Strategic Reward Partner

At Rathbones, we help people invest their money well, so they can live well. That means more than financial returns – it’s about helping people feel confident in their decisions and supported in their future. We don’t just manage money, we guide people through life’s big moments, helping them stay on track and focus on what matters most.

We’re proud to be one of the UK’s leading wealth managers, with over £109bn* in assets under management and 20+ offices across the UK and Channel Islands. We’re a FTSE 250 company with national reach and a local feel – and we’re growing.
*As of June 2025

Role Title: Strategic Reward Partner

Division: Reward

Location: London

Contract:  12 month FTC

Working pattern: Hybrid

About the Role

In this role you will support the delivery of compensation and benefits programmes within Rathbones. This role is responsible for supporting the Reward Director in leading the design and delivery of the full reward cycle for the business while shaping reward strategy for the future, ensuring accuracy, compliance with relevant regulations and engagement with other teams across the People team and wider business.

The role reports into the Reward Director and has leadership responsibility for two Reward Partners who are responsible for providing analytical and advisory support across reward strategy, annual review processes, benchmarking and regulatory reporting.  

In this role you will be an integral part of the people function, working in close partnership with all aspects of the people team.  You will engage directly with all areas of the business including Senior stakeholders. You will have the opportunity to enhance your presentation skills at a senior level, have strategic influence and support business growth,

What you’ll be responsible for:

Remuneration Research:

• Track remuneration and reward trends in the market, tracking and presenting on trends and best practices in the market and application to current business needs.

Regulatory:

• Assisting the reward Director in the review and application of all remuneration regulations applicable to the business and submission of associated regulatory returns, including MRT and gender pay gap.

Analysis and Reporting:

• Produce analysis and reports for Executive and Remuneration Committees. The Strategic Reward Partner is responsible (where required) for presenting to some Executive forums alongside the Reward Director

Annual Salary and Bonus Review:

• Lead on project management of the annual reward process including preparation, process management, communication. Effective communication with key stakeholders including Executives, People Business Partners, Finance, Compliance, Division and Regional Heads and Line Managers

Salary Benchmarking

• Lead on the planning of the benchmarking process across the business with relevant salary surveys, including Radford (Aon) and Compeer

About you

If you meet some of these criteria and are excited about the role, we encourage you to apply:

• A strong reward background within a large, complex Financial Services organisation
• Experience in a specialist role, operating with a high degree of autonomy
• Experience of leading and managing reward projects and delivering successful outcomes
• Knowledge of employee share schemes
• Experience of effectively communicating reward frameworks to staff and other key stakeholders
• Demonstrable commitment to the promotion of equality, diversity and inclusion

• Ability to build strong working relationships with colleagues and key influencers across the organisation
• Leadership and management skills with previous line management experience
• Ability to develop reward strategies and plans and communicate the benefits and risks effectively to key stakeholders
• Highly numerate with excellent analytical skills and a strong attention to detail
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to present clear, well-structured reports and briefs
• Advanced Excel skills (preferable)

Our offer to you

We want everyone at Rathbones to fulfil their potential, in an environment where you are proud to work and feel like you belong.

We offer a comprehensive remuneration package, which we review regularly, and benefits include:

• A company pension - 9% non-contributory or 10% if you contribute 5%
• Private medical insurance – Individual on joining, family after 1 year’s service
• Life assurance  - 8 x salary
• Income protection – 75 % salary
• Company share scheme
• Discretionary bonus
• Flexible holidays – purchase up to 5 additional days
• Green Car Scheme
• Family friendly policies – enhanced family leave for parents & carers
• Study support – study days and funding for courses and qualifications
• Season travel ticket loans
• Volunteering days
• Gym discounts
• Other voluntary benefits you can choose to suit you 

Our employees can choose to take part in various social groups and communities to support their wellbeing, growth, development and sense of community. These include:

• Sports & Social Committees, such as cricket, football, netball, running, yoga, quiz nights, charity bake sales and much more.
• Inclusion Networks that help us drive change within the organisation such as Gender Balance, Multicultural, Abilities Count, Pride, Social Mobility, Generations, Take a moment to pause (Menopause) and Armed Forces. 
• The NextGen IM Network, which brings together a community of trainees from across the UK, who are all at the early stages of their careers and offers development opportunities, exposure across the business as well as peer support and connection.

Life at Rathbones

We aim to become an employer of choice for the wealth management sector, to achieve this we are working hard to build a diverse, equal, and inclusive workplace that motivates, develops and embraces the strengths of all our colleagues. Being part of Rathbones means you will join a team of passionate professionals in a successful culture that cares for its people. At Rathbones, we provide meaningful work, opportunities, and a voice to all.

We are committed to building a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities and encourage applications from all backgrounds. We welcome individuals who share our values.

We’re a Level 1 Disability Confident employer under the UK Government scheme. This means we’ve signed up to a set of commitments around how we recruit, retain and develop people with disabilities. Find out more about the Government Scheme online.

If you feel there are any reasonable adjustments that would make the process easier for you and help you to perform at your best whether that is due to disability, neurodiversity or other protected characteristic, just let us know by emailing us at recruit@rathbones.com

Mission

We believe in playing the long game. That means building consistent results, earning trust and doing the right thing — for our clients, our colleagues and the communities we’re part of.

Our values shape how we work:
- We aim high
- We get it done
- We show we care
- We do the right thing

These aren’t just words on a wall. They guide how we treat each other, how we make decisions and how we build relationships that last.

We will close this advert once we have received enough applications for the next stage. Please submit your application as soon as possible to ensure you don’t miss out.