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The Opportunity

Our client is a rapidly growing, publicly traded organization with an increasingly global workforce. As the business enters its next phase of expansion, they are creating a new senior leadership position to bring greater alignment and scale to their global rewards strategy.

The Global Head of Total Rewards will have broad ownership across compensation, benefits, executive rewards and incentive programs, with the opportunity to shape the philosophy and infrastructure behind how the organization attracts, retains and rewards talent.

This is a highly visible role that will work closely with senior People leadership, Finance and executive stakeholders. The successful candidate will bring both strategic perspective and enough technical depth to understand the mechanics behind complex rewards programs.

What You’ll Lead

• Define and evolve the organization’s global Total Rewards philosophy and overall rewards strategy.


• Establish compensation principles that support a high-growth, internationally distributed workforce.


• Oversee salary structures, market benchmarking, incentive design and pay governance.


• Provide leadership and guidance on executive compensation matters.


• Lead the organization’s equity and long-term incentive strategy.


• Oversee global benefit programs and ensure they remain competitive, practical and scalable.


• Provide strategic direction for retirement and savings programs across relevant markets.


• Partner with Finance on annual compensation planning, forecasting and rewards-related financial analysis.


• Develop frameworks for managing rewards consistently across different countries, employee populations and business functions.


• Support the rewards implications of organizational growth, international expansion and corporate transactions.






• Evaluate existing programs and identify opportunities to simplify, modernize or improve them.


• Establish appropriate governance around compensation and benefits without creating unnecessary complexity.


• Work with external advisors, compensation consultants and benefits partners where appropriate.


• Provide senior leadership with clear analysis and recommendations on complex rewards decisions.


• Build and develop the Total Rewards capability as the organization continues to scale.

What We’re Looking For

• Significant leadership experience in Total Rewards, Compensation & Benefits or a closely related discipline.


• Experience owning a broad rewards portfolio rather than specializing exclusively in one area.


• Strong technical knowledge of compensation structures, incentive programs, equity and benefits.


• Previous experience supporting executive compensation is important.


• Experience within a publicly traded organization or another highly governed corporate environment.


• International experience working across multiple countries and employee populations.


• Exposure to organizations experiencing rapid growth, transformation or significant organizational change.


• Experience developing rewards programs that can scale as an organization grows.
  
• Strong understanding of market data, compensation benchmarking and pay competitiveness.


• Comfortable partnering with senior Finance, People and executive stakeholders.


• Excellent analytical skills and the ability to turn complex rewards information into clear business recommendations.


• Strong communication skills, particularly when presenting sensitive or complicated compensation matters to senior audiences.

What Will Set You Apart

We’re looking for more than someone who can run an annual compensation cycle. The right person will be able to step back and ask whether the organization’s current rewards approach is actually supporting the business it is becoming. You might come from a high-growth technology, infrastructure, financial services, professional services or similarly complex organization. You understand that global rewards programs need to be competitive enough to attract exceptional talent while remaining financially responsible and operationally manageable.

You are comfortable moving between strategy and detail — discussing executive compensation with senior leadership one day and reviewing the mechanics of a compensation framework the next.

You also enjoy building. Whether that means introducing greater consistency, improving governance, integrating programs or creating entirely new approaches, you are energized by the opportunity to leave the function stronger than you found it.

The Environment

This is a newly created position within a growing People & Culture organization, providing the successful candidate with significant opportunity to influence how Total Rewards evolves.

The company is not looking for someone to simply inherit a mature rewards function and maintain the status quo. There is an opportunity to assess what exists, determine what the organization needs next and build a global approach that can support continued expansion.

For the right leader, this represents an opportunity to have meaningful influence at the executive level while owning a broad and increasingly key area of the business.

What’s Offered

• Executive-level compensation package


• Annual performance incentive


• Equity participation


• Preference for someone in Vancouver but would consider employees in other locations


• Comprehensive benefits


• Global scope and visibility


• Direct exposure to senior leadership


• Opportunity to build and shape a global Total Rewards function


• High-growth, publicly traded environment