Senior Total Rewards Specialist – UK Benefits & Compensation

Our Company   We’re Hitachi Digital, a company at the forefront of digital transformation and the fastest growing division of Hitachi Group. We’re crucial to the company’s strategy and ambition to become a premier global player in the massive and fast-moving digital transformation market.   Our group companies, including GlobalLogic, Hitachi Digital Services, Hitachi Vantara and more, offer comprehensive services that span the entire digital lifecycle, from initial idea to full-scale operation and the infrastructure to run it on. Hitachi Digital represents One Hitachi, integrating domain knowledge and digital capabilities, and harnessing the power of the entire portfolio of services, technologies, and partnerships, to accelerate synergy creation and make real-world impact for our customers and society as a whole.   Imagine the sheer breadth of talent it takes to unleash a digital future. We don’t expect you to ‘fit’ every requirement – your life experience, character, perspective, and passion for achieving great things in the world are equally as important to us.  

The team

The Global Total Rewards function is currently going through a transformation towards building a best-in-class TR organization which supports five different Operating Companies of the Hitachi Digital group (HD) across the world. With this in mind, we are therefore searching for a Senior Specialist, to join our Global Total Rewards (TR) team.

 

The role

You will be focused on total rewards projects with emphasis on leading our UK benefits program as well as providing compensation analysis to support comp cycles, bonus programs and other activities as needed.   You will provide technical and analytical support as well as subject matter advice to the business managers and HR, across multiple Operating Companies. Your job will also require analysing and manipulating complex datasets and ability to translate unstructured information into meaningful business decisions. This position requires daily contact with broader HR team as well as with Finance, Legal and management.

The successful candidate in this role should enjoy highly analytical work and problem solving in a dynamic environment, with the ability to own and prioritize multiple assignments and changing priorities.

 

Job Responsibilities

• Evaluate current Total Rewards policies and programs, against internal and external market best practices, recommend harmonization and alignment to ensure supporting pay equity requirements
• Analyse internal and external compensation and benefits trends and data and provide strategic insights to HR and leadership teams on reward strategies to enable business decisions.
• Assist in the annual market review process and annual enrolment, partner with our Brokers and Darwin team on the annual renewal process. Assist with implementation of new benefits and policies.
• Monitor, co-ordinate and analyse the cost of UK benefits programmes. Ensure effectiveness of benefits processes, identify, and implement process improvements. Ensure compliance with statutory requirements.
• Collaborate with HR Business Partners and provide guidance on UK specific benefits, coordinate communication of existing and new programs.
• Resolve escalated queries relating to Total Rewards programs and policies, ensure that all reward processes are documented.
• Review and update Benefits and Recognition programs, policies, procedures according to company’s requirements
• Build strong, lasting relationships within Total Rewards, Human Resources and all relevant key stakeholders
• Handle restructuring of employee’s Total Rewards (e.g., due to relocation) as per internal policies and programs
• Ensure compliance with Country legislation for all Total Rewards programs and policies

Required skills

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in Total Rewards / Compensation & Benefits in a multinational environment
• Familiarity with UK benefit schemes
• Proficiency in all MS-Office products required, especially Excel and PowerPoint
• Experience with HR systems, preferably WorkDay, working knowledge of Total Rewards systems and Darwin, AskNow tools is a plus
• High level of proficiency in HR analytics and data interpretation
• Strong attention to details and a high level of accuracy
• Understanding and awareness of compensation and benefits trends and statutory requirements in the UK
• Ability to handle confidential information with complete discretion
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Proficiency in English required, reading, writing and speaking
• Proactivity and sense of ownership

About us   We’re a global, 1000-stong, diverse team of professional experts, promoting and delivering Social Innovation through our One Hitachi initiative (OT x IT x Product) and working on projects that have a real-world impact. We’re curious, passionate and empowered, blending our legacy of 110 years of innovation with our shaping our future. Here you’re not just another employee; you’re part of a tradition of excellence and a community working towards creating a digital future.  

 

Championing diversity, equity, and inclusion   

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are integral to our culture and identity. Diverse thinking, a commitment to allyship, and a culture of empowerment help us achieve powerful results. We want you to be you, with all the ideas, lived experience, and fresh perspective that brings. We support your uniqueness and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realize their full potential as part of our team.   

How we look after you  

We help take care of your today and tomorrow with industry-leading benefits, support, and services that look after your holistic health and wellbeing. We’re also champions of life balance and offer flexible arrangements that work for you (role and location dependent). We’re always looking for new ways of working that bring out our best, which leads to unexpected ideas. So here, you’ll experience a sense of belonging, and discover autonomy, freedom, and ownership as you work alongside talented people you enjoy sharing knowledge with.   

We’re proud to say we’re an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, age, disability status or any other protected characteristic. Should you need reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know so that we can do our best to set you up for success.