Head of Benefits and Rewards

Head of Benefits & Reward

Shape the future of employee experience

Are you a strategic reward leader ready to make an impact at scale? We're seeking an exceptional Head of Benefits & Reward to lead the design and delivery of a market leading total rewards strategy that drives engagement, attracts talent, and strengthens retention.

At Barchester, the best care is delivered by the best people. This high impact role offers the opportunity to influence at the highest level, shape our employee value proposition, and enhance the workplace experience across the organisation.

The Opportunity

You will own and evolve the end to end employee experience across compensation, benefits, wellbeing, and engagement. Ensuring our approach is competitive, compliant, and aligned to our People Strategy and wider business goals, you'll lead a talented team, drive innovation, and embed excellence in reward delivery.

What You'll Be Doing Strategic Leadership & Total Rewards

• Develop and deliver a forward thinking total rewards strategy aligned to business priorities
• Lead the design and governance of compensation frameworks, including salary, incentives, and equity plans
• Partner with HR and L&D to align reward with performance and development, using data insights to improve effectiveness

Market Insight & Governance

• Analyse market trends and benchmarking data to ensure competitiveness and internal equity
• Ensure compliance with all legislation and regulatory requirements
• Lead reporting including Gender, Ethnicity, and Disability Pay Gap reporting and equal pay reviews

Benefits, Wellbeing & Engagement

• Enhance benefits and wellbeing programmes to improve experience and retention
• Design innovative recognition and reward initiatives with strong business cases
• Champion wellbeing and lead engagement initiatives, including the Wellbeing Champion programme

Financial & Vendor Management

• Lead budgeting and forecasting in partnership with Finance
• Ensure cost effective vendor management without compromising quality
• Support data led decision making for recruitment and workforce planning

Leadership & Team Development

• Build and inspire a high performing Benefits & Reward team
• Foster a culture of development, engagement & accountability

What You'll Bring

• Proven success leading complex reward & benefits programmes in large, regulated organisations
• Deep expertise across compensation, benefits & total rewards
• Strong understanding of wellbeing, engagement & employee experience drivers
• Advanced analytical & data driven decision making skills
• Exceptional communication & influencing skills with senior stakeholders
• Strategic mindset with strong attention to detail
• Inspirational leadership with a passion for developing high performing teams

This is an opportunity to shape a best in class reward function, influence organisational strategy, and create a workplace where people thrive. More than a role, it's a chance to make a lasting impact.