Linklaters is a global law firm, with 31 offices in 21 countries worldwide.

We have been named as one of The Times’ Top 50 Employers for Women, recognised by Stonewall as the number 1 employer for LGBTQ+ inclusion, and by the Social Mobility Employer Index as a top employer for advancing social mobility. 

We recognise that one size does not fit all. Our goal is to embed flexibility across our firm by giving everyone the opportunity to work in an agile way, whether as a regular pattern or on an ad hoc basis, and we will be happy to discuss this further.

We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the legal industry. Not sure you meet all qualifications? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! At Linklaters, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.

Senior Reward Advisor - The Role:

The primary aim of this role is to bolster the firm's reward strategy and programmes, ensuring they meet business needs and are competitive in the market.

Key Responsibilities and Challenges:

Reward Expertise:

• Provide expert advice and guidance to HR colleagues, employees, and Partners regarding benefits and reward policies, positioning yourself as the ‘centre of expertise’ in this domain.

Benefits Management and Innovation:

• Manage a portfolio of benefits, support the renewal process, and maintain relationships with benefit providers.
• Develop engaging employee communications and assist with employee and partner queries and claims.
• Collaborate with the Reward Manager to innovate new reward and benefit programmes.​

Annual Compensation Review:

• Support the operational delivery and logistics of the annual compensation review process.
• Act as the first point of contact for HR Managers' queries.
• Analyse salary survey and benchmark data to inform pay strategy, provide analytics for moderation meetings, and ensure accurate implementation alongside HR systems, payroll, and finance.

Market Benchmarking:

• Oversee data submissions to survey providers and collaborate on job matching.
• Work with the Reward Manager to annually review salary ranges, develop new role ranges, and address ad hoc requests using market data.

Process Enhancement:

• Document, review, and improve reward processes focusing on client orientation and efficiency optimisation.
• Collaborate with stakeholders including the wider HR team, Payroll, and Finance.

Pay Gap Reporting and Regulatory Compliance:

• Own the pay gap reporting analysis and support the Reward Manager with findings.
• Stay abreast of legislation and market developments to ensure compliance and optimisation of the reward programme.

Reward Projects:

• Lead ad hoc reward projects from concept to delivery with the support of the Reward Manager.

Senior Reward Advisor - What we're looking for:

• Previous experience within the Reward function, ideally within a global matrix organisation
• Strong analytical and numerical skills, with the ability to analyse complex data
• Skilled in handling challenging situations and influencing outcomes
• The ability to convey complex information clearly and persuasively to all levels of stakeholder
• Enthusiastic about developing innovative reward strategies and fostering employee engagement
• Use to managing multiple responsibilities, prioritising tasks and working to deadlines
• Expert in using Excel, HR systems and other MS Office products to support reporting, data analytics, and presentations
• Thrives in a team environment, sharing insights and supporting colleagues to achieve common goals

Senior Reward Advisor - What's on offer:

This role is based at the Linklaters London office with a hybrid working model available.

Joining Team Linklaters will see you qualify for a range of benefits designed to reward the vital contribution you'll be making to our success. These include:

Health & Wellbeing

• Private Medical Insurance
• Subsidised health club memberships
• Free onsite GP service and periodic health assessments

Finance

• Pension and flexible savings options
• Income protection and life assurance
• Mortgage advice and will-writing services.

Family & Lifestyle

• Electric car and cycle to work schemes.
• Emergency family care
• Additional holiday/birthday leave.
• Maternity/paternity/shared parental leave.
• Travel insurance and season ticket loan
• Option to join sports and social clubs, as well as our employee networks groups (such as our Gender Equality, With Pride, or Social Mobility Networks)

Technical Skills

This list of duties and responsibilities above is not exhaustive.  It is intended to describe the general content of, and requirements for, the performance of this job. As such, the role may also include the undertaking of additional tasks as required.

Application Policy

Applications and CVs (direct or via agency) are only accepted online via the portal. Queries related to our roles must be directed to the relevant recruitment team and not the partners, practices or stakeholders ([email protected] for legal roles or [email protected] for business team roles).