Group Head of Total Reward

Lomond; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 Days Holiday

Pension scheme

Car Salary Sacrifice

Family Friendly Leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Smart Tech Scheme

Cycle2Work Scheme

Competitive pay benchmark

Length of service rewards

Funded qualifications

Company socials

Wellbeing resources

Job summary

Lomond Group seeks a Head of Total Reward to unify 15 brands under one coherent reward framework. The role is a 6-month fixed-term contract with potential to become permanent, based at the head office with hybrid working two to three days in the office.

You will report to the Group People Director and guide pay across the organisation during a growth phase. You’ll design group-wide reward strategies, advise senior leaders, redesign commission plans, benchmark jobs, and oversee executive pay and

Qualifications

• Experience designing commission & incentive plans for front-line, revenue-generating roles.
• Skill in salary benchmarking, job architecture & pay range design.
• Experience advising on executive reward & preparing Remuneration Committee papers.
• Working knowledge of UK employment law, tax & pensions regulation as it applies to pay.
• The ability to turn reward data & cost models into clear recommendations.
• The ability to challenge senior, commercially driven leaders & explain complex pay in plain language.

Responsibilities

• Setting a group reward philosophy & multi-year roadmap aligned to growth & acquisition plans.
• Advising senior leaders & the Remuneration Committee on pay with evidence-based recommendations.
• Auditing & redesigning every commission plan for cost, compliance & quality.
• Building a group job architecture & regional pay ranges with benchmarking.
• Reviewing low-base, high-commission models & designing a consistent bonus framework.
• Leading Executive reward, including long-term incentive arrangements.
• Shaping a group benefits strategy & pension compliance.
• Leading reward on acquisitions from due diligence to integration.
• Running the annual pay review, Gender Pay Gap reporting & reward dashboards.

Skills

Commission & incentive design

Salary benchmarking

Job architecture

Executive reward

UK employment law

Cost modelling

Stakeholder communication

Job description

Ever tried building one reward strategy that has to work across 15 brands, from front-line negotiators to the Executive team?

That's the brief for our new Head of Total Reward, a 6-month fixed-term contract with a view to becoming permanent. You'll be based at our head office, working hybrid with two to three days a week in the office, & reporting to the Group People Director with a dotted line to our Chief People Officer. Lomond Group has grown through acquisition, so pay & benefits vary between brands. Your job is to bring them into one group-wide approach that is competitive, affordable, fair & compliant.

What You'll Be Doing

• Setting a group reward philosophy & multi-year roadmap aligned to our growth & acquisition plans
• Advising senior leaders & the Remuneration Committee on pay with evidence-based, commercially grounded recommendations
• Auditing & redesigning every commission plan so each is documented, costed, compliant & rewards quality as well as volume
• Building a group job architecture & regional pay ranges, backed by credible benchmarking
• Reviewing the low-base, high-commission model in front-line roles & designing a consistent group bonus framework
• Leading Executive reward, including long-term incentive arrangements
• Shaping a group benefits strategy & owning pension compliance
• Leading reward on acquisitions, from due diligence to integration onto group frameworks
• Running the annual pay review, Gender Pay Gap reporting & reward dashboards in our Power BI analytics platform

What You'll Need

We're not just looking for someone who fits our team; we want to be a good fit for you too! We're looking for individuals with qualities such as:

• Experience designing commission & incentive plans for front-line, revenue-generating roles
• Skill in salary benchmarking, job architecture & pay range design
• Experience advising on executive reward & preparing Remuneration Committee papers
• Working knowledge of UK employment law, tax & pensions regulation as it applies to pay
• The ability to turn reward data & cost models into clear recommendations
• The ability to challenge senior, commercially driven leaders & explain complex pay in plain language

Here's What You Can Look Forward To

At Lomond Group, we believe in taking care of our people. That's why we offer some amazing perks and benefits through our engagement platform, LOMONDlife, such as:

• 28 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays
• A pension scheme to help you build towards retirement
• Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Enhanced Family Friendly Leave covering maternity, paternity, adoption & IVF
• Free, confidential counselling through our Employee Assistance Programme
• Spread the cost of the latest gadgets & appliances with our Smart Tech Scheme
• Cut your commute's carbon footprint with our Cycle2Work Scheme
• Competitive base pay benchmarked to market
• Recognition for length of service, marked with special days & celebrations
• Funded professional qualifications to back your development & career growth
• Regular company socials, because we work hard & socialise even harder
• Access discounts at over 900 retailers through our smart spending app, plus a wellbeing center with resources to help you stay active, eat well, build financial confidence & look after your mental health

Our recruitment process starts with a screening call with one of our Talent Acquisition Partners, followed by an interview with our Group People Director & Chief People Officer.

Applications close on 15th November 2026 but may close sooner. If you need any adjustments to the recruitment or interview process, please contact Lisa Nostro at [e-mail].

Lomond Group is committed to building a diverse & inclusive workplace, & we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.