What’s the role:

As a Reward Specialist, you will provide hands-on operational support across the core Reward cycle. Your focus will be accurate and timely delivery of market benchmarking, merit and bonus processes, data validation and reporting, across Reward and Benefits. You will work closely with Reward Business Partners, HR and market stakeholders, using Workday and advanced Excel skills to keep processes running smoothly and resolve day-to-day issues.

Please note that this is a 12month fixed-term contract position.

What You'll do

Support annual Reward processes. Prepare, validate and track merit, salary review and bonus activities, following agreed timelines, controls and escalation routes.
Deliver market benchmarking. Match jobs, maintain survey inputs, analyse market data and prepare clear outputs to support pay decisions and salary structure reviews.
Maintain accurate Reward and Benefits data. Complete data checks, reconcile inputs and outputs, investigate exceptions and keep documentation in order.
Provide Workday operational support. Use Workday compensation and reporting functionality confidently, support users and help resolve process or data issues.
Use Excel at an advanced level. Build and maintain robust files using lookups, pivot tables, logical formulas, data validation and repeatable analysis.
Prepare reporting and insights. Produce accurate reports, identify trends or anomalies and explain findings in a clear, practical manner.
Respond to Reward queries. Provide reliable first-line support to HR colleagues and stakeholders, resolving straightforward questions and escalating complex matters with a clear summary.
Improve ways of working. Identify opportunities to simplify templates, strengthen controls, reduce manual effort and improve the user experience.
Support projects as required. Contribute to regional Reward initiatives and peak-cycle priorities with a flexible, collaborative approach.

What You’ll Bring

Practical experience in Reward, compensation operations or a closely related HR analytics role.
Hands-on experience with salary benchmarking and merit and/or bonus cycle.
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including lookups, pivot tables, logical formulas, data cleansing and reconciliation.
Good affinity with Workday, ideally including compensation and reporting; experience with another major HRIS may also be suitable
Strong numerical ability, accuracy and attention to detail when working with sensitive employee data.
A proactive, organised and service-oriented approach, with the ability to manage deadlines and changing priorities.
Good problem-solving skills and the confidence to follow an issue through to resolution.
Clear communication and the ability to work effectively with Reward, HR, Finance, payroll and market teams.
A relevant degree or equivalent professional experience; Reward or HR study is an advantage.

What’s In It for You

This 12-month maternity cover offers immediate ownership of core Reward operations, broad exposure across the annual cycle and the opportunity to strengthen your Workday, analytics and stakeholder skills. Subject to business need and performance, there may be an opportunity to extend the assignment.

Why Hilti

Hilti is a global leader in construction innovation, with more than 34,000 team members across 120 countries. Guided by our purpose, Making Construction Better, we’re driven to keep learning, growing, and finding new ways to make a lasting impact. Here, you’ll be empowered to use your strengths, work with a global and inclusive team, and take on meaningful challenges. At Hilti, you’ll have the chance to make your ideas, achievements, and growth real through purpose, passion, and teamwork.

Commitment to Inclusion

At Hilti, inclusion is a key focus in how we work, lead, and grow together. We are committed to embracing diversity of thought and creating an environment that is inclusive of everyone, everywhere. We continuously strive to ensure every voice is valued and every team member feels empowered to contribute. By building on this foundation, we strengthen our teams, our innovation, and our impact, making construction better together.

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