James Beaven

James Beaven is a seasoned professional in reward and people operations with current experience as Senior Reward & People Operations Manager at Virgin, where responsibilities include leading the implementation of a new people system and overseeing integration efforts between Virgin Management Limited and Virgin Red. Previously, James held key roles at John Lewis Partnership, including Compensation Lead and Business Manager to the Executive Director of People, where strategic influence was exercised across various HR projects. With a career beginning in customer service and management roles, James gained significant leadership experience at organizations such as Waitrose and the National Trust. James holds a MA (Hons) in Geography from The University of Edinburgh.