Reward Strategy Lead - Hybrid | Competitive Benefits

Halfords Group PLC; Redditch; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Pension

Life assurance

Annual leave + bank holidays

Enhanced family leave

Employee discounts

Job summary

Halfords Group PLC is seeking a Reward Manager to lead the reward strategy, ensuring attraction, retention and engagement of colleagues. You will work with the Reward Director, oversee day-to-day reward operations and deliver key cyclical activities across the business.

You will partner with operational leaders on pay structures, market competitiveness, and governance, employing data-driven insights to keep the reward framework competitive and aligned with business needs.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a Reward Manager, Reward Business Partner, or similar role.
• Knowledge of base pay, incentives, bonus plans and benefits.
• Strong analytical capabilities with data-driven decision making.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a commercial, fair, and competitive reward framework including base pay, incentives, bonus plans, share programmes, and colleague benefits.
• Conduct market research, benchmarking, and reward analysis to keep pay and benefits competitive.
• Lead annual pay reviews, bonus processes, salary benchmarking and governance activities.
• Collaborate with People Business Partners and leaders to evaluate roles and support compensation decisions.
• Ensure compliance with relevant legislation and governance across all practices.
• Communicate reward policies and changes to managers and colleagues.
• Develop initiatives to optimise reward spend while maintaining EVP.
• Support wider reward strategy alignment with business objectives.

Skills

Reward management

Market benchmarking

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Regulatory knowledge

Communication skills

Tools

HR systems

Compensation tools

Job description

Halfords Group PLC is seeking a Reward Manager to lead the reward strategy, ensuring attraction, retention and engagement of colleagues. You will work with the Reward Director, oversee day-to-day reward operations and deliver key cyclical activities across the business.

You will partner with operational leaders on pay structures, market competitiveness, and governance, employing data-driven insights to keep the reward framework competitive and aligned with business needs.