Head of Reward (Fixed Term Contract)

This role is a 12 month fixed term contract

We’re Pentland Brands: a global family business behind some of the world’s most iconic active and lifestyle brands. We bring integrity, energy and ambition to our work, setting high standards and striving to deliver great outcomes without ego.

Shape the work behind some of the world’s most loved sport, outdoor and lifestyle brands.

At Pentland Brands, every role helps move our brands forward. Whether you’re supporting our people, improving our systems, growing our commercial performance, strengthening operations or shaping better ways of working, your impact reaches across a portfolio of iconic brands used by consumers around the world.

We're looking for an experienced and commercially minded Head of Organisation & Reward to lead the evolution of our global organisation and reward strategy.

This is a highly visible leadership role, responsible for ensuring our organisation structures, job architecture, reward frameworks and workforce insights enable the business to attract, retain and develop exceptional talent while supporting sustainable growth.

Partnering closely with HR, Finance, Legal, Technology and senior business leaders, this role will shape how work is organised, how talent is rewarded and how workforce decisions are informed through data and insight. You will act as the organisation's subject matter expert on reward, organisation design and workforce analytics, ensuring practices are equitable, market competitive and aligned with our values.

What you’ll be doing:

Organisation Effectiveness & Workforce Planning

• Lead organisation design initiatives that improve effectiveness, agility and business performance.

• Partner with senior leaders to design scalable organisation structures aligned to strategic priorities.

• Develop workforce planning approaches that support future capability needs and talent strategies.

• Ensure organisation design decisions are informed by data, governance and business outcomes.

• Maintain audit readiness and ensure accurate documentation of reward frameworks and decision-making processes.

• Drive consistency across job architecture, role clarity and career frameworks globally.

• Champion fair, transparent and inclusive reward practices across the organisation.

Reward Analytics & Insights

• Develop a market-leading workforce and reward analytics capability.

• Leverage advanced analytics, AI-enabled insights and external market intelligence to support strategic decision-making.

• Create executive-level dashboards and reporting that provide meaningful insight into workforce trends, reward effectiveness, engagement, retention and organisational health.

• Translate complex data into clear business recommendations that drive action.

• Lead the annual remuneration cycle, including salary reviews, annual bonus planning, long-term Incentive plan and annual Executive Compensation review.

• Ensure these programmes are delivered effectively, consistently and within agreed budgets.

• Partner with Finance to model reward costs and support workforce planning decisions.

Leadership & Stakeholder Management

• Serve as the senior subject matter expert for reward and organisation effectiveness across the business.

• Present recommendations and insights to Executive Leadership Team and Board-level stakeholders where required.

• Shape and influence strategic people decisions through evidence-based thinking and commercial judgement.
  

What you’ll bring:

• Significant experience leading reward and organisation effectiveness strategies within a global, matrixed environment.

• Expertise in job architecture, organisation design, grading frameworks and executive reward.

• Strong commercial acumen and ability to balance people, risk and financial considerations.

• Experience using workforce analytics and data insights to drive business decisions.

• Demonstrated success influencing executive stakeholders and leading through complexity and change.

• Experience managing external reward providers, benchmarking partners and market data sources.

• Experience of Executive Compensation, Governance and Remuneration Committee reporting.

Why Pentland Brands?

Pentland Brands is the name behind some of the world’s best-known sport, outdoor and lifestyle brands, including Speedo, Berghaus, Canterbury, Endura, Ellesse, Kickers and Mitre.

We are a global family business with a clear purpose: pioneering brands that make life better. Across our teams, functions and locations, we work together to create products, experiences and partnerships that help people live more active, confident and positive lives.

Joining Pentland Brands means becoming part of a business where your work can have real reach, across multiple brands, markets, teams and disciplines. It is a place for people who want to contribute, collaborate, improve how things are done and help build the future of brands with heritage, ambition and global impact.

Perks & Benefits

We offer a competitive salary, discretionary bonus, hybrid working, flexible start and finish times, generous holiday allowance, product discounts, sample sales, enhanced family-friendly policies, healthcare support, gym and fitness discounts, cycle to work scheme and electric car scheme.

You can find full details of our benefits and perks on our UK Benefits page.

The Interview Process

We want our interview process to feel clear, straightforward, and supportive. If your experience and expectations look like a strong match for the role, here’s what you can expect next:

1. Talent Team Intro Call - A 30-minute video call with our Talent Team to get to know each other, talk through the role and your experience, and answer any questions you have.

2. Experience Interview - A more in-depth interview (usually online) with the hiring manager to explore your skills, experience and approach, and how these align with the role, our principles, and our ways of working.

3. Final Interview - A final in-person interview at our office, focused on deeper discussion and practical application, giving you the chance to meet more of the team and see Pentland Brands in action.