Bonus & Performance Manager

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Here, you can find more purpose, more passion, and more potential. That’s why working here is #MoreThanACareer. We do energy differently - we do it all. We make it, store it, move it, sell it, and mend it. Lead end to end design, implementation and delivery of Centrica’s global annual bonus and performance frameworks, ensuring alignment between business and individual performance outcomes with reward decisions, driving a high-performance culture while maintaining governance, best practice, market competitiveness, and regulatory compliance.

Location: Windsor-Reading (travel as required) with hybrid working available What You'll Be Doing: Lead the ongoing operation, design and governance of global annual bonus frameworks, ensuring alignment to business strategy and financial outcomes Deliver annual and in-year reward cycles (including bonus and performance), ensuring accuracy, consistency, and strong governance Own the integration of performance (individual and business) with reward processes, ensuring performance meaningfully inform pay and bonus decisions Partners with HRBPs, Talent, and senior business leaders to embed effective performance practices and support high-quality performance conversations Drive continuous improvement of performance frameworks, tools, and calibration processes to enhance fairness, differentiation, and transparency Provide expert advice on reward and performance to senior stakeholders, supporting decision-making on complex or high-risk cases Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and internal governance standards across bonus and performance processes Develop the wider reward team in building capability in Bonus and Performance storytelling, and stakeholder partnering What We're Looking For: Provides leadership to a team of reward & performance specialists, setting direction, priorities, and development plans Acts as a subject matter expert within the Reward and People function Champions a high-performance culture and continuous improvement mindset across the organisation Experience in reward, compensation, and performance management within a complex, global organisation Strong expertise in bonus design, pay-for-performance frameworks, and annual reward cycle delivery Experience working with HR systems (e.g., Workday) to deliver performance and reward processes Strong analytical capability and experience interpreting data to inform reward decisions Proven stakeholder management and influencing skills at senior levels Experience managing and developing teams Deep understanding of reward practices in regulated or multi-geography environments Knowledge of performance management frameworks and their linkage to compensation Awareness of key regulatory requirements (e.g., pay transparency, governance standards) Strong commercial acumen, understanding of key business/financial performance metrics and how reward drives business performance and retention