Salary
💰 $176,640 - $205,000 per year
About the role
- Serve as a key leader and operational driver of a global total rewards framework
- Lead the design, oversight, and implementation of compensation, benefits, and leave programs
- Work closely with executive leadership to ensure compensation and benefits programs support organizational priorities
- Lead the global compensation philosophy, job architecture, and pay structures
- Oversee job evaluations, market benchmarking, and classification frameworks
- Direct annual compensation planning cycles, including merit increases and short-term incentives
- Optimize the Workday Advanced Compensation module
- Advise senior leadership on pay transparency and wage compliance
- Develop and continuously improve global benefits programs
- Provide strategic consultation to executive leadership and HRBPs on benefits design
- Lead vendor management, including RFPs and contract negotiation
- Oversee all global leave of absence and accommodations programs
Requirements
- 12 years of progressive experience in compensation and benefits, with at least 5 years in a global leadership role
- Demonstrated expertise in designing and managing large-scale global compensation programs
- Experience leading global benefits governance and compliance across multiple countries
- Deep knowledge of job evaluation, market pricing, cost modeling, and strategic compensation design
- Experience managing Workday Advanced Compensation and Benefits or similar enterprise-level HRIS systems
- Strong command of international regulatory frameworks (ERISA, ACA, FLSA, GDPR, pay transparency mandates, etc.)
- Strong analytical skills; proficiency in Excel and BI tools to translate data into insights
- Executive presence with the ability to influence cross-functional leaders and present to senior stakeholders
- Proven ability to lead and support a globally diverse employee population
- Familiarity with international compensation trends and benefits programs across North America, EMEA, and APAC
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
compensation designbenefits managementjob evaluationmarket benchmarkingcost modelingstrategic compensation designdata analysisExcelBI toolsglobal compensation programs
Soft skills
leadershipstrategic consultationinfluencecommunicationvendor managementnegotiationanalytical skillsexecutive presencecross-functional collaborationsupporting diverse populations