Head of Payroll and Compensation

Head of Pay and Reward – Social Care Salary: £80,000 per annum + £5,800 car allowance + 20% bonus
Location: Hybrid, Leatherhead
Full-Time, Permanent (37.Compass Corporate Services are proud to be partnering exclusively with a leading provider of specialist support for people with learning disabilities, autism and associated complex needs. We are seeking a strategic and commercially minded Head of Pay and Reward to lead the organisation’s total reward and payroll functions.

This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of reward and recognition across a large, complex, multi-site care organisation, ensuring the organisation remains an employer of choice by offering compelling and competitive packages to attract and retain talent.

Reporting to the Chief People Officer and working closely with senior leaders across HR Services, Systems, and Finance, the Head of Pay and Reward will be responsible for designing and executing a total reward strategy aligned with the organisation’s values and growth objectives.

You will lead a high-performing payroll and rewards team, overseeing compensation, benefits, recognition programs and payroll operations. The role requires deep expertise in compliance, data insights, process improvement, and system optimisation, ensuring accuracy and effectiveness across all pay and reward initiatives.

Leading annual pay reviews, benchmarking, and job evaluation
Overseeing benefit programmes and recognition schemes
This is a hybrid role based in Leatherhead, with flexible home-working options. Some travel may be required.

Extensive experience in pay, reward, and payroll leadership in a large, complex organisation (preferably in healthcare or social care).
In-depth knowledge of UK payroll legislation, pension schemes, and reward frameworks.
Experience managing payroll transitions and implementing new systems.
The ideal candidate will be an experienced payroll and reward leader with a strong background in large, multi-site organisations, ideally within the health or social care sector. You will be commercially astute, detail-oriented, and passionate about delivering fair and competitive pay and benefits structures that support employee engagement and organisational growth.

Compass Associates Ltd is acting as a Recruitment Consultancy for this permanent vacancy; we offer a £200 John Lewis voucher for a successful recommendation following the completion of probation/rebate.

Compass Associates, established in 2009, is an award-winning, UK specialist Health and Social Care Recruitment Consultancy providing tailored, high quality recruitment solutions for all permanent assignments.