Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
£99,999 per annum

About the Role
Help shape the future of work at the Greater London Authority (GLA). Our People Team is evolving into a strategic partner that champions a thriving, inclusive, and high-performing workplace for all Londoners. Our mission is to empower our people and leaders to grow, innovate, and deliver exceptional outcomes for the communities we serve.

As Head of Reward and Shared Services, you will lead the design and delivery of our reward strategy, benefits offer, HR systems, and shared services. You will ensure our policies are modern, fair, and data-driven, while driving innovation in how we deliver HR services. You will also play a key role in shaping our people strategy and culture, helping to make the GLA a great place to work.

Your day-to-day will involve working closely with the People leadership team to champion excellent people management and lead the development of a fair, transparent reward strategy. You will oversee pay and grading, employee benefits, and recognition programmes, ensuring alignment with our values and workforce needs. You will manage shared services including payroll and workforce data, and lead the optimisation of HR systems such as SuccessFactors. Using workforce analytics, you will inform decisions, collaborate with internal and external partners, and ensure our services are efficient, compliant, and impactful.

Experience
Significant experience in a senior reward role within a complex organisation. Proven ability to manage stakeholders at senior levels and deliver strategic insight and operational excellence.

About you
You are a CIPD member (or equivalent) with a high level of numeracy and the ability to analyse and present data effectively. You bring a passion for creating inclusive, forward-thinking people practices and have strong skills in building and managing relationships, communicating and influencing, strategic thinking, managing and developing performance, decision making, organisational awareness, responding to pressure and change, and responsible use of resources.

Qualifications
Membership of CIPD or equivalent professional qualification is essential.