Strategic Reward Specialist — Compensation & Analytics

Tennent Caledonian Breweries Ltd.; West of England, Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

C&C Group is seeking an experienced Reward Specialist to shape compensation, job architecture and reporting for its UK and Ireland operations. The role anchors reward strategy across a listed business with a focus on data-driven decision making and stakeholder collaboration.

The position offers hybrid working with 2 days onsite, supporting senior leaders and HR teams on remuneration policy, benchmarking and governance to drive fair, competitive rewards.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in Reward, Compensation or Total Rewards within a medium to large organisation, ideally a PLC.
• Strong knowledge of UK and/or Irish compensation practices and reward legislation.
• Experience managing statutory reporting processes, including Gender Pay Gap reporting and executive remuneration disclosures.
• Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills, with the ability to interpret and present complex data clearly.
• Expertise in job architecture, grading structures and job evaluation methodologies.
• Experience leading salary review processes and compensation benchmarking activities.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with confidence engaging senior leaders.
• A proactive, hands-on approach combined with strong strategic and commercial awareness.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual salary and bonus review cycles, developing financial models, tools and recommendations.
• Design and enhance compensation frameworks, including base pay, incentives and bonus schemes.
• Conduct market benchmarking and participate in external salary surveys.
• Manage relationships with reward data providers and ensure accurate data submissions.
• Provide expert advice to HR teams, managers and senior stakeholders on compensation matters.
• Own statutory reward reporting, including Gender Pay Gap reporting and other UK and Irish regulatory requirements.
• Support executive remuneration disclosures and annual reporting requirements.
• Deliver meaningful reward insights through data analysis, modelling and forecasting.
• Monitor emerging legislation and ensure ongoing compliance with evolving reward regulations.
• Lead the development and maintenance of job family structures, grading frameworks and job evaluation processes.
• Ensure consistency and governance across organisational job architecture.
• Partner closely with HR, Finance and business leaders to support reward decision-making.
• Develop clear communication plans that improve transparency and employee understanding of reward programmes.
• Manage external reward consultants, vendors and platforms, driving value and continuous improvement.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Financial modelling

Job architecture

Stakeholder management

Compensation benchmarking

Job description

C&C Group is seeking an experienced Reward Specialist to shape compensation, job architecture and reporting for its UK and Ireland operations. The role anchors reward strategy across a listed business with a focus on data-driven decision making and stakeholder collaboration.

The position offers hybrid working with 2 days onsite, supporting senior leaders and HR teams on remuneration policy, benchmarking and governance to drive fair, competitive rewards.