Head of Reward

CMA CGM; Ashby-de-la-Zouch; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Pension

Life assurance

Gym discounts

Retail, travel & hospitality discounts

Employee benefits platform

Job summary

CEVA Logistics UK&I is seeking a Head of Reward to lead the reward agenda across the UKIN business. This is a senior role responsible for strategic direction and hands-on delivery of reward programs.

You will drive annual reward cycles, salary benchmarking, benefits and pension programmes, and ensure strong governance and regulatory compliance across the region. The role requires influencing senior stakeholders and delivering outcomes in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Senior-level reward experience within a complex organisation.
• Strong knowledge across compensation, benefits, salary structures, benchmarking and incentives.
• Experience developing and delivering reward strategies.
• Experience influencing senior stakeholders and challenging where appropriate.
• Strong understanding of UK reward legislation and best practice.
• Pragmatic and commercially minded with ability to balance expectations with affordability.
• Capable of operating in a fast-paced, changing environment and owning complex challenges.

Responsibilities

• Lead the annual reward cycle, including salary reviews, bonus and incentive arrangements and wider reward activity.
• Lead salary and rate range management, job evaluation and remuneration benchmarking.
• Provide expert reward advice to senior stakeholders, in country and internationally.
• Lead review and ongoing management of benefits including pension arrangements.
• Support development and management of salary budgets and workforce planning.
• Ensure reward policies and practices comply with UK, Ireland and Nordic legislation.

Skills

Senior reward

Compensation

Benefits

Salary structures

Benchmarking

Incentives

Stakeholder influence

UK reward law

Commercial mindset

Fast-paced

Job description

Ashby-de-la-Zouch_GBR

CEVA Logistics

Human Resources

Permanent contract

Full Time

CEVA Logistics provides global supply chain solutions to connect people, products, and providers all around the world. Present in 170+ countries and with more than 110,000 employees spread over 1,500 sites, we are proud to be a Top 5 global 3PL.

We believe that our employees are the key to our success. We want to engage and empower our diverse, global team to co-create value with our customers through our solutions in contract logistics and air, ocean, ground, and finished vehicle transport. That is why CEVA Logistics offers a dynamic and exceptional work environment that fosters personal growth, innovation, and continuous improvement.

At CEVA Logistics, we Rise in Motion. Your career is always on the move, growing as fast and as far as your ambition takes you. Join a global team of nearly 200 nationalities, shaping the future of global trade, moving essential goods, forging new paths, and pushing boundaries to serve an ever-changing world. The pace is fast, the challenges are real, but the rewards are greater: growth, purpose, and the chance to make a meaningful impact. This is more than a job. It's a journey on which you rise.

YOUR ROLE

As Head of Reward, you will play a pivotal role in delivering the reward agenda across CEVA's UKIN business. This is a key leadership role, working as part of CEVA's wider regional and global Reward network, where you will contribute to group-wide reward priorities and initiatives and translate these into effective solutions for the UKIN business.

You will lead the implementation and delivery of reward programmes, ensuring group reward initiatives are effectively embedded within the business whilst maintaining strong governance, consistency and compliance across our reward practices.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

This is a role for someone who can move comfortably between strategic thinking and hands-on delivery, someone who can look at the data, understand the commercial context and turn it into clear recommendations that make a difference.

You will:

• Lead the annual reward cycle, including salary reviews, bonus and incentive arrangements and wider reward activity for both unionised and non-unionised colleagues.
• Lead salary and rate range management, job evaluation and reward benchmarking, providing insight to support competitive and consistent reward practices across UKIN.
• Provide expert reward advice and insight to senior stakeholders, both in country and internationally, supporting reward-related decision making.
• Lead the review, implementation and ongoing management of benefits and wider employee reward propositions, including pension arrangements and broker and benefits renewals.
• Support the development and management of salary budgets, providing reward insight to inform workforce planning, negotiations and financial decision making.
• Ensure reward policies, processes and practices are underpinned by strong governance and compliance with relevant UK, Ireland and Nordic legislation and regulatory requirements.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

• Significant senior-level reward experience, ideally gained within a complex organisation.
• Strong technical knowledge across compensation, benefits, salary structures, benchmarking and incentive arrangements.
• Proven experience developing and delivering reward strategies.
• Experience influencing senior stakeholders and confidently challenging where appropriate.
• Strong understanding of UK reward legislation and best practice
• A pragmatic and commercially minded approach, with the ability to balance colleague expectations with business affordability.
• The confidence to operate in a fast-paced, changing environment and take ownership of complex challenges.

WHAT DO WE HAVE TO OFFER?

• With a genuine culture of reward and recognition, we want our employees to grow, develop and be part of our journey. We offer a benefits package that includes competitive annual leave entitlement with a fantastic holiday buy scheme, pension and life assurance along with access to an employee benefits platform that offers discounts on gym memberships and money off vouchers for a diverse range of retail, travel and hospitality brands.

ABOUT TOMORROW

We value your professional and personal growth. That's why we share plenty of career opportunities for you to thrive within CEVA.

Join CEVA for a challenging career.

CEVA Logistics UK&I is committed to attracting, acquiring and retaining the best possible candidates in an equal and inclusive way that is consistent with employment legislation and best practice. We aim to select the best available person for every vacancy irrespective of age, disability, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, political beliefs, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment and marital or civil partnership status.

Please note that candidates will be subject to the necessary right to work checks for the UK and Ireland.