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Splendid Hospitality Group

Head of Compensation Benefits (and People Systems)

Watford
£65k – £70k/yr
Posted 1 day ago
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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

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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.

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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.

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Skills

Compensation & Benefits
Reward Strategy
People Analytics
HRIS Implementation
Workforce Planning
Organizational Design
Data Modeling
Stakeholder Management
Salary Benchmarking
Reporting
Excel
Business Intelligence
Process Improvement

Location

Watford, England, United Kingdom

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