Rewards Specialist required!!!- This will be known internally as our Total Rewards Business Partner | Hybrid (Chippenham, Wiltshire 2 days a week)
Alliance are looking for a Total Rewards Business Partner to join our team and help shape a fantastic employee experience. Sitting at the heart of our HR function, you’ll be the operational engine ensuring our pay processes, systems, and data run seamlessly while empowering leaders with clarity and insight. We are looking to recruit on a permanent basis and will consider someone 4 or 5 days a week.
At Alliance, we specialise in advanced skincare solutions (KeloCote, Hydomol, and more) and vitamins, minerals & supplements (MacuShield, Forceval & Amberen….) Backed by innovation and driven by purpose, we're on an exciting journey of transformation and commercial acceleration worldwide.
What you’ll be doing
In this role, you’ll be the go‑to expert for operational people excellence across our people ecosystem owning key processes, optimising systems, and ensuring employees and managers get an outstanding HR service.
You will:
People Operations & Service Delivery
* Lead end-to-end HR service delivery with consistency, quality, and a brilliant employee experience.
* Drive operational improvements, fix process gaps, and embed scalable ways of working.
* Lead the annual pay review & bonus cycle, ensuring data accuracy and strong governance.
* Oversee payroll inputs and vendor management, ensuring accurate, timely delivery.
* Ensure compliance with employment law, audit standards, and internal policies.
Compensation, Benefits & Payroll (Total Rewards)
* Own reward communications to help employees and managers truly understand their benefits.
* Support compensation & benefits governance, benchmarking, annual salary reviews, and vendor relationships.
* Partner with Finance and Payroll to ensure seamless payroll operations.
* Make the total reward offering come alive within the business so everyone knows has to get the most from our benefits package
HR Data & Reporting
* Own our HRIS and ensure clean, accurate, compliant people data.
* Develop dashboards & reporting that transform data into actionable insight.
* Deliver KPIs (turnover, absence, headcount, recruitment metrics) with clarity and impact.
* Analyse trends and proactively highlight risks and opportunities for improvement.
Projects & Continuous Improvement
* Lead or support key People projects including HR tech improvements, engagement cycles, career frameworks, and reward initiatives.
* Champion simplification, automation, and operational excellence across the HR team.
* Align operational processes with broader HR and business strategy.
What you’ll bring
We’re looking for someone who is:
* A total reward & benefits expert, who can confidently partnered within an HR team to manage payroll, bonus cycles, salary benchmarking and benefits offering
* Strong compass on HR KPIs - strong excel and analytical skills and the ability to turn numbers into insight.
* Comfortable in a fast paced, private equity environment
* Detail-obsessed, organised, and reliable in delivering operational cycles.
* Knowledgeable in UK employment law, governance & compliance.
* A strong communicator who builds trust with HR, Finance, IT, leaders, and external partners.#
Our benefits package
We offer an exceptional range of benefits designed to support your wellbeing, reward your contribution, and help you thrive both professionally and personally. Our benefits include:
* Competitive salary
* Discretionary annual bonus of 25%
* Generous leave entitlement: 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, an additional celebration day, a volunteering day, and a Christmas–New Year shutdown
* Pension scheme with up to 10% employer contribution
* Life assurance at 4x basic salary
* Private healthcare through BUPA and Medi Cash
* Employee Assistance Programme for wellbeing support
* Employee recognition and referral schemes
* Electric car and cycle-to-work salary sacrifice schemes
* Learning and development opportunities