HR Reward Partner

### Tasks #### About us At **Daimler Truck UK Ltd**, we are responsible for the Sales and Marketing of Daimler Truck products across the UK, including **Mercedes-Benz Trucks**—a brand globally recognised for quality, reliability, and innovation. Our vehicles support a wide range of industries, from logistics and retail to construction and long-haul transportation, providing customers with efficient, safe, and driver-focused solutions. Mercedes-Benz trucks are engineered to deliver outstanding performance, advanced safety systems, and exceptional driver comfort, helping businesses operate reliably and efficiently every day. We are firmly committed to leading the future of sustainable transportation, with a strong focus on fuel efficiency, emissions reduction, and enhanced safety across our product portfolio. We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for a **Reward Partner** to join our team at our Head Office in Willen, Milton Keynes. Reporting to the Head of HR, you will deliver a comprehensive Reward service across Daimler Truck UK Limited (DTUK) and Daimler Truck Financial Services UK (DTFS), aligned to the wider HR and business strategy. This role requires strong commercial judgement, balancing day-to-day operational delivery with the development and execution of longer-term strategic Reward priorities. #### More about the role **Compensation & Benefits:** - Act as the subject matter expert for reward and benefits, advising HR and business leaders on approach, policy, and market practice. - Monitor market trends, translating insights into clear recommendations and driving implementation where required. - Manage key supplier relationships, ensuring performance, governance, and value for money. - Work closely with pension administrators and trustees to support the effective delivery and robust governance of our pension schemes. - Lead end-to-end delivery of the annual salary review and bonus processes in line with agreed timelines. - Drive annual benefits renewals and oversee the optimisation of our benefits platform, providing evidence-based recommendations on design and competitiveness while ensuring a positive user experience. - Partner with Legal and Procurement on supplier governance and reward-related contracting. - Support onboarding by ensuring colleagues gain a clear understanding of the reward and benefits proposition. **Payroll & Reporting:** - Act as the four-eyes check for monthly DTUK and DTFS payroll, deputising for payroll processing as required. - Partner with DTAG HQ and local HR to deliver timely and effective headcount planning and benchmarking activities. - Collaborate with Finance and the Head of HR on payroll planning, forecasting, and budgeting. - Provide high-quality reward and workforce analytics to support salary reviews, benchmarking, job evaluation, and incentive schemes. - Produce accurate HR dashboards, KPIs, and ad hoc reports, delivering clear insight to inform decision-making. **HR Compliance:** - Lead reward-related HR compliance across UK entities, ensuring alignment with DTAG policies and local legal and governance requirements, while overseeing internal and external audits and compliance reviews. --- ### Qualifications #### About you The successful candidate will be educated to degree level and will ideally hold a relevant CIPD qualification. They will bring proven experience from a Reward-focused role, with a strong understanding of reward principles and practices, and thrive working in a small team and fast-paced service environment. Experience of working in an international matrix organisation would be a bonus, but not essential. You will be highly numerate with exceptional attention to detail, supported by advanced Excel skills and a strong track record of undertaking detailed analysis. You will be comfortable working with both qualitative and quantitative data, drawing clear insights to inform decision-making and recommendations. Experience using Power BI is desirable, as is a natural aptitude for handling data accurately and efficiently to support reward reporting, modelling, and evaluation. Excellent written and verbal communication skills are key, as the role requires regular interaction with, and the ability to advise, senior stakeholders. You will be customer-driven in your approach, building strong relationships and delivering pragmatic, clear, and commercially sound reward solutions. Confidence in working autonomously, combined with the ability to collaborate effectively within a wider team, will be vital to success. #### What we can offer you Alongside the opportunity to work for a great business that is passionate about everything we do, we offer a competitive salary and a discretionary bonus structure. You’ll be able to join our pension scheme, and you’ll also receive a comprehensive benefits package including private medical insurance, 25 days’ annual leave plus public holidays, a company car, and hybrid working based out of our Head Office in Willen, Milton Keynes. You’ll also have access to a range of voluntary benefits that you can choose from to suit your lifestyle. We’re committed to supporting your wellbeing, with access to colleague wellbeing resources including our Employee Assistance Programme and Mental Health First Aiders. We’re invested in your growth too, providing the training and knowledge you need to reach your potential. #### What’s next? Once you click apply, we’ll take you through to the Daimler Truck careers portal. Here, you’ll need to complete a short application form and attach your current CV. Don’t forget to follow us on LinkedIn @ Daimler Trucks UK Ltd.