Company: Global, publicly traded, multibillion-dollar organization
Search Solution Group is partnering with a global public company to recruit a Director of Total Rewards with strong executive compensation and sales compensation experience.
This leader will partner with the SVP of Total Rewards to develop and execute competitive, performance-driven rewards programs across a complex global business. The role requires strategic judgment, technical depth, and the ability to translate business priorities into compensation programs that attract talent, reward results, and support long-term shareholder value.
Key Responsibilities
- Executive Compensation: Lead the design, analysis, and administration of executive compensation programs, including base salary, annual incentives, and long-term equity awards.
- Board and Committee Support: Partner with the SVP of Total Rewards to prepare compensation committee materials, executive benchmarking, incentive recommendations, and supporting analyses.
- Sales Compensation: Design and evaluate sales incentive plans that align with revenue growth, profitability, and commercial priorities. Partner with Sales and Finance on performance measures, quotas, payout structures, and plan effectiveness.
- Global Compensation: Guide market benchmarking, salary structures, job architecture, annual merit planning, and incentive programs across multiple countries and business units.
- Public Company Governance: Collaborate with Legal, Finance, and external advisors on executive compensation disclosures, proxy preparation, equity administration, and compensation governance.
- Total Rewards Strategy: Support an integrated global rewards strategy spanning compensation, benefits, recognition, and employee value.
- Analytics and Financial Discipline: Model program costs, assess competitiveness, and use data to recommend practical improvements.
- Leadership and Partnership: Build strong relationships with senior executives, HR leaders, and business stakeholders while developing team capabilities and strengthening program execution.
Qualifications
- Significant progressive experience in compensation and Total Rewards, including leadership responsibility within a large, complex organization.
- Deep executive compensation experience within a publicly traded company, including annual and long-term incentives, equity programs, and compensation committee support.
- Strong hands-on sales compensation experience, including plan design, financial modeling, administration, and partnership with commercial leadership.
- Experience supporting global compensation programs across multiple geographies.
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to explain complex compensation issues clearly to senior leaders.
- Demonstrated ability to balance market competitiveness, financial discipline, governance, and business performance.
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field; an advanced degree or relevant compensation certification is preferred.