Head of HR and Reward

Job Summary

Reporting to the CEO, the Head of HR and Reward is responsible for leading the people and reward agenda across the Dana Group. Acting as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, the role drives organisational performance, workforce effectiveness and business transformation through strategic HR and reward initiatives, ensuring the organisation attracts, retains and rewards talent while delivering Dana's strategic priorities.

What you will be responsible for:

You will be responsible for all aspects of HR across the Dana group, including management of 3 senior HR reports across our 3 locations. As a lean organisation, HR are actively involved in supporting business objectives through a business partner model.

Principle duties:

Lead the HR and Reward function across the Dana Group, ensuring people strategies and priorities support the successful delivery of business objectives.
Act as a trusted advisor to the CEO and ExCo, providing expert guidance on organisational, people and reward matters.
Participate as an active member of the UKMT
Develop and implement HR and Reward strategies that enhance organisational effectiveness, employee engagement and business performance.
Partner with leaders to drive organisational design, workforce planning and capability development initiatives that support current and future business needs.
Lead and support business transformation, organisational change and workforce transition programmes, ensuring effective planning, communication and stakeholder engagement.
Provide strategic oversight of complex employee relations matters, ensuring risks are managed appropriately and consistently.
Champion leadership development, talent management and succession planning to build organisational capability.
Lead the annual compensation review process, ensuring salary decisions are aligned to market conditions, business performance and reward principles.
Oversee the design, review and governance of employee benefit programmes, ensuring they remain competitive, cost-effective and aligned with employee needs.
Monitor external market trends, economic conditions and currency fluctuations, assessing their impact on reward structures, workforce costs and competitiveness.
Provide insight and recommendations on reward frameworks, compensation benchmarking and retention strategies to support attraction and retention of key talent.
Ensure compliance with employment legislation, regulatory requirements and HR best practice across all jurisdictions in which Dana operates.
Lead, coach and develop the HR team, fostering a high-performing, customer-focused and collaborative culture.
Build strong relationships across the business, influencing and challenging constructively to achieve positive outcomes.
Promote a culture of accountability, inclusion, engagement and continuous improvement across the organisation.
Active member of the HR emergency on call rota

What we are looking for:

Essential skills and experiences

Extensive experience in a senior HR leadership role within a complex, multi-site or international organisation.
Proven track record of partnering with executive and senior leadership teams to deliver business objectives and drive organisational performance.
Demonstrated expertise in organisational design, workforce planning, organisational effectiveness and change management.
Significant experience leading complex employee relations matters, consultation processes and business transformation initiatives both in the UK and the Netherlands.
Strong understanding of talent management, performance development, succession planning and employee engagement.
Experience supporting organisational change programmes, including restructures, operating model changes and workforce transitions.
Experience leading annual reward activities, including salary review cycles, incentive programmes and compensation benchmarking.
Proven ability to evaluate and optimise employee benefits programmes, ensuring they remain competitive, cost-effective and aligned to business objectives.
Strong commercial and financial acumen, with an understanding of the impact of market conditions, inflation, exchange rate fluctuations and wider economic trends on reward strategy and people costs.
Sound knowledge of UK employment law, with the ability to manage employment risk and ensure compliance.
Experience providing HR leadership across multiple jurisdictions and navigating varying employment frameworks and practices.
Proven ability to lead, coach and develop high-performing HR teams.
Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the confidence to challenge constructively and build credibility at all organisational levels.
Strong analytical skills, using people data, workforce metrics and reward insights to support decision-making.
Excellent communication, facilitation and relationship-building skills.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results in a fast-paced and evolving environment.

Desirable

Chartered MCIPD qualification.
Experience within the energy, engineering, manufacturing, technical or project-based sectors.
Experience supporting organisational transformation, growth and integration activities.
Familiarity with European employment legislation and partnering with leaders in international locations.
Experience managing workforce change programmes within unionised and non-unionised environments.

The qualities you will bring:

Demonstrates sound judgement and confidence when navigating complex people, organisational and business challenges.
Builds strong relationships and credibility quickly, influencing effectively across all levels of the organisation.
Balances strategic thinking with hands-on delivery, ensuring plans are translated into practical outcomes.
Leads change with resilience and empathy, supporting leaders and employees through periods of transformation and uncertainty.
Maintains a strong external perspective on emerging HR, reward and employment trends, applying best practice where appropriate.
Demonstrates strong business acumen, understanding the wider commercial context and its impact on people decisions.
Uses data, insights and evidence to inform recommendations and drive continuous improvement.
Operates with integrity, discretion and professionalism when handling sensitive and confidential matters.
Takes ownership and accountability, working independently while fostering collaboration across the business.
Adapts style and approach to suit different audiences, situations and cultural environments.
Champions an inclusive, high-performance culture that supports employee engagement, development and business success.
Balances employee experience, commercial requirements and risk considerations when making people and reward recommendations.
Takes a proactive approach to reward governance, ensuring compensation and benefits remain appropriate, competitive and aligned to business priorities.

Application Process

We welcome direct applications via the Apply Now link. Alternatively, if you would prefer to be represented by a recruitment partner, please contact Jenny Black at Bohemian HR on [email protected], who has been appointed as our exclusive recruitment consultant for this opportunity.

The closing date for the role is the 20^th November.