Head of Total Reward & Payroll

Head of Total Reward & Payroll 

Location: West London (Hybrid – 3 days in the office)
Salary: £95,000 + 15% Bonus
Contract: 15-Month Fixed Term Contract
Team Management: 3 Direct Reports

The Role

This is a senior leadership opportunity to head up the Total Reward function, leading all aspects of compensation, benefits and payroll across Europe. You'll partner closely with HR and business leaders to deliver strategic reward initiatives while ensuring operational excellence. The role combines strategic planning with hands-on leadership and is ideal for someone comfortable operating autonomously within a complex international business.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the Total Reward function across compensation, benefits and payroll for approximately 1,300 employees across Europe.
• Manage and develop a team of three covering payroll, compensation and reward analytics.
• Own annual reward activities including salary reviews, bonus cycles, benefits renewals, benchmarking and Gender Pay Gap reporting.
• Lead strategic projects including pay transparency, reward governance, process improvements and the continued development of the Total Reward function.
• Partner with HR, Finance and senior leadership to provide expert reward guidance and oversee international payroll and reward operations.

What They're Looking For

• Strong experience leading a Total Reward, Compensation & Benefits or Reward & Payroll function.
• Previous management experience with the ability to coach and develop a small specialist team.
• Excellent knowledge of compensation, benefits and payroll, including international payroll exposure.
• Experience with HRIS systems (ideally Workday) and external benchmarking providers would be highly desirable.
• Understanding of pay transparency legislation and experience driving reward strategy and governance.
• Professional qualification such as CIPD, CIPP or equivalent preferred.
• Experience within a fast-paced, international organisation would be advantageous.

Interested? Apply today! 🌟

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