Eleanor Smith

Head of Reward UK, Europe and Middle East

West Malling, England, United Kingdom

About

Experienced senior HR and Reward leader. Strategy, design and delivery expertise across total reward spectrum, pensions trustee and management experience. Executive pay and RemCo strategy. Multi-country reward experience including extensive liaison with the USA. Leadership, performance management and talent development/coaching. Union negotiation. HR systems and payroll. Third party contract negotiation and management. Strong networker and senior HR leader within any organisation.

Experience

  • Head of Reward at Savills
    Mar 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 5 mos

  • JLL (2 yrs 9 mos)
    • Senior Director, EMEA Benefits
      Oct 2021 - Feb 2022 · 5 mos

    • Senior Director Reward, EMEA
      Jun 2019 - Nov 2021 · 2 yrs 6 mos

      Senior reward lead for a pan-EMEA tenant business line (30 countries) and Northern Europe country specialist. Working with global Reward, local HR teams and business leaders to establish and create reward solutions to support the business and people agenda.

  • Director of Reward, Europe at Brakes Group
    Sep 2017 - May 2019 · 1 yr 9 mos

    Brakes Group has been owned by Sysco Corporation, US parent, since July 2016. The Sysco Foodservices Operations Europe team has been in position since the end of 2017 and is responsible for the Brakes Group portfolio of companies across Europe and Pallas Foods in Ireland.

  • Head of Reward at The Crown Estate
    Aug 2014 - Aug 2017 · 3 yrs 1 mo

    Leading Reward, Benefits and Pensions strategy, HR systems and payroll management. Executive reward strategy, RemCo lead and HM Treasury liaison. Union negotiation. Employee engagement and performance management. Organisation transformation.

  • Compensation, Benefits and Payroll Manager - UK/EMEA at Jardine Lloyd Thompson
    Nov 2013 - Jul 2014 · 9 mos

    9 month interim contract ending July 2014. Remit - UK - Benefits including Flex Benefits, Pensions, Payroll management, Exec Comp, HR Systems, supporting Group Reward team in India to deliver compensation solutions. Set up and management of France and Germany benefits and payroll. Benefits project work for Dubai and Switzerland. Creation of a new Global Mobility function to report to this role.