Head of Compensation Benefits (and People Systems)

We're Hiring: Head of Compensation & Benefits (People Systems) | Splendid Hospitality Group

We're looking for a Head of Compensation & Benefits (People Systems) to shape how we reward, recognise and invest in our people.

Reporting to our Group People Director, this is a pivotal role combining reward expertise with people analytics and HR systems to help drive informed, data-led people decisions across our growing business.

You'll develop and deliver our compensation and benefits strategy while providing the insight that supports workforce planning, organisational design and commercial decision-making. At the same time, you'll play a key role in our HRIS transformation, helping to build the reporting, analytics and data capability that will support our People function for years to come.

This is a rare opportunity to shape reward, people analytics and systems within a dynamic, entrepreneurial organisation where you'll influence senior leaders and make a lasting impact.

About Splendid Hospitality Group

We build and operate exceptional hospitality brands across the UK, including:

Hilton London Bankside

The Grand, York

Four Points Flex by Sheraton London Euston

9 IHG hotels, including boutique Hotel Indigo properties

6 Accor hotels

39 KFC restaurants

3 Chaiiwala restaurants

3 care homes in Sussex

As a family-run business, people are at the heart of everything we do. Guided by the Splendid Hospitality Way, we're committed to creating extraordinary experiences, supporting our colleagues to thrive and making a positive difference in the communities we serve.

The Role

You'll:

• Shape and deliver our Group compensation and benefits strategy.
• Lead annual reward activities, including salary reviews, bonus cycles and benefits administration.
• Deliver meaningful people analytics, reporting and workforce insight to support business decisions.
• Build reward and workforce models that inform organisational planning and investment.
• Champion the quality, governance and integrity of our people data.
• Play a key role in our HRIS implementation and ongoing optimisation.
• Partner with Finance and senior leaders to provide commercially focused reward insight.
• Drive continuous improvement across reporting, systems and People processes.

About You

You'll bring:

• Experience in Compensation & Benefits, Reward, People Analytics or a similar specialist role.
• Strong analytical and modelling skills with the ability to turn complex data into meaningful insight.
• Experience delivering salary reviews, benchmarking, reward reporting and workforce planning.
• Confidence using HR systems (HRIS), Excel and people analytics to support decision-making.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior leaders.
• A commercially minded approach and passion for improving processes through data and technology.

Why You'll Love Working With Us

• A strategic role influencing reward, people analytics and HR systems across the Group.
• The opportunity to shape how we reward, recognise and invest in our people.
• Exposure to a diverse, multi-brand hospitality portfolio.
• A collaborative, entrepreneurial, family-run culture.
• The chance to play a key role in our People transformation and make a lasting impact.

Hybrid role based at our Watford Head Office, with 3–4 days per week on site.

Ready to help shape the future of reward and people insight at Splendid Hospitality Group?

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Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an initial conversation to explore their experience, ambition and what makes Splendid a unique place to grow a career.

Splendid Hospitality Group is an equal opportunities employer, committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.