Partner - Europe

As Doubtless Pet Care continues to grow, we are seeking a Reward Partner to join our small Reward team. This is a hands‑on specialist role with the opportunity to help deliver our UK reward roadmap and shape our evolving European reward approach.

Package:

Salary circa £60,000, starting at 25 days’ leave with the opportunity to buy extra leave, plusyour birthday off, private medical insurance,healthcare cash plan, pension, life assurance and a range of employee benefits.

Location:This is aremoterole with occasional travel across the UK and Europe, includingvisits to our officesas business needs require.

What you’ll get up to as our
Reward Partner – Europe

• Deliver
  ourUK
  reward roadmap – partner withthe Head of Reward,Reward colleagues, HR Business Partners and People Operations to deliver UK priorities, supporting projects from design through to implementation.
• Shape
  our European reward approach – identify priorities and opportunities for greaterregionalconsistencyacross Germany, France, the Netherlands and Belgium,while ensuring solutions reflect local legislation, market conditions and business needs.
• Provide expert reward advice – support HR Business Partners and leaders on pay, benchmarking, benefits, pensions, recognition, role design and grading.
• Lead annual reward processes – manage pay reviews and bonus processes for allocated European populations, including analysis, modelling, benchmarking, governance and stakeholder guidance.
• Drive benefits and recognition improvements – review reward offerings, manage renewals and external providers, and support the implementation of new platforms that enhance colleague experience and deliver value.
• Support job architecture and evaluation – apply agreed methodologies to job evaluation and role matching, helping embed the WTW Global job architecture framework.
• Turn data into insight – use salary surveys, market benchmarks and colleague data to develop clear recommendations that balance fairness, competitiveness, affordability and business performance.
• Maintain effective reward governance – oversee relevant policies, procedures, pay reporting and communications, working with local specialists and employee representatives to meet legal and regulatory requirements.
• Build strong partnerships – collaborate with local People teams, Finance, Payroll, Legal and external providers to deliver joined‑up, effective reward solutions.
• Keep us ahead of the curve – monitor developments in reward practice, legislation and EU pay transparency requirements, translating these into practical recommendations for the business.

What we look for in you

• Significant,hands‑on reward, compensation and benefits experience across several European countries, ideally within a complex or matrix organisation.
• Strong knowledge of UK and European reward practice, including local market and legislative considerations and EU pay transparency requirements.
• Broad experience across compensation, benefits, recognition, job architecture, grading and salary benchmarking.
• A track record of adapting group or regional reward approaches to local requirements, working effectively with People, Payroll, Tax, Legal and employee representative stakeholders.
• Experience delivering reward projects and change, ideally including benefits or recognition technology and job architecture implementation.
• Practical experience of job evaluation and role matching; familiarity with WTW methodology would be an advantage.
• Strong analytical skills, including Excel, with the ability to interpret complex data and turn it into clear, commercially sound recommendations.
• The confidence and credibility to advise and influence senior stakeholders, build trusted partnerships and constructively challenge where needed.
• A collaborative, adaptable…