Senior Director, Total Rewards, Wind Segment m/f

GE Vernova; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 170,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

A multinational energy company is seeking a Total Rewards Leader for the Wind Segment. This role involves shaping and executing global compensation strategies while collaborating with senior leadership. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in Total Rewards roles and a strong background in executive compensation. Key responsibilities include leading compensation planning, guiding compensation compliance, and developing a high-performing Total Rewards team. The position requires strategic vision and influence across multiple functions.

Benefits

Medical and dental coverage

401(k) savings plan with company matching

Paid parental leave

Tuition assistance

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in global Total Rewards leadership roles across multinational organizations.
• Expertise in executive compensation and compensation governance.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Total Rewards agenda for the Wind Segment.
• Collaborate with HR and business leadership.
• Manage annual compensation planning across all levels.

Skills

Leadership in Total Rewards

Executive compensation

Stakeholder management

Change leadership

Job description

The Total Rewards Leader for the Wind Segment plays a critical leadership role in shaping, governing, and executing global compensation and total rewards strategies across one of three major business segment of GE Vernova. This leader will serve as a strategic advisor to the Wind Senior HR and ELT Leadership Teams and the Global Total Rewards COE, driving a unified rewards philosophy that accelerates transformation, talent growth, and organizational performance. This role demands a balance of strategic vision, operational excellence, and external insight to craft competitive, equitable, and sustainable reward solutions. The role partners closely with Wind Segment Finance, HR, and Business leadership to ensure reward strategies align with business priorities, M&A integration imperatives, and financial performance objectives. This position reports to the Global Head of Total Rewards, with a strong matrix partnership to the segment HR and business leadership teams.

Responsibilities (English)

• Lead the Total Rewards agenda across the Wind Segment, shaping and executing a cohesive compensation strategy aligned with the company's transformation, growth, and digitalization goals.
• Serve as a key member and trusted advisor to Wind HR Senior Leadership team.
• Serve as a key member of the Total Rewards Senior Leadership Team, partnering with the Corporate Total Rewards COE to shape enterprise-level program design, ensure consistent policy governance, and drive effective deployment within the segment.
• Lead annual and off-cycle compensation planning across all levels (budgeting, merit, incentives, and promotions), ensuring fairness, transparency, and alignment to business outcomes, while overseeing executive compensation for the segment in partnership with the Corporate Executive Compensation team.
• Drive harmonization and standardization of compensation and benefits programs across the Wind Segment, including during M&A and portfolio integration activities, ensuring consistent and competitive practices aligned with enterprise-level principles.
• Lead external benchmarking, market intelligence, and workforce analytics to guide proactive talent and compensation decisions.
• Monitor global and regional regulatory trends, adapting programs to maintain compliance and competitiveness across multiple geographies.
• Build, lead, and develop a high‑performing Total Rewards team supporting the segment; coach and mentor TR professionals to strengthen technical, analytical, and consultative capabilities.
• Drive capability‑building across HRBPs and business leaders to strengthen rewards acumen and decision‑making.
• Collaborate across HR, Finance, and Legal to align pay philosophy, internal equity, and external competitiveness, and to design compliant, risk‑managed, and financially sustainable total rewards programs.
• Support communication and change management for total rewards initiatives, ensuring transparency and employee understanding globally.

Responsabilités (Français)

• Diriger l'agenda Total Rewards pour le Segment Éolien, en concevant et déployant une stratégie de rémunération cohérente et alignée sur la transformation, la croissance et les ambitions de digitalisation de l'entreprise.
• Agir en tant que conseiller(ère) de confiance auprès de l'équipe RH senior du segment Éolien.
• Être un membre clé de l'équipe de direction Total Rewards, en partenariat avec le COE Corporate Total Rewards pour définir la conception des programmes à l'échelle de l'entreprise, assurer une gouvernance cohérente des politiques et garantir un déploiement efficace au sein du segment.
• Diriger les cycles annuels et hors‑cycle de rémunération pour tous les niveaux (budgets, augmentations, primes et promotions), en veillant à l'équité, la transparence et l'alignement sur les résultats business, tout en supervisant la rémunération des dirigeants en collaboration avec l'équipe Corporate Executive Compensation.
• Piloter l'harmonisation et la standardisation des programmes de rémunération et d'avantages sociaux dans l'ensemble du Segment Éolien, y compris lors d'opérations de fusion‑acquisition, pour assurer des pratiques cohérentes, compétitives et alignées sur les principes d'entreprise.
• Diriger les activités d'analyse externe, d'études de marché et d'analytique workforce afin d'éclairer les décisions proactives en matière de talents et de rémunération.
• Surveiller les évolutions réglementaires mondiales et régionales et adapter les programmes pour maintenir conformité et compétitivité dans les différents pays.
• Constituer, diriger et développer une équipe Total Rewards performante au service du segment ; encadrer et accompagner les professionnels TR pour renforcer leurs compétences techniques, analytiques et consultatives.
• Renforcer les compétences des HRBPs et des leaders business en matière de décisions liées à la rémunération.
• Collaborer avec les équipes RH, Finance et Juridique pour garantir l'alignement entre la philosophie salariale, l'équité interne, la compétitivité externe, et la conformité, tout en assurant la durabilité financière des programmes.
• Soutenir la communication et la conduite du changement pour les initiatives Total Rewards, en assurant transparence, cohérence et compréhension des employés au niveau mondial.

Qualifications (English)

• Extensive progressive experience in global Total Rewards leadership roles across complex, matrixed, and multinational organizations.
• Proven expertise in executive compensation, global mobility, M&A integration, and compensation governance.
• Vision de leadership stratégique capable de traduire les priorités business en stratégies de rémunération impactantes.
• Excellent stakeholder management, influencing, and change leadership skills.
• Experience leading distributed teams and partnering across regions and functions.
• Ce(n)tré sur les gains d'expérience en revenu, mobilité, intégration M&A, et gouvernance compensation à l’échelle globale.

Qualifications (Français)

• Expérience significative et progressive dans des fonctions de direction Total Rewards au sein d'organisations complexes, matricielles et multinationales.
• Expertise avérée en rémunération des dirigeants, mobilité internationale, intégration post‑acquisition et gouvernance de rémunération.
• Vision stratégique avec capacité à traduire les priorités business en stratégies de rémunération impactantes.
• Excellentes compétences en gestion des parties prenantes, influence et conduite du changement.
• Expérience avérée dans la direction d'équipes distribuées et la collaboration avec des acteurs multiples à travers régions et fonctions.

Benefits

Available benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse‑based resource; and access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counselling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax‑advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity Executive Services. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability benefits, life insurance, 12 paid holidays, and permissive time off, and the Restoration Plan, a nonqualified plan with company credits on eligible pay above IRS limits.

Compensation

For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $170,000 to $350,000 USD. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate's experience, education, and skill set.

Equal Opportunity Employer

GE Vernova is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. GE Vernova will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).