Global Reward Analyst

Summary

A Global Reward Analyst supports the design, implementation, and ongoing management of the organization’s global compensation, incentive, and benefits programmes. The role focuses on analysis, benchmarking, reporting, and process support to ensure reward practices are competitive, equitable, compliant, and aligned with Company objectives across geographies.

Key Responsibilities

• Job Evaluation & Grading – Support job evaluation, grading structures, and role levelling to promote internal equity and consistency.
• Market Benchmarking – Support market benchmarking activities, including salary survey participation and analysis; help maintain market positioning (P50) by job level and position.
• Compensation & Executive Reward Support – Support executive and senior leader compensation activities through data analysis, benchmarking, and modelling in partnership with HR and Finance.
• Incentives & Reward Cycles – Support the annual launch and administration of bonus and sales commission processes; assist with reviewing incentive plan design to maintain alignment with Company goals.
• Bonus Harmonisation Support – Contribute to the harmonization of bonus plan design, cost, and OTE for entities merged into Malvern Panalytical.
• Budgeting & Cost Analysis – Work with Finance during the annual budgeting process to support country‑level merit increase planning and reward cost analysis.
• Analytics & Reporting – Use reward analytics to identify trends and potential risks; prepare regular and ad‑hoc reporting on reward outcomes and workforce costs for HR and senior stakeholders.
• Policy, Compliance & Pay Transparency – Support compliance activities related to reward governance, including contributions to EU Pay Transparency Directive reporting in partnership with Spectris, Op Cos, and HR Ops.
• Systems & Data Management – Ensure data accuracy and integrity in HR systems; support Workday reward processes and improvements in collaboration with the Global HRIS & People Analytics Director and Spectris.
• Stakeholder Support – Provide analytical support and guidance to HR Business Partners and HR Operations on reward policies, processes, and data interpretation.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong analytical and numerical skills with attention to detail
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with reward data analysis
• Working knowledge of compensation and incentive principles
• Ability to interpret data and present insights clearly
• Good communication and stakeholder‑engagement skills
• Experience using HRIS and reward tools (e.g. Workday, Mercer, WTW, Korn Ferry)

Typical Qualifications & Experience

• Degree in HR, Business, Finance, Economics, Analytics, or related field
• Typically, 2–4 years’ experience in reward, compensation, or HR analytics
• Experience working with salary surveys and market data
• Exposure to incentive plans, executive pay, or global reward environments preferred
• Knowledge of reward-related legislation; EU pay transparency exposure desirable

About us - Malvern Panalytical, Micromeritics and SciAps. 
Together we are a powerful and highly complementary combination of market leading technologies. 

We are the toolmakers for the world's most innovative companies, academic institutions, and government laboratories. We are their partners in discovery.

Malvern Panalytical instruments analyze the chemical, physical and structural nature of materials, from proteins to polymers and semiconductors to minerals. Our leading technologies measure particle size, shape, concentration and zeta potential, biomolecular interactions and stability, elemental concentrations and crystallographic structure.

Micromeritics manufactures systems for the characterization of particles, powders, and porous materials for a wide- range of end markets including catalysts, chemicals, building materials, clean-tech and battery.  Our leading technologies measure surface area, porosity, density, adsorption and particle activity.

SciAps specializes in portable X-ray fluorescence (XRF), laser-based (LIBS) and near-infrared (NIR) analyzers to measure any element in any environment. SciAps is the Center of Excellence for our handheld instruments.
We have a global footprint with R&D and manufacturing sites in North America, Europe, and Asia.

We are more than 2,500 employees in a customer-focused organization with sales and service offices in 20 countries, all committed to delivering expert and responsive customer support.

We are part of Spectris. Spectris combines precision with purpose, delivering progress for a more sustainable world. Precision is at the heart of what we do – our leading, high-tech instruments and software equip our customers to solve some of their greatest challenges to make the world cleaner, healthier and more productive.

Malvern Panalytical, Micromeritics & SciAps
Your Partners in Discovery

Malvern Panalytical, Micromeritics and SciAps, part of the Spectris Group, are committed to a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can thrive and achieve a fulfilling career. Changing the world isn’t something you can do on your own, or with a single way of thinking; it takes a wide collection of experiences, stories, knowledge, and expertise. We encourage applications from underrepresented individuals and people with diverse backgrounds. Although we always select the most qualified applicant for each role and make all decisions without regard to race, sex, age, or any other protected class, we are an inclusive, equal opportunity organization that prizes diversity. Your unique perspective is important to us.