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Global Reward Director

United Kingdom, United Kingdomfull_timeVerifiedPosted 25 May 2026

About the role

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

The Global Reward Director will be responsible for developing, implementing, and managing the strategic framework, policies, procedures, and programs that promote a positive and inclusive employee experience and compliance with labour laws across the countries Arcadis operates in as well as reward cyclical activities.

The role has country direct reports in the global reward teams across UKI, EU, Americas and Asia Pac who will work collaboratively to deliver appropriate frameworks and solutions to business needs.

Role accountabilities:

Create and deliver global frameworks and policy to manage reward elements and ways of working, ensuring a consistent, equitable, and market-competitive reward experience.

Reward Strategy & Frameworks

Develop and maintain global reward frameworks, including salary structures, job architecture alignment, and incentive design.

Ensure alignment of reward strategy with business priorities, workforce needs, and external market competitiveness.

Drive consistency in reward principles while allowing appropriate local flexibility.

Annual Compensation Review (ACR)

Lead the global Annual Compensation Review process, including salary increases and promotion frameworks.

Ensure robust governance, calibration, and consistency across regions and business areas.

Provide insights and analytics to support decision-making and budget allocation

Short-Term Incentives (STI) & Variable Pay

Design, implement, and manage Short-Term Incentive (STI) schemes aligned to business performance and individual contribution.

Ensure clear linkage between performance outcomes and reward.

Monitor effectiveness of incentive plans and drive continuous improvement.

Salary Structures & Benchmarking

Oversee the development and maintenance of global salary structures and pay ranges.

Ensure regular benchmarking against external markets to maintain competitiveness.

Provide guidance on pay positioning and internal equity.

Pay Transparency & Compliance (EUPTD and broader regulations)

Lead the organisation’s approach to the EU Pay Transparency Directive (EUPTD) and related regulations.

Ensure reward practices are compliant with labour laws and emerging transparency requirements across all regions.

Partner with legal, compliance, and DEIB teams to manage risk and drive equitable outcomes.

Reward Capability & Training

Develop and deliver reward training for People teams, managers, and key stakeholders.

Build understanding of reward principles, governance, and decision-making.

Upskill teams to ensure consistent and effective application of reward practices globally.

Stakeholder Collaboration

Partner with People CoEs, Finance, Legal, and business leaders to align reward strategies with organisational goals.

Build strong relationships with regional People teams to ensure effective delivery and adoption of reward frameworks

General

Act as a visible steward of health and safety and ensuring familiarity and compliance with Health and Safety regulations and guidelines including wellbeing and resilience.

Where required, undertake external promotion and presence for both the Arcadis and personal brand in the marketplace through though leadership and speaking engagements.