Director, Executive Rewards & Governance

SES Satellites; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 207,000 - 299,000; Full time

Job summary

SES Satellites, based in Luxembourg, seeks a Director of Executive Rewards to lead design, governance, and continuous improvement of global executive remuneration programs. You will provide strategic insights on incentives, governance, and risk while partnering with the Vice President Total Rewards and senior leadership.

You will drive governance, benchmark practices, and coordinate with external consultants to ensure market competitiveness and strong governance standards across jurisdictions.

Qualifications

• Minimum 12–15 years of progressive compensation and benefits experience.
• 5+ years of direct experience in executive compensation within multinational, publicly listed, or highly regulated organizations.
• Demonstrated experience supporting Board Compensation Committees and senior executive stakeholders.
• Strong experience designing and administering annual and long-term incentive programs.
• Experience working across multiple countries and jurisdictions in a global environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and governance of SES's executive remuneration strategies.
• Develop and maintain short-term and long-term incentive plans for SLT and senior leaders.
• Evaluate market trends and regulate external competitiveness and internal equity.
• Support Remuneration Committee and Board governance processes with analyses and presentations.
• Model compensation scenarios and assess financial and behavioral impacts of remuneration decisions.
• Coordinate external executive compensation consultants as required.
• Oversee the annual executive compensation cycle, including salary reviews and incentives.
• Communicate remuneration principles clearly to employees, leadership, shareholders, and external stakeholders.

Skills

Executive comp design

Governance & compliance

Incentive design

Market benchmarking

Stakeholder management

Financial literacy

Executive messaging

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree / GRP CCP preferred

Job description

SES Satellites, based in Luxembourg, seeks a Director of Executive Rewards to lead design, governance, and continuous improvement of global executive remuneration programs. You will provide strategic insights on incentives, governance, and risk while partnering with the Vice President Total Rewards and senior leadership.

You will drive governance, benchmark practices, and coordinate with external consultants to ensure market competitiveness and strong governance standards across jurisdictions.