Executive Reward Manager

Executive Reward Manager

• Opportunity to shape executive reward strategy in a global company
• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion
• Permanent role based in London

We’re Finding Better Ways™ to provide materials the world needs, now and in the future.  Our values – care, courage and curiosity – guide how we work and how we treat each other.

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Executive Reward Manager to take ownership of our executive compensation agenda and play a pivotal role in shaping how we reward, incentivise and retain senior leadership. This is a high‑visibility role supporting our People & Remuneration Committee, senior executives, and key business stakeholders.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced individual to contribute to the design, governance, and delivery of executive reward programs, ensuring they are competitive, compliant, and aligned with our strategic priorities. You’ll also be responsible for producing high‑quality materials and papers for the Executive Committee and Board and managing statutory and regulatory reporting requirements.

Working in a collaborative Reward community, a challenging and exciting environment, you will:

• Lead executive compensation projects, including annual remuneration cycles, benchmarking, incentive design, policy updates and other related projects as required.
• Prepare materials and papers for our Executive Committee and the People & Remuneration Committee, providing clear insights, recommendations, and scenario modelling.
• Manage statutory and regulatory reporting, including the Directors’ Remuneration Reports, gender pay, pay ratio disclosures, and other governance requirements.
• Partner with Legal, Finance, Company Secretariat and other relevant stakeholders to ensure compliance with UK Corporate Governance Code, listing rules, and evolving regulatory expectations across all other relevant markets.
• Oversee LTIP and STIP plan operations, including grant cycles, vesting forecasts, performance tracking, and communication to senior leaders.
• Provide expert advice on executive reward matters, market trends, and best practice.
• Support M&A, organisational change, and ad‑hoc strategic reward initiatives as required.

About you

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Strong experience in executive reward within a large to medium sized FTSE listed or highly regulated environment.
• Deep understanding of UK governance, disclosure requirements, and reward regulation. Understanding of Australian requirements will also be highly regarded
• Proven ability to produce clear, concise, and insightful board‑level papers.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to model scenarios and interpret complex data.
• Confident communicator who can influence senior stakeholders.
• Experience in incentive plan design and operations across executive pay cycles
• Experience in managing year end cyclical activity including preparation of our Directors’ Remuneration Report

What we offer

Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.  

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• A competitive salary package with annual cash incentive awards for eligible employees
• Career development & education assistance to further your ambitions
• Access top tier family-friendly health and medical programs and pension plan
• Wellbeing benefits
• Generous Rio Tinto employee share program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Ongoing individual wellbeing support for you and your family for personal and professional matter
• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)

Where you’ll be working

Our global headquarters is situated in St. James’s Square, in the City of Westminster, London, on the edge of the West End, and is the site of the group’s original head office.  Located over several floors, the office is truly a global hub for the business and is the base for many members of the Executive Committee.  As such, the grade II listed office reflects the vibrancy of the location, although it also overlooks the tranquillity of the only garden square in the district and is a short walk from Green Park and Piccadilly underground stations.

About Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminium, critical minerals, and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for people, communities, and nations to thrive.

We have been mining for 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents. Our purpose is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs – striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental, social and governance standards. But we can’t do it on our own, so we’re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win situations and meet opportunities.

Respect and Inclusion

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQIA+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.

We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome – they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or anything else that makes us different.