International Total Rewards Analyst (12 month FTC)

at  Cox Automotive

Cox Automotive, a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises headquartered in the United States, is a global business transforming the way the world buys, sells, owns and uses vehicles. Cox Automotive is the world’s largest automotive service organisation, providing solutions to our clients at every stage of the vehicle lifecycle. Through our unique insights, based on data spanning the wholesale, retail and consumer sectors, we help dealers, manufacturers, fleet and leasing companies to boost the value of their assets from cradle to grave, improving performance and profitability at every stage.
Cox Automotive International is the multi-national division of Cox Automotive focused on creating integrated wholesale, retail and mobility solutions to meet customers’ needs in an evolving new and used vehicle ecosystem. Cox Automotive International currently operates businesses in UK, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, and many European countries (including Germany, Spain, Italy, France, Belgium, and Portugal). Cox Automotive International operates business units focused on; physical and online wholesale vehicle exchanges for dealers, fleet, leasing companies and manufacturers, logistics to transport vehicles between buyers and sellers, onsite and offsite physical services to assess and recondition vehicles, inventory management platforms and solutions clients, retail solutions providing software and services to support new and used vehicle marketplaces, and financing for dealer floor plans.

THE PERSON

We love our brand, are passionate about our values and feel we have a great company you will be proud to be part of. We are looking for someone who shares our enthusiasm for delivering an exceptional customer experience, has a desire to learn and evolve their skills in total rewards.

Key skills will include:

• Experience of annual compensation cycles (ACC).
• Knowledge of job levelling/job evaluation and market data benchmarking.
• Experience of completion of salary surveys.
• The ability to build relationships across different functions, business partnering on total reward elements.
• An awareness of reward frameworks and standardised reporting requirements (i.e. Gender Pay Gap reporting and analysis).
• Advanced data analytics and reporting skills, including cost modelling and the ability to interpret data and make recommendations.
• The ability to plan work and meet differing deadlines.
• Advanced skills in MS Office Work, Excel and PowerPoint.
• An inquisitive nature with a desire to make improvements.
• A willingness to learn.

Reporting to the Senior Director, International Total Rewards, key accountabilities will be as follows:

• Under the guidance of the International Total Rewards Manager and Senior Director, key involvement in the running of the 2025 annual compensation cycle (ACC).
• Bonus and long-term incentive pay administration.
• Salary survey documentation, participation and interpretation.
• Job levelling, pricing and analytics.
• Equity pay reporting and pay transparency readiness.
• Total reward consulting around governance, guidance and adherence of compensation principles.
• Maintenance of documents, polices and job catalogue.
• Management, development and optimisation of the Cox Total Reward Portal, Gear Up.
• Assistance as required around Global Benefits development and administration.
• Setting up of the annual benefits window.
• Benefit optimisation.
• Involvement in key projects, such as the roll out of the new Global Career Framework Project

We are looking to hire a detail-oriented Total Reward Analyst as maternity cover for a fixed term period up to the end of November 2025.
This is a fabulous opportunity to join the team and operate in a role that spans compensation, benefits, recognition, and health & wellness. As well as the daily ‘business as usual’ total reward activity, the role will have involvement in a number of exciting key projects to continue our current agenda of setting us up for success for the future.

Reporting to the Senior Director, International Total Rewards, key accountabilities will be as follows:

• Under the guidance of the International Total Rewards Manager and Senior Director, key involvement in the running of the 2025 annual compensation cycle (ACC).
• Bonus and long-term incentive pay administration.
• Salary survey documentation, participation and interpretation.
• Job levelling, pricing and analytics.
• Equity pay reporting and pay transparency readiness.
• Total reward consulting around governance, guidance and adherence of compensation principles.
• Maintenance of documents, polices and job catalogue.
• Management, development and optimisation of the Cox Total Reward Portal, Gear Up.
• Assistance as required around Global Benefits development and administration.
• Setting up of the annual benefits window.
• Benefit optimisation.
• Involvement in key projects, such as the roll out of the new Global Career Framework Project.