Vice President, Total Rewards, Global
$300,000–$350,000 year
RemoteUnited States or Denver, Colorado, United States
Job Summary
Develop and deploy innovative global compensation and equity strategies to attract and retain critical technical, operational, and leadership talent. Lead the total rewards strategy across compensation, benefits, executive pay, and equity programs, ensuring alignment with business performance and market benchmarks. Own the global benefits framework, including health, welfare, retirement, and country-specific statutory designs across North America, EMEA, and APAC. Oversee executive compensation programs, including RSU-style long-term incentives, and guide the Compensation Committee on bonus and equity design. Manage annual merit, bonus, and equity planning cycles while partnering with Finance and Legal to maintain governance and cost discipline. Build scalable reward frameworks that adapt to local regulatory environments while supporting aggressive global growth objectives.
Required Qualifications
- 10–15+ years of progressive experience in Total Rewards, Compensation, or Executive Compensation leadership roles
- Deep expertise in executive compensation design and governance, including direct experience supporting Compensation Committee and Board-level decision-making processes
- Required experience designing, administering, and governing equity compensation programs (RSUs or equivalent) within a publicly traded company environment
- Demonstrated success leveraging compensation, executive rewards, and equity programs to attract and retain talent in highly competitive and talent-constrained markets
- Global compensation experience across multiple regions, including APAC, EMEA and North America (US and Canada)
- Strong knowledge of compensation governance, market benchmarking, and regulatory considerations across multiple jurisdictions
- Experience leading annual compensation cycles and enterprise-wide incentive planning processes
- Strong executive presence with the ability to influence C-suite leaders
- Bachelor's degree required
Desired Qualifications
- Advanced degree preferred
- Preferred Experience in high-growth or rapidly scaling global organizations
- HR Shared Services experience
- Experience designing or scaling executive compensation frameworks in complex environments
- Strong analytical capability with compensation modeling and scenario analysis
- Experience partnering closely with Finance and Legal on governance and compliance
- Exposure to compensation philosophy design and enterprise-wide rewards transformation
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills at the executive level
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