Strategic Reward Specialist - Data-Driven Compensation

Tennent's; West of England, Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

C&C Group is looking for a Reward Specialist to shape compensation, job architecture and reporting across the UK and Ireland. You will drive annual salary cycles, design frameworks and provide strategic guidance to HR and senior leaders.

The role emphasizes data-driven reward, benchmarking, and regulatory reporting, with a hybrid setup in Bristol or Glasgow and close collaboration with Finance and business teams.

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.
• 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

Data analysis

Job architecture

Grading structures

Job evaluation methodologies

Salary benchmarking

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Commercial awareness

Job description

C&C Group is looking for a Reward Specialist to shape compensation, job architecture and reporting across the UK and Ireland. You will drive annual salary cycles, design frameworks and provide strategic guidance to HR and senior leaders.

The role emphasizes data-driven reward, benchmarking, and regulatory reporting, with a hybrid setup in Bristol or Glasgow and close collaboration with Finance and business teams.