Head of Reward - Luxury Retail
Posted 7 days ago by 1756442207
£125,000 Per year
Undetermined
Undetermined
London
Summary: The Head of Reward role is a 12-month fixed-term contract focused on leading reward frameworks for a globally renowned brand during a maternity leave. The position involves strategic leadership and hands-on delivery within the People & Talent function, overseeing compensation, benefits, and international mobility across the UK and EMEA. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in senior reward roles within international organizations, with a strong emphasis on influencing senior stakeholders. This opportunity is suited for someone available to start soon, ideally in January.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead a small team within the People & Talent function.
- Own reward frameworks across the UK & EMEA.
- Manage the global annual pay and bonus review cycle.
- Ensure competitiveness and equity in compensation.
- Shape benefits programmes and guide international mobility.
- Provide data-led insights for high-level decision-making.
- Act as the subject matter expert and lead voice on Reward.
- Support operational execution in collaboration with the business.
Key Skills:
- Significant experience in senior reward roles within international organizations.
- Strong technical expertise in compensation, benefits, and mobility.
- Ability to influence and build credibility with senior stakeholders.
- Retail experience is advantageous.
Salary (Rate): £125000 yearly
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Head of Reward - 12 Month FTC
We're working with a globally renowned brand who is on the lookout for a Head of Reward to cover a maternity leave.
Headquartered in London, this is a fast-paced business with a workforce of over 2,000 and still very much in growth and build mode.
As part of the People & Talent function, you'll lead a small team while owning reward frameworks across the UK & EMEA. You'll also take responsibility for the global annual pay and bonus review cycle. The remit is broad, from ensuring competitiveness and equity in compensation, shaping benefits programmes, and guiding international mobility, to providing data-led insights that influence decision-making at the highest level.
With a lean team setup, this role requires both strategic leadership and hands-on delivery. You'll be the subject matter expert and lead voice on Reward, while also working closely with the business and supporting operational execution.
We're looking for someone with significant experience in senior reward roles within international organisations, ideally with exposure across UK & EMEA. Strong technical expertise in compensation, benefits, and mobility is essential, alongside the ability to influence and build credibility with senior stakeholders. Retail experience would be advantageous, even if earlier in your career.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a dynamic, values-led organisation at an exciting stage of its journey. If you're available to start soon (January at the latest), we'd love to hear from you.
Handle Recruitment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.