Job Description
Head of Reward - 12 month contract - North London (hybrid)Overview Oliver James has partnered with a leading organisation to appoint a Head of Reward into a key strategic leadership role.
This position is responsible for shaping and delivering the organisation's reward strategy across a large, diverse workforce - spanning frontline employees through to senior leadership. You'll play a critical role in ensuring compensation and benefits frameworks are competitive, equitable, and aligned to business objectives, while also driving modernisation through HR technology, particularly SAP SuccessFactors.
This is a high-impact role with significant exposure to senior stakeholders and will suit an experienced reward leader comfortable operating in complex, unionised environments.
Key Responsibilities
Strategy & Design
* Develop and implement a comprehensive total reward strategy aligned to business objectives
* Design and manage job family frameworks and grading structures within SuccessFactors
* Establish salary bands and compensation frameworks that promote fairness and transparency
* Develop reward policies covering promotions, allowances, and pay structures
Compensation & Benefits
* Lead annual salary and bonus review processes
* Partner with finance on budgeting and forecasting for reward cycles
* Ensure consistency of global frameworks alongside local market relevance
* Review and enhance benefits offerings and associated employee communications
* Ensure compliance with all relevant legislation (e.g. gender pay gap, equal pay)
HR Systems & Data (SuccessFactors)
* Act as SME for reward-related SuccessFactors modules (Compensation, Variable Pay, Employee Central)
* Utilise system data for modelling, reporting, and strategic decision-making
* Lead configuration and optimisation of SuccessFactors as part of wider HR transformation
Payroll
* Oversee payroll operations, ensuring accuracy and timeliness
* Work closely with finance to reconcile payroll data and budgets
Leadership & Stakeholder Management
* Lead and develop payroll/reward team members
* Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on reward strategy
* Collaborate with HR, finance, and business leaders to deliver reward initiatives
* Engage with trade unions and support collective negotiations where required
Essential Skills & Experience
* Proven experience in a senior reward leadership role
* Strong expertise in SAP SuccessFactors, particularly Compensation and Job Profile Builder
* Experience operating within complex, unionised environments
* Strong analytical capability with experience managing complex compensation structures
* Solid understanding of payroll processes and relevant legislation
* Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
Desirable Skills
* Experience within transport, logistics, or similarly complex operational environments
* Strong commercial acumen with the ability to link reward strategy to business performance
* Experience leading reward transformation or HR system implementations