Reward Director – Compensation & Benefits Lead

About the role

We are partnering with a high‑growth, private‑equity backed technology company in London to hire its first Reward Director. You will design and run a modern Compensation & Benefits function that underpins the organisation’s rapid expansion and post‑M&A integration.

Key responsibilities

• Establish and lead a new Compensation & Benefits function, creating reward frameworks, governance and compliance foundations.
• Develop a scalable compensation strategy, including job architecture, pay structures and a total‑rewards philosophy.
• Implement EU Pay Transparency requirements and ensure a fair, compliant reward approach across multiple jurisdictions.
• Partner with senior leadership on competitiveness, pay equity, affordability and transformation impacts.
• Drive global annual compensation review cycles – merit, market adjustments, bonuses and promotions.
• Maintain salary banding through market benchmarking and data‑driven insights.
• Oversee reward governance, gender‑pay reporting, market reporting and transparency obligations.
• Design and govern global employee benefit programmes such as pensions, insurance and wellbeing.
• Provide analytical MI and dashboards to support strategic decision‑making.

Required profile

• Proven experience building and leading a Compensation & Benefits function in a fast‑growing, tech‑focused environment.
• Strong knowledge of EU Pay Transparency and multi‑jurisdictional reward compliance.
• Demonstrated ability to act as a strategic partner to senior leaders on reward matters.
• Experience managing global annual compensation cycles and benefit programmes.
• Excellent analytical skills with a track record of delivering actionable MI and insights.

Required skills

What we offer

• Competitive salary range of £80,000‑£90,000 per year.
• Opportunity to shape a critical function from the ground up.
• Dynamic, high‑growth environment backed by private‑equity investment.