Vitek Sobr
Vitek Sobr
Founder · Director of Reward

Hi, I'm Vitek.

I help founders, MDs and HR leaders make pay decisions they can explain, defend and afford, without hiring a permanent Director of Reward.

I started my career in reward on the client side, working directly with businesses that needed hands-on help. I loved it right away - genuine love-at-first-sight stuff - so I set myself a goal: become as useful as possible, and see how reward actually works from the inside.

I spent the next decade in-house, working my way from analyst to Director at UK and global employers across five industries - pharma, banking, FMCG, professional services and hospitality. Most recently, I led the development of a Reward, People Operations and People Information function at Marston's, one of the UK's leading pub operators.

Resolve Reward is me doing what I enjoy most, where I add the most value: working directly with leaders and businesses that need specific reward help. Clear scope, agreed outputs and complete focus - that's what you get when we work together.

23
countries I've worked across through my roles
1,000s
of roles benchmarked, with practical know-how on doing it in the real world
<10 to 10,000
people, smallest organisation to largest
4
specialist areas, joined up for better solutions: reward, people operations, HRIS and people data

Where I've done this before

01 / 06

Deutsche Bank. Reward, benefits and people operations inside a multinational. Useful mainly for seeing how a big process actually runs.

Your options

I like to weigh up my options before I spend money, and I don't believe in perfect solutions - only ones that fit what the business needs at the time. Here are yours, and what each one does well.

What you need Do it yourself Hire permanently Big consultancy Resolve Reward
Speed to get moving Today. The complimentary tools on this site get you started, and a free call is a click away for a sense check, including some weekend slots. Months. Sign-off, recruiting, onboarding and getting up to speed. Weeks of scoping before the work starts. Days.
Who touches the work You. A lot of this is doable with a clear method and someone to ask when you get stuck. Depends on budget. One Reward Manager covers a lot. A team - analyst, manager, head of reward - covers far more, at a very different cost. The assigned team, with strong tools, high-quality data and standardised processes. Senior consultants bring wide industry perspective. Me, on the whole job. The senior person is the one doing the work - from spreadsheet lines to SLT workshops.
Cost Nothing upfront. If there's a bill, it comes later: a pay rise you can't unwind, or a leaver you didn't see coming. Both can be spotted in advance. Around £95k a year fully loaded for a solo Reward Manager outside London and the South East. More for a team. The highest-cost option. Premium work, priced that way. Agreed upfront in a written proposal. No surprise billing.
Right for When nothing is on fire. You have time, flexibility and people who can take it on. When you're growing permanent headcount and need reward capacity in the team every day. A multi-year, enterprise-wide transformation. A specific problem, solved with a targeted project and set up so your team runs it as business as usual. Flexible support when you need it, including through peak periods.
What you're left with Whatever you produce and write down. Documented processes, up-to-date project plans and FAQs pay off here. A permanent colleague who's there every day, and someone to manage. Sometimes a team. The project documents and tools, and an account manager for the next piece of work. Working models, interactive tools and board papers your team can use and explain to others.Plus lifetime access to the client portal and its member benefits, whether you're a current or past client.

Speed to get moving

Do it yourself
Today. The complimentary tools on this site get you started, and a free call is a click away for a sense check, including some weekend slots.
Hire perm
Months. Sign-off, recruiting, onboarding and getting up to speed.
Consultancy
Weeks of scoping before the work starts.
Resolve
Days.

Who touches the work

Do it yourself
You. A lot of this is doable with a clear method and someone to ask when you get stuck.
Hire perm
Depends on budget. One Reward Manager covers a lot. A team - analyst, manager, head of reward - covers far more, at a very different cost.
Consultancy
The assigned team, with strong tools, high-quality data and standardised processes. Senior consultants bring wide industry perspective.
Resolve
Me, on the whole job. The senior person is the one doing the work - from spreadsheet lines to SLT workshops.

Cost

Do it yourself
Nothing upfront. If there's a bill, it comes later: a pay rise you can't unwind, or a leaver you didn't see coming. Both can be spotted in advance.
Hire perm
Around £95k a year fully loaded for a solo Reward Manager outside London and the South East. More for a team.
Consultancy
The highest-cost option. Premium work, priced that way.
Resolve
Agreed upfront in a written proposal. No surprise billing.

Right for

Do it yourself
When nothing is on fire. You have time, flexibility and people who can take it on.
Hire perm
When you're growing permanent headcount and need reward capacity in the team every day.
Consultancy
A multi-year, enterprise-wide transformation.
Resolve
A specific problem, solved with a targeted project and set up so your team runs it as business as usual. Flexible support when you need it, including through peak periods.

What you're left with

Do it yourself
Whatever you produce and write down. Documented processes, up-to-date project plans and FAQs pay off here.
Hire perm
A permanent colleague who's there every day, and someone to manage. Sometimes a team.
Consultancy
The project documents and tools, and an account manager for the next piece of work.
Resolve
Working models, interactive tools and board papers your team can use and explain to others.Plus lifetime access to the client portal and its member benefits, whether you're a current or past client.

Most businesses need a mix. Some things can be left alone, some need fixing now, and some are worth planning for later in the year. If you'd like to know which is which for you, book a free call and we'll work it out together.

Salary figure: a market based, fully loaded cost (salary, employer NIC and pension) for a Reward Manager outside London and the South East.

The track record

Done before, ready to do again. Want examples closer to your situation, and how I handled them? Book a free call and I'll walk you through the ones that fit.

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Credentials

  • CIPD Level 7
  • MSc Human Resource Management, University of Birmingham
  • BA Business, University of Birmingham

My MSc dissertation topic

“The impact of financial incentives on intrinsic motivation in the workplace”

FIG. 1 Same incentive, different responses. It depends on the person, the task and the situation.

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