Director, Compensation, Benefits & Global Mobility

International Rescue Committee; New York (NY); On-site; USD 175,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) seeks a results-oriented Director, Compensation, Benefits & Global Mobility to lead our global programs and policies, guiding compensation, benefits and mobility across diverse locations. The role requires deep expertise in international programs, robust analytical skills, and strong leadership to drive strategy and sustain impact.

You will manage a team, partner with executives, and ensure policy alignment with IRC’s mission while leveraging Workday and

Qualifications

• Fifteen+ years of progressive P&C-related experience with a minimum of 10 years leading compensation, benefits or global mobility in a global environment.
• Experience with U.S. program design, regulatory requirements, market practices and delivery.
• Demonstrated success in supporting key senior management and building strong, trusted relationships.
• Experience with international compensation, benefits or global mobility in a nonprofit/NGO environment preferred.
• Exposure to an executive compensation committee preferred.
• Experience with global HRIS systems, specifically Workday, preferred.
• Experience with U.S. labor unions and global unions/works councils, preferred.
• Excellent management and leadership skills including coaching, mentoring, and performance management.
• Ability to work, manage, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced, global environment; exceptional problem solving and decision-making skills needed.
• Superb inter-personal, written and verbal communication skills with ability to collaborate across countries, cultures, and departments required.
• Must possess a highly collaborative, inclusive, consultative, and resourceful workstyle that balances required compliance/policy enforcement with a steadfast commitment to client service and support.
• Excellent analytical, project management and organizational skills including detailed work planning and superior time management skills

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain an understanding of all aspects of IRC business: vision, mission, values, business objectives, economic drivers, organizational structure and culture.
• Ensure compensation, benefits, and global mobility philosophy, strategy and plans are aligned.
• Possess a deep understanding of progressive international compensation, benefits, and global mobility practices, including benchmarking, job evaluation, pay scale development and administration.
• Own compensation guidelines to ensure employees are treated equitably and fairly. The guidelines provide the philosophy, strategy and pay action eligibility and boundaries.
• Drive annual review, documentation and training of salary planning, working with country directors, executives and Finance to ensure plans are aligned with business objectives and are easy to administer.
• Drive the design of the benefits plans.
• Own the management of compensation programs and benefits, including the recurring administration processes that support those programs.
• Own the company's job architecture with an eye on simplicity and scalability.
• Ensure all employees are mapped accurately in Workday and various systems.
• Own all global mobility policy, practice and process ensuring that IRC is effectively moving talent around the globe, delivering appropriate assignment benefits and services and using IRC funding appropriately across all global locations.
• Lead, empower and mentor direct reports, including communicating clear expectations, co-creating performance objectives, providing regular and timely constructive performance feedback, and supporting their overall well-being and professional aspirations.
• Champion the adoption, effective use, and change management of AI tools building staff confidence and capability to integrate AI responsibly into daily workflows and driving sustained engagement with new ways of working

Skills

Leadership

Analytical skills

Project management

Workday experience

Communication skills

AI tools adoption

Tools

Workday

Job description

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.

Job Overview

The IRC seeks a talented, results-oriented Director, Compensation, Benefits & Global Mobility to lead this key function in support of IRC strategy and mission. As an integral member of the IRC's HR leadership team, the Director will oversee the execution of IRC's global compensation, benefits & global mobility strategy, ensuring the organization remains competitive, equitable and proactive in the design and implementation of compensation, benefits and global mobility programs and policies to drive impact across our large, diverse and global organization. The director will have specialized experience with all aspects of international compensation, benefits, and global mobility, including expertise working on the integration of international and US programs, contributing to the design of compensation and benefits philosophy, strategy, plans and programs. The director will possess strong analytical and project management skills, excellent written and verbal communication skills and be able to operate with minimal direction. The director will stay abreast of trends in the US and international markets, network with other compensation and benefits professionals, and provide thought leadership regarding progressive practices to attract and retain the right talent for IRC.

Major Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain an understanding of all aspects of IRC business: vision, mission, values, business objectives, economic drivers, organizational structure and culture.
• Ensure compensation, benefits, and global mobility philosophy, strategy and plans are aligned.
• Possess a deep understanding of progressive international compensation, benefits, and global mobility practices, including benchmarking, job evaluation, pay scale development and administration.
• Own compensation guidelines to ensure employees are treated equitably and fairly. The guidelines provide the philosophy, strategy and pay action eligibility and boundaries.
• Drive annual review, documentation and training of salary planning, working with country directors, executives and Finance to ensure plans are aligned with business objectives and are easy to administer.
• Drive the design of the benefits plans.
• Own the management of compensation programs and benefits, including the recurring administration processes that support those programs.
• Own the company's job architecture with an eye on simplicity and scalability.
• Ensure all employees are mapped accurately in Workday and various systems.
• Own all global mobility policy, practice and process ensuring that IRC is effectively moving talent around the globe, delivering appropriate assignment benefits and services and using IRC funding appropriately across all global locations.
• Lead, empower and mentor direct reports, including communicating clear expectations, co-creating performance objectives, providing regular and timely constructive performance feedback, and supporting their overall well-being and professional aspirations.
• Champion the adoption, effective use, and change management of AI tools building staff confidence and capability to integrate AI responsibly into daily workflows and driving sustained engagement with new ways of working

Key Working Relationships

Position Reports to: Chief People and Culture Officer Direct Reports: 3 senior, experienced professionals in compensation, benefits and global mobility Key Internal Relationships: Global P&C team including country P&C leads Finance, General Counsel and IT Senior and Executive management including regional directors, country directors and executive board Key External Relationships: Benefits broker and retirement advisor Vendors/providers and consultants INGO counterpart Legal counsel Compensation, benefits and global mobility associations and networks

Job Requirements

• Fifteen+ years of progressive professional P&C-related experience with a minimum of 10 years leading compensation, benefits or global mobility team in a global environment
• Experience with U.S. program design, regulatory requirements, market practices and delivery
• Demonstrated success in supporting key senior management and building strong, trusted relationships
• Experience with international compensation, benefits or global mobility in a nonprofit/NGO environment preferred
• Exposure to an executive compensation committee preferred
• Experience with global HRIS systems, specifically Workday, preferred
• Experience with U.S. labor unions and global unions/works councils, preferred
• Excellent management and leadership skills including coaching, mentoring, and performance management
• Ability to work, manage, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced, global environment; exceptional problem solving and decision-making skills needed
• Superb inter-personal, written and verbal communication skills with ability to collaborate across countries, cultures, and departments required
• Must possess a highly collaborative, inclusive, consultative, and resourceful workstyle that balances required compliance/policy enforcement with a steadfast commitment to client service and support
• Excellent analytical, project management and organizational skills including detailed work planning and superior time management skills

Limited travel required

Compensation

Compensation: (US Pay Rate: $175,000 - $195,000/yr; UK Pay Rate: £85,000 -£100,000/yr ). Ranges are based on various factors including the labor market, job type, internal equity, and budget. Exact offers are calibrated by work location, individual candidate experience and skills relative to the defined job requirements.

Professional Standards

All International Rescue Committee workers must adhere to the core values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. Our Standards are Integrity, Service, Equality and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Safeguarding, Conflicts of Interest, Fiscal Integrity, and Reporting Wrongdoing and Protection from Retaliation. IRC is committed to take all necessary preventive measures and create an environment where people feel safe, and to take all necessary actions and corrective measures when harm occurs. IRC builds teams of professionals who promote critical reflection, power sharing, debate, and objectivity to deliver the best possible services to our clients.

Equal Opportunity Employer: IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) helps people whose lives have been shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover and rebuild. We are trusted for our ability to reach people in the toughest places, put our clients at the center of everything we do, and - as an evidence-based organization - to relentlessly improve the impact we deliver for those we serve. If you’re ready to be part of a team that brings ingenuity, fortitude and optimism to making a lasting impact, we want to hear from you. The IRC Way, our code of conduct, is founded upon our core values of Integrity, Accountability, Service and Equality. These values unite IRC staff around the world and keep our programs firmly directed towards the well-being of our clients while meeting the expectations of our donors as responsible stewards of their resources.