Global Total Rewards Leader: AI-Driven Compensation & Benefits

Ultimate.ai; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 283,000 - 425,000; Full time

Job summary

Zendesk seeks a Vice President, Total Rewards to lead global compensation, benefits, and HR compliance. You will define a holistic strategy and scale programs with automation and AI to attract and retain talent worldwide.

This role requires 12+ years in Total Rewards, executive compensation expertise, and a proven ability to present to C-suite and Board. You’ll mentor a high-performing team and drive data-driven pay decisions across multi-jurisdictional compliance.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of HR experience with deep Total Rewards and Executive compensation expertise.
• Experience designing and operating global compensation, equity and benefits programs.
• Experience implementing AI-enabled HR solutions and governance.

Responsibilities

• Design and govern competitive compensation, equity and benefits programs.
• Partner with Executive Leadership to design executive compensation plans.
• Drive adoption of AI and analytics tools to automate compensation analysis.
• Reduce complexity and scale Total Rewards operations with governance.
• Own executive presentations and board materials on total rewards.
• Mentor and develop a high-performance Total Rewards team.

Skills

Total Rewards

Executive compensation

HR analytics

AI in HR

Cross-functional leadership

Board communications

Tools

Workday

Job description

Zendesk seeks a Vice President, Total Rewards to lead global compensation, benefits, and HR compliance. You will define a holistic strategy and scale programs with automation and AI to attract and retain talent worldwide.

This role requires 12+ years in Total Rewards, executive compensation expertise, and a proven ability to present to C-suite and Board. You’ll mentor a high-performing team and drive data-driven pay decisions across multi-jurisdictional compliance.