Partner

Position: Total Reward Partner
Shape the Reward Agenda in a High-Profile Retail Organisation

CMA HR is proud to be partnering exclusively with a well-established, large-scale retail organisation to recruit a Total Reward Partner for their Southampton-based HR function.

This is a newly created role, offering a rare opportunity to influence and embed a modern, data-led reward approach within a business that genuinely values its people and recognises reward as a key driver of engagement, performance, and retention.

Operating within a collaborative and forward-thinking HR team, you will play a pivotal role in evolving reward frameworks across a complex, multi-site environment—balancing commercial priorities with a compelling employee value proposition

As Total Reward Partner, you will act as a trusted specialist and advisor, shaping reward strategy while delivering operational excellence. Your work will directly support leadership decision-making and help ensure the organisation remains competitive, compliant, and compelling in a fast-paced retail landscape.

This role offers real scope to add value, influence change, and develop your reward career within a business that welcomes innovation and fresh thinking.

What will the Total Reward Partner role involve?

Key Responsibilities

Design, implement, and continuously evolve reward frameworks aligned to business strategy
Lead market benchmarking, salary surveys, and pay positioning to ensure external competitiveness and internal equity
Own and deliver annual pay review cycles, bonus schemes, and performance-related pay processes
Maintain robust job evaluation methodologies and role architecture across the organisation
Manage and optimise benefits offerings, partnering with external suppliers to enhance value and uptake
Produce meaningful reward analytics and insights to inform HR and senior leadership decisions
Act as a subject-matter expert, advising managers and HR colleagues on reward-related queries
Create clear, engaging reward communications that strengthen employee understanding and trust
Ensure reward practices remain legally compliant and aligned with best practice
Suitable candidate for the Total Reward Partner vacancy:

You will be a reward-focused HR professional who enjoys working with data, stakeholders, and strategy in equal measure.
Proven experience in reward, compensation & benefits, or HR analytics—ideally within a large, multi-site organisation
Strong analytical capability with confidence using HRIS systems, Excel, and reporting tools
A solid grounding in reward principles, job evaluation, and market benchmarking
The credibility and communication skills to influence stakeholders at all levels
A proactive, organised approach with the ability to manage multiple priorities
Additional Benefits to the Total Reward Partner role:

Competitive salary with a strong benefits package
Hybrid working model supporting work–life balance
A genuine opportunity to shape and influence the reward agenda in a people-first business
Supportive, inclusive culture with a strong focus on development and collaboration
Career progression within a respected and growing organisation
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