Josephina Smith is a People Director, Reward thought Leader and speaker with a successful 20-year career in HR and Reward Management. She describes herself as a business person first who seeks to ensure that HR interventions are grounded in business reality. In house roles include visible ‘No 1’ leadership roles with board/executive level interaction across a variety of industries. She is passionate about all things reward, performance management, diversity and Inclusion, leadership, helping people grow, making a positive difference in personal or professional life and Costa coffee.

The Pop in Job: A desire to effect change for the better as well Inspire people to be and do better. I love my job because it has a massive impact on the BA foundationally, tactically, and strategically. Reward management tends to act as a unifying force that helps drive businesses forward.

BA is the UK’s flag carrier, the airline that connects Britain with the world and the world with Britain, bringing people, places, and communities closer together. It’s something we’ve been doing for over 100 years, ever since we launched the world’s first international scheduled air service between London and Paris in 1919. With over 30,000 dedicated employees across 60 countries +, flying is magic – connecting us to our world and bringing people, places, and communities closer together.