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Reward Specialist - Pay

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United Kingdom , Nottingham

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We are hiring a Reward Specialist – Pay. Based within HR at our Nottingham Support Office. This is a great opportunity for someone who is passionate about reward to support and lead on some great initiatives across all areas of the Boots UK, No7 Beauty Company and Boots Opticians business. The role will report into the Reward Manager and work alongside the team to deliver on various projects including annual salary review, bonus, gender pay gap reporting and benchmarking.

Job Responsibility:

  • To lead on pay related reward projects and to ensure these projects are delivered on time and within budget
  • Present data and analysis to deliver agreed reward principles
  • Work closely with the Reward Analysts to produce detailed and accurate reward reports
  • Provide reward expertise and advice to the business
  • Work collaboratively with team members in Reward, People function, Stores, Support Office, Ireland, No7 and Opticians to support shaping and delivering the overall Reward agenda
  • Produce pay-related Reward communications, ensuring they are fit for purpose, engaging and aligned to the overall communications plan
  • Support the design and delivery of our reward initiatives relating to pay and to look at ways to continually improve process and ensure our offering is appropriate
  • Design and deliver processes and solutions that are simple and efficient to address specific business issues
  • To apply governance to all our reward initiatives to ensure a fair and compliant approach in line with our principles

Requirements:

  • Great attention to detail
  • Strong excel capability, with the ability to understand, analyse and present complex data
  • Excellent stakeholder management at all levels
  • Strong experience of collaborative working
  • High quality communication skills in writing, presentation, and day to day interactions
  • The ability to plan ahead whilst also responding to in the moment delivery

Nice to have:

  • Experience of reward in pay initiatives would be desirable but not essential
  • Experience in supporting and delivering a broad range of reward initiatives would be desirable but not essential
  • Experience of managing a project successfully, including budget, team and schedule management
What we offer:
  • Boots Retirement Savings Plan
  • Discretionary annual bonus
  • Generous employee discounts
  • Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
  • Flexible benefits scheme including option to buy additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and much more
  • Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
March 21, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
On-site work
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