Data Analyst - Reward

Join us at Pets at Home, on our mission to create a better world for pets and the people who love them. We're looking for a detail‑driven, thoughtful Reward Analyst to help strengthen how we design, review and improve our reward practices across the Group.

About the Role

As a Reward Analyst, you’ll play a key part in ensuring our reward decisions are informed, consistent and fair. You’ll work closely with Reward Specialists, People Partners and wider teams to turn data into clear, meaningful insight that supports pay review, benchmarking, gender pay gap reporting and other key reward activity.

Based at our Support Office in Handforth on a hybrid working pattern, you’ll help us build a competitive and equitable reward approach by ensuring our data, processes and reporting remain accurate, robust and trusted.

What you’ll do

• Deliver clear, accurate analysis to support reward activities such as pay review, bonus outcomes, salary surveys and benefits reviews.

• Evaluate multiple data sources and transform them into high‑quality insights for the Reward team and broader stakeholders.

• Support cyclical reporting including gender pay gap analysis, governance requirements and Directors’ Remuneration reporting.

• Conduct market research and benchmarking to help ensure fairness and competitiveness in our reward offering.

• Maintain strong data accuracy, applying rigorous checks and supporting continuous improvement of our data processes.

• Present complex information in simple, accessible formats for non‑technical audiences.

• Work collaboratively with People teams, Reward Specialists and colleagues across the business to understand needs and deliver clear outputs.

• Apply strong data governance and GDPR principles, handling sensitive colleague information with discretion and integrity.

What you’ll bring

Essential

• Experience in data analysis, reporting or business intelligence.

• Strong Excel skills, including advanced functions.

• Experience with analytical tools such as Power BI, Tableau or SQL.

• Ability to interpret, simplify and present complex data for varied audiences.

• Experience working with multiple data sources and ensuring high standards of accuracy.

• Knowledge of data governance, GDPR and managing sensitive personal data.

Desirable

• Experience working with confidential or sensitive datasets (HR, legal, finance).

• Familiarity with reward cycles such as pay review or bonus processes.

• Experience using VBA to automate or enhance analysis.

What you'll be great at

• Breaking down complex data and drawing meaningful conclusions.

• Applying excellent attention to detail and ensuring outputs are accurate and trusted.

• Solving problems where data may be incomplete or varied.

• Communicating clearly and tailoring information to the audience.

• Working collaboratively within the Reward and People teams.

• Handling sensitive information responsibly and ethically.

• Adapting quickly within a fast‑moving environment and growing your knowledge of reward.

Inclusion

Pets just see people. They aren’t biased and they don’t discriminate. We take inspiration from pets, and we value and respect difference in all its forms. We want our teams to represent the communities we serve, and we encourage everyone to be themselves. Even if your experience doesn’t perfectly match every requirement, if you believe you can bring something unique, we’d love to hear from you.