Job description
Highlights of the Role
Our client is a well-established, global commercial organisation with a multi-market footprint spanning across the globe. As the business continues to scale and professionalise its people function, they are looking to hire a Total Rewards Director to lead compensation, benefits and reward governance across the group.
This is a senior, hands-on strategic role for someone who can operate comfortably between technical rewards design and high-stakes governance settings.
A defining feature of this mandate is the requirement for genuine board-level fluency. The successful candidate will be expected to prepare board-quality papers and have prior, credible experience presenting directly to a Remuneration Committee - covering topics such as executive pay proposals, market positioning, incentive design, pay governance and workforce risk. Candidate with relevant experience is essential for the role.
Job Responsibilities
If you believe you meet the above requirements and have the passion and drive to excel in this role, we invite you to submit your application. We apologies that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Please click the 'Apply' button below to send through your most updated CV to us.
Still considering? Contact Cynthia Wong on Linkedin for a confidential discussion about it, we are always happy to help.
- Welcome candidates from HR consulting firms
- Own total rewards strategy for a large, global commercial organisation
- Regular exposure to the Board and Remuneration Committee, including preparation and presentation of board papers
- Shape executive and broad-based pay philosophy across multiple regions and markets
- Global scope
- Permanent, senior leadership opportunity
Our client is a well-established, global commercial organisation with a multi-market footprint spanning across the globe. As the business continues to scale and professionalise its people function, they are looking to hire a Total Rewards Director to lead compensation, benefits and reward governance across the group.
This is a senior, hands-on strategic role for someone who can operate comfortably between technical rewards design and high-stakes governance settings.
A defining feature of this mandate is the requirement for genuine board-level fluency. The successful candidate will be expected to prepare board-quality papers and have prior, credible experience presenting directly to a Remuneration Committee - covering topics such as executive pay proposals, market positioning, incentive design, pay governance and workforce risk. Candidate with relevant experience is essential for the role.
Job Responsibilities
- Lead the design, governance and execution of total rewards strategy across salary, bonus, incentives and benefits for a global, multi-market commercial business
- Prepare board papers and present directly to the Remuneration Committee on executive pay, incentive design, market benchmarking and remuneration governance
- Partner with senior leadership and the People function to align reward strategy with business strategy, culture and performance goals
- Take part in annual salary review, bonus review and incentive plan design cycles across multiple markets
- Oversee job architecture, job evaluation and market benchmarking to ensure pay equity and competitiveness
- Design and govern executive compensation frameworks, ensuring alignment with market practice and regulatory expectations across jurisdictions
- Provide advisory support on remuneration matters arising from business change, restructuring or transformation
- Manage relationships with external reward consultants, survey providers and benchmarking partners
- Ensure reward governance, policies and processes meet best practice and support consistent, compliant execution across regions
- Act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders on people cost discipline, retention risk and reward-related decision making
- Extensive experience in a senior Total Rewards / Compensation & Benefits leadership role, candidates from HR consultancies with relevant experience are welcome!
- Proven, credible experience preparing board papers and presenting directly to a Remuneration Committee or Board is required
- Strong technical grounding in job architecture, salary benchmarking, incentive design and executive compensation
- Experience operating across multiple global markets, with cultural sensitivity to local market nuances
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the gravitas to engage senior leaders, Board members and Remuneration Committee members with confidence
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills in English, with the ability to distil complex reward topics into clear, decision-ready materials
If you believe you meet the above requirements and have the passion and drive to excel in this role, we invite you to submit your application. We apologies that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Please click the 'Apply' button below to send through your most updated CV to us.
Still considering? Contact Cynthia Wong on Linkedin for a confidential discussion about it, we are always happy to help.
