P&O Executive Reward Manager

Job Level

Manager

Job Description & Summary

At PwC, our people in workforce consulting focus on providing consulting services related to human resources, talent management, and organisational development. They analyse client needs, develop people and organisation strategies. These individuals offer guidance and support to help clients optimise their workforce, enhance employee engagement, and drive organisational effectiveness.

Those in rewards and benefits at PwC specialise in providing comprehensive consulting services related to total rewards, compensation programmes, and employee benefits. You will work closely with clients to analyse their reward and benefits strategies, design competitive and equitable compensation structures, and develop cost effective and attractive benefits packages.

Enhancing your leadership style, you motivate, develop and inspire others to deliver quality. You are responsible for coaching, leveraging team member's unique strengths, and managing performance to deliver on client expectations. With your growing knowledge of how business works, you play an important role in identifying opportunities that contribute to the success of our Firm. You are expected to lead with integrity and authenticity, articulating our purpose and values in a meaningful way. You embrace technology and innovation to enhance your delivery and encourage others to do the same.

Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

• Analyse and identify the linkages and interactions between the component parts of an entire system.
• Take ownership of projects, ensuring their successful planning, budgeting, execution, and completion.
• Partner with team leadership to ensure collective ownership of quality, timelines, and deliverables.
• Develop skills outside your comfort zone, and encourage others to do the same.
• Effectively mentor others.
• Use the review of work as an opportunity to deepen the expertise of team members.
• Address conflicts or issues, engaging in difficult conversations with clients, team members and other stakeholders, escalating where appropriate.
• Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.

Role Purpose

You will manage project teams within the Reward practice, ensuring delivery of high quality client work, operational efficiency, and team development. The role supports the Reward leadership team by providing analytical expertise, managing day to day client engagements, and contributing to the growth of the practice. The role will be based in Cape Town or Johannesburg with occasional travel required.

Key Responsibilities Client Delivery & Technical Expertise

• Ensure accuracy, insight, and relevance of all analytical outputs.
• Review executive and non executive benchmarking prepared by junior analysts.
• Contribute to development of methodology, databases and templates.
• Prepare and review indicative financial models to demonstrate cost/benefit analysis of variable pay arrangements.
• Perform performance condition testing (e.g., Total Shareholder Return).
• Provide KPI strategy consulting.
• Conduct critical reviews of client's remuneration practices, drafting papers with outcomes and recommendations for new structures.
• Conduct short term and long term incentive review and design.
• Assist clients with the analytical components of remuneration reports.
• Maintain awareness of topical executive reward issues globally and locally, preparing communication material for remuneration committees and providing ongoing advice.
• Manage client relationships and project engagements, overseeing budgets, timelines, and risk management.
• Attend client meetings as required.
• Deliver high quality analytical and advisory work across reward projects (e.g., incentive design, benchmarking, fair pay analysis, transaction related reward matters).
• Provide remuneration committee and client advisory services.
• Assist with remuneration reporting in light of King IV, preparing disclosures for inclusion in annual reports.

Client & Project Management

• Manage day to day client relationships and act as a key contact on projects.
• Oversee project delivery, budgets, and timelines, escalating risks or issues where necessary.

Business Development & Market Positioning

• Support marketing, targeting, and client acquisition activities.
• Contribute to new product and solution development within the area of expertise.
• Provide input into thought leadership, publications, and client focused events.

Team Leadership & Development

• Manage, coach, and develop members of the Analytics team.
• Build team capability, foster collaboration, and ensure a high performance culture.

Qualifications, Skills & Experience

• Degree in finance, economics, statistics, or related field (postgraduate preferred).
• 2 3 years' experience in reward consulting or a related field, with strong analytical expertise.
• Proven ability to manage client projects and relationships.
• Strong people management and team leadership skills.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Commercial acumen and ability to contribute to business development.
• Ability to deal with multiple demands under tight client deadlines.
• Self managed, motivator, enthusiastic.
• Take ownership of personal development.
• Good at giving and receiving feedback.
• Eager to learn and quick to grasp new concepts.
• Integrity and judgment regarding work and relationships.

Travel Requirements

Up to 20%.

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No.

Job Posting End Date

January 28, 2026