Head of Pay & Reward

Portfolio HR & Reward; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Head of Pay and Reward to transform lives through strategic leadership in pay and benefits. This hybrid, full-time role involves managing a passionate team, ensuring compliance and innovation in the reward sector while improving employee experience and care.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Car allowance

20% bonus

Financial health app for pay advances

Opportunities for ongoing education

Employee welfare initiatives

Counselling services

Employee discount schemes

Team events

Inclusive work environment

Qualifications

• Extensive experience managing payroll and reward for a large, complex organization.
• In-depth knowledge of payroll legislation and UK reward regulations.
• Strong understanding of benefits management and supplier engagement.

Responsibilities

• Lead the pay, benefits, and recognition strategy for the organization.
• Train and manage the payroll operations and rewards team.
• Complete oversight of benefits benchmarking and payroll operations.

Skills

Payroll Management

Reward Strategy Development

Change Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Data Analysis

Education

Professional Certification in Compensation and Benefits

CIPP Qualification

CIPD Reward Certification

Tools

iTrent Payroll System

Wagestream

Job description

Are you a strategic, values-driven leader ready to make a real difference? We're recruiting for a Head of Pay and Reward to join our client's passionate team, where your expertise won't just support an organisation - it will help transform lives. In this pivotal role, you'll shape and lead the pay, benefits, and recognition strategy, ensuring it aligns with the mission, supports the incredible staff, and attracts top talent. You'll bring a data driven, compassionate approach to reward, balancing fairness, compliance, and innovation in a fast-changing sector. If you're a senior Pay and Reward professional looking to apply your skills where they truly count, please apply now!

This role is HYBRID, Permanent and full time - 37.5 hours, based in Leatherhead.

Duties to include:

• Advise and inform the internal reward and recognition strategy.
• Effectively train and lead a payroll operations and rewards team.
• Completion and oversight of compensation and benefits benchmarking.
• Pay and reward analysis and reporting, including statutory payroll and Gender Pay Gap reporting.
• Oversee and ensure an accurate, timely payroll operation.
• Implementation and enhancements to pay and reward systems.
• Stakeholder engagement, collaborating closely with internal operations, people, and finance teams to ensure effective delivery of reward and pay initiatives

The ideal candidate will have:

• Extensive experience managing payroll and reward for a large, multi-site, 24/7 working, complex organisation. Experience of this within the healthcare or social care sector highly desirable.
• In depth knowledge of payroll legislation, HMRC regulations, UK reward regulations and pension schemes.
• Strong understanding of the iTrent payroll system and Wagestream ideally.
• Experience in introducing and leading benefits - including negotiations, engaging market comparisons, and supplier engagement/ management for example in Pensions, life/ medical insurances, health cash plans, car schemes, flexible benefits, company car schemes.
• Experience of change management and driving continual improvement.
• Professional certification in compensation and benefits is advantageous (for example CIPP qualification and/ or CIPD Reward Certification).
• Experience with payroll transitions, implementations, and integrations desirable.

What's in it for you?

• Competitive salary + car allowance + 20% BONUS
• Wage stream - a financial health app that gives you the ability to receive optional pay advances
• Opportunities for ongoing education and professional growth
• Employee welfare and wellbeing initiatives
• Access to counselling services and mental health programs
• Recognition schemes, team events and social activities
• Employee discount schemes across a range of retailers and services
• Staff incentive schemes such as Refer a Friend, Employee of the Month and Heroes Awards
• A supportive and inclusive work environment that values employee well-being
• Opportunities for team building and social engagement

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