About the job
Are you ready to shape the future of reward in a fast-paced, evolving business? We're looking for a Head of Compensation to lead our clients Group-wide compensation strategy -ensuring it's competitive, fair, and aligned with their business goals.

In this high-impact role, you'll partner with senior stakeholders across the organisation-up to and including the Group CEO-bringing insight, clarity, and innovation to their reward offering. You'll lead a team of talented professionals and oversee the delivery of key annual reward cycles, incentive design, and pay governance.


What you'll be doing:
Play a key role in shaping and executing Group compensation strategy
Advise and influence senior leadership on pay and reward matters
Lead the annual salary review and bonus planning processes
Oversee salary structures, incentive schemes, and job architecture
Use market data and benchmarking to inform reward decisions
Collaborate with HR, Finance, and business leaders to drive engagement and retention
Manage vendor relationships for surveys and reward technology
Ensure legal and regulatory compliance
Build relationships with union reps on pay negotiations
Lead and develop a high-performing reward team


What you'll bring:
Deep reward expertise across both fixed and variable compensation
Strong commercial acumen and a head for numbers
Experience influencing and advising at Executive and Board level
Track record of designing and implementing effective incentive plans
A collaborative approach and strong stakeholder management skills
The ability to lead through complexity and ambiguity
Experience in large, complex, and/or regulated organisations
CIPD or equivalent professional qualification (desired)


Why join us?
This is more than a compensation role-it's a chance to lead change at scale. You'll have the platform to shape Group-wide policies, influence strategic decision-making, and elevate the impact of reward on our people and business. If you're looking for your next big challenge in reward leadership, we'd love to hear from you.


The role comes with benefits, and Hybrid ways of working in London. Please apply with your CV to #removed#