Director, Global Benefits and Compensation

About the role

The Director, Global Benefits & Compensation is a strategic and operational leader responsible for shaping, executing, and continuously enhancing the company's global compensation and benefits programs.

Responsibilities

• Shape, refine, and operationalize global benefits and compensation programs in alignment with the overarching Total Rewards strategy.
• Ensure compensation and benefits programs are competitive, equitable, compliant, and aligned with the company’s pay-for-performance philosophy.
• Assess global and regional program effectiveness, employee needs, and business priorities to recommend enhancements that balance standardization with flexibility where justified.
• Partner with regional rewards teams to evaluate plan design, market competitiveness, vendor performance, and local regulatory requirements across all countries in which the company operates.
• Develop and guide execution of global processes—including annual compensation cycles, benefits renewals, program implementations, and vendor transitions—ensuring consistency, efficiency, and quality.
• Identify opportunities for innovation in plan design, digital enablement, and employee experience across both benefits and compensation programs.
• Support change management and communication efforts to ensure clarity, adoption, and understanding of all global compensation and benefits initiatives.
• Collaborate with the VP, Global Total Rewards on the development of global compensation and benefits strategies, providing thought leadership, benchmarks, and innovative recommendations.
• Promote strong, trust-based relationships with business and HR leaders through a combination of deep subject matter expertise, consultative guidance, and creative, practical solutions.
• Support the VP in advancing a unified global rewards philosophy while ensuring seamless execution across regions.
• Work closely with HR Business Partners, Talent Acquisition, Finance, Legal, and business leaders to integrate rewards considerations into broader people initiatives.
• Use data to inform program effectiveness, model cost impacts, forecast budget requirements, and support decision-making for the VP and executive leadership.
• Develop and enhance global dashboards and insights that support transparency and drive continuous improvement.
• Monitor trends, employee behaviors, and external market developments to identify proactive opportunities.
• Lead and develop a global team of compensation and benefits professionals, fostering innovation, collaboration, and operational excellence.
• Provide guidance and mentoring to regional rewards leads in a matrixed structure.
• Support change management and communication strategies to ensure global adoption and understanding of programs.
• Ensure compliance with global compensation and benefits regulations, including pay transparency, tax, labor, and reporting requirements.
• Maintain a global governance framework while ensuring flexibility to meet specific business or regional needs.
• Partner with Legal, Finance, and Internal Audit to maintain controls, reduce risk, and ensure data integrity.

Qualifications

• Education Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree in HR, Business, Finance, or related field required; Master's Degree in HR, MBA, or related field preferred.
• Experience Qualifications: 10+ years progressive global compensation and benefits experience, with leadership in a complex, matrixed organization required; 3+ years pay-for-performance program management and design required; 3+ years designing, implementing, and managing benefits strategies and programs in a self-funded environment, including vendor oversight, plan performance evaluation, and cost-management strategies required; 2+ years supporting executive-level decision-making preferred; 2+ years background in dynamic, multi-country environments preferred.
• Skills and Abilities: Collaborate on strategy development while executing within a defined strategic framework; analytical, financial modeling, and problem-solving skills; build trust through expertise, partnership, and innovative thinking; strategic influence and executive presence; trust-building and credible consultation; innovation and forward-thinking; global mindset and cross-cultural effectiveness; analytical strength and financial acumen; collaboration in a matrixed environment; operational excellence and continuous improvement.
• Licenses and Certifications: Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) upon hire preferred; Certified Employee Benefits Specialist (CEBS)-IFEBP upon hire preferred.