Global Compensation Director

Jobtailor; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 250,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a senior leader to own and drive global compensation strategy across multi-country operations. The VP People Operations will lead governance, design, and delivery of base pay, incentives, executive compensation, and job architecture with a focus on market competitiveness and performance.

The role requires deep expertise in global compensation, strategic partnering with HR, Finance, and leadership, and the ability to balance long-term strategy with operational excellence

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field required.
• 15+ years of progressive experience in compensation or Total Rewards.
• Minimum 5+ years of people leadership experience, including managing teams in a global or regional capacity.
• Experience in a complex, multinational organization preferred.
• Deep expertise in global compensation strategy, design, and delivery, including base pay, incentives, and executive compensation.
• Strong understanding of job architecture, market pricing, and pay equity principles.
• Demonstrated experience with compensation benchmarking and survey methodologies.
• Strong financial and analytical acumen, including modeling and cost analysis.
• Proven ability to lead complex, cross-functional programs and drive global standardization.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders.
• Experience working with HRIS and compensation management systems (e.g., Workday, SAP) and leveraging data to inform decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategy, design, governance, and delivery of global compensation programs across a multi-country environment.
• Build a globally consistent, market-competitive, and performance-driven compensation framework.
• Partner with HR, Finance, Talent Acquisition, and leadership to deliver scalable solutions across base pay, incentives, executive compensation, and job architecture.
• Balance long-term strategy with operational excellence, ensuring governance and market competitiveness.
• Define and lead a comprehensive global compensation strategy.
• Develop and maintain global job architecture, salary structures, and grading frameworks.
• Oversee market analysis and benchmarking activities.
• Design and manage global incentive programs.
• Manage relationships with external compensation survey providers and consultants.
• Oversee key compensation cycles including merit, bonus planning, salary reviews, and equity programs.
• Advise HR and business leaders on compensation strategy, pay decisions, and organizational design.
• Ensure compliance with global and local pay regulations.

Skills

People leadership

Global compensation strategy

Stakeholder management

Financial analytics

HRIS data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR/Business/Finance

Tools

Workday

SAP

Job description

Responsibilities

• Reporting to the Vice President, People Operations, leads the strategy, design, governance, and delivery of global compensation programs across a multi-country environment
• Accountable for building a globally consistent, market-competitive, and performance-driven compensation framework
• Partner closely with HR, Finance, Talent Acquisition, and business leadership to deliver scalable solutions across base pay, incentive programs, executive compensation, and job architecture
• Balance long-term strategy with operational excellence, ensuring strong governance, market competitiveness, and alignment with broader Total Rewards and business strategies
• Define and lead a comprehensive global compensation strategy
• Develop and maintain global job architecture, salary structures, and grading frameworks
• Oversee market analysis and benchmarking activities
• Design and manage global incentive programs
• Manage relationships with external compensation survey providers and consultants
• Oversee key compensation cycles, including annual merit, bonus planning, salary reviews, and equity programs
• Act as a trusted advisor to HR and business leaders on compensation strategy, job evaluations, pay decisions, and organizational design
• Ensure compliance with all applicable global and local pay regulations

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field required
• 15+ years of progressive experience in compensation or Total Rewards
• Minimum 5+ years of people leadership experience, including managing teams in a global or regional capacity
• Experience in a complex, multinational organization preferred
• Deep expertise in global compensation strategy, design, and delivery, including base pay, incentives, and executive compensation
• Strong understanding of job architecture, market pricing, and pay equity principles
• Demonstrated experience with compensation benchmarking and survey methodologies
• Strong financial and analytical acumen, including modeling and cost analysis
• Proven ability to lead complex, cross-functional programs and drive global standardization
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders
• Experience working with HRIS and compensation management systems (e.g., Workday, SAP) and leveraging data to inform decisions