Head of Compensation and Benefits (and People Systems)

Imagine shaping how we reward, recognise and invest in our people....... As Head of Compensation & Benefits (and People Systems) , you'll play a pivotal role in helping Splendid Hospitality Group make informed, data-driven people decisions that support our continued growth. Reporting to the Group People Director , you'll combine reward expertise with strong analytical capability to develop and deliver our compensation and benefits strategy while providing the insight that enables better workforce planning, investment decisions and organisational performance. Working across our hotels, restaurants, care homes and Head Office functions, you'll transform complex people data into meaningful insight, helping leaders make confident decisions around pay, benefits, workforce planning and organisational design. You'll also play a key role in our People systems transformation, supporting the mobilisation of our HRIS and ensuring our people data is accurate, well governed and capable of delivering high-quality reporting and analytics for the future. If you're equally passionate about reward, data and improving the colleague experience, this is an opportunity to make a lasting impact across a diverse and growing business. This is a hybrid role based at our Head Office in Watford, with an expectation of 3 - 4 days per week on-site. What You Will Do In This Splendid Role Reward plays a vital role in helping us attract, retain and recognise great people. In this role, you'll combine reward expertise with data-driven insight to help shape informed people decisions across the business. Here's what you'll be doing: Partner with the Group People Director and Group Head of People to develop and deliver our compensation and benefits strategy. Lead annual reward activity, including salary reviews, bonus cycles and benefits administration. Produce meaningful people analytics, dashboards and reporting to support reward, workforce planning and business decisions. Build financial models and scenario analysis to support organisational design, workforce planning and people investment. Champion the accuracy, governance and integrity of people and reward data across our systems. Play a key role in our HRIS implementation and ongoing optimisation, supporting data, reporting and system improvements. Work closely with Finance and senior stakeholders to provide commercially focused reward insight and recommendations. Continuously improve reporting, processes and automation to create a more efficient, insight-driven People function. What Makes You Splendid We're looking for someone who combines reward expertise with commercial thinking and a passion for using data to drive better people decisions. You'll also bring: Experience in Compensation & Benefits, Reward, People Analytics or a similar specialist role. Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret complex data, build financial models and turn insight into clear, actionable recommendations. Experience delivering reward activities such as salary reviews, benchmarking, reporting and workforce planning. Confidence using HR systems (HRIS), Excel and people data to produce accurate reporting and meaningful analytics. Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and build trusted relationships across all levels of the business. A proactive, commercially minded approach, always looking for opportunities to improve processes, reporting and the colleague experience. We live by our values, and we'd love you to bring them to life every day: Nimble – You adapt quickly to changing priorities, embrace new ways of working and use insight to support agile business decisions. Honest – You build trust through accurate data, fair reward practices and transparent, evidence-based recommendations. Brilliant – You take pride in delivering high-quality analysis, meaningful insight and continuously improving the way we work. Open – You collaborate across teams, share knowledge and build strong relationships that lead to better, more informed decisions. Our Splendid Benefits: When you join Splendid, you will enjoy a reward package to support your lifestyle, wellbeing and career. Here are just some of the benefits on offer: Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - confidential wellbeing support whenever you need it with 24/7 access to remote GP appointments. Hotel Room Discounts - stay with us or our partner hotels at special team rates including discounted rates for friends and family. Food & Beverage Discounts - enjoy meals and drinks at reduced prices across our hotels. Life Assurance - peace of mind for you and your loved ones. Salary Sacrifice - Car Scheme: our team members can enjoy the ultimate benefit of driving a brand new, full insured and maintained car for a fixed monthly amount taken from their salary. Stream - access your earned wages up to 50% whenever you need them giving you financial flexibility and Highstreet discounts available. Pension - auto enrolment into the company pension scheme. Learning & Development - opportunities available to progress your skills and career.