Global Compensation Lead

Ntt; Johannesburg; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Join NTT DATA as a Global Compensation Lead, where you'll shape compensation strategies for a diverse global workforce. With your expertise, you'll ensure alignment with financial goals while enhancing employee experience and attracting top talent. This role offers a dynamic environment focused on innovation and excellence.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in global compensation.
• Expertise in managing compensation costs and aligning with financial goals.
• Knowledge of global compensation practices and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead global compensation processes including salary planning and governance.
• Develop scalable compensation strategies supporting talent retention.
• Monitor global market trends and ensure compliance with regulations.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Strategic mindset

Stakeholder collaboration

Tools

HRIS

Job description

Join a company that is pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We are renowned for our technical excellence and leading innovations, and for making a difference to our clients and society. Our workplace embraces diversity and inclusion – it’s a place where you can grow, belong and thrive.

Your day at NTT DATA

TheGlobal Compensation Leadwill lead the development and execution of our global total rewards programs and processes. This role is central to ensuring our compensation strategies areglobally scalable,locally adaptable, and fully aligned with ourenterprise-wide guidelines, compensation principles, and business timelines.

As a key member of ourGlobal Compensation team, you will partner closely withbusiness / regional and country-level Total Rewards professionals and People & Culture business partnersto deliver compensation programs that are not only effective and compliant, but also designed toattract, retain, and motivate top talent—all while operating within our global framework and guiding principles.

You will also be responsible fortracking and managing the total cost of compensation programs globally, ensuring the financial sustainability of our reward strategies. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to our transformation journey as a newly unified company, ensuring compensation practices are consistent, competitive, and impactful for both the business and our people.

What you'll be doing

Key Responsibilities :

• Lead theplanning and execution of global compensation processes, including annual salary planning, incentive planning, LTIP Planning benchmarking, pay governance,jobarchitecture, and global pay programs.
• Ensure compensation solutions arescalable across regions, aligned with global strategies, and adaptable to local legal and regulatory requirements.
• Partner withregional and country Total Rewards leaders with their People & Culture business partnersto co-create compensation solutions that balance global consistency with local relevance and business needs.
• Activelytrack and manage compensation-related costsglobally, ensuring programs are cost-effective and aligned with budget expectations.
• Develop scalable, globally aligned compensation strategies that support the business inattracting, retaining, and motivating talent, while adhering to ourcompensation guiding principles.
• Identify and driveprocess improvement opportunitiesto simplify compensation practices and enhance the manager and employee experience.
• Support enterprise-wide transformation by ensuringconsistent compensation frameworkspost-M&A, helping unify legacy organizations under a common structure.
• Develop and maintain clear, user-friendly communications, training materials, and documentation to support effective program understanding and adoption.
• Monitor global market trends, pay equity practices, and regulatory changes to inform program design and enhancements.
• Craft market intelligence and insights that equip the Total Rewards Partners and People & Culture Business Partners with global as well as local trends and competitor practices
• Collaborate with HRIS, Finance, and other partners to ensure systems and processes enable accurate, timely, and efficient program delivery.
• Championoperational excellence, data integrity, and governance across all compensation activities globally.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 7+ years of experience inglobal compensation, including managing and executing compensation programs in complex, international environments.
• Demonstrated expertise in tracking and managingcompensation program costs and aligning rewards strategy with financial goals.
• Strong knowledge of global compensation practices, compliance requirements, and evolving market trends.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives with operational rigor and strong stakeholder collaboration.
• Strategic mindset with ahands-on, solution-oriented approach.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex data and concepts into actionable insights for business leaders.
• Proficiency with compensation tools and platforms (e.g. HRIS).
• Experience inpost-merger integrationor transformation environments is a strong advantage.
• Aglobal mindsetand passion for building reward programs that support a diverse and high-performing workforce.

Workplace type : About NTT DATA

NTT DATA is a $30+ billion trusted global innovator of business and technology services. We serve 75% of the Fortune Global 100 and are committed to helping clients innovate, optimize and transform for long-term success. We invest over $3.6 billion each year in R&D to help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have diverse experts in more than 50 countries and a robust partner ecosystem of established and start-up companies. Our services include business and technology consulting, data and artificial intelligence, industry solutions, as well as the development, implementation and management of applications, infrastructure, and connectivity. We are also one of the leading providers of digital and AI infrastructure in the world. NTT DATA is part of NTT Group and headquartered in Tokyo.

Equal Opportunity Employer

NTT DATA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer with a global culture that embraces diversity. We are committed to providing an environment free of unfair discrimination and harassment. We do not discriminate based on age, race, colour, gender, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, disability, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected category. Join our growing global team and accelerate your career with us. Apply today.

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