If you become aware of potential recruitment fraud, spot fake Unilever recruitment adverts or fake LinkedIn profiles, report them via Una Live Chat.  Unilever does not accept responsibility or liability for any candidates who are financially impacted by recruitment fraud. Your vigilance is key!  We are one of the world largest consumer goods companies with amazing brands, dynamic people and a sustainable vision. We meet everyday needs for nutrition, hygiene and personal care with brands that help people feel good, look good and get more out of life. If you are ambitious, keen to learn and want lo lead, you have come to the right place. Explore our website and apply to be part of a company with more than 400 brands used by over two billion people everyday.