Global Compensation & Total Rewards

Global Compensation & Total RewardsEurope or US | High-Growth AI / Technology JGA Recruitment is partnering with one of the world’s fastest-growing AI businesses to appoint their first dedicated Global Compensation & Total Rewards hire. The business is going through significant international growth, operating across more than 45 countries and building teams across some of the most competitive technical talent markets globally. This is a high-impact, hands-on role for someone who wants to build rather than simply inherit.You will become the key Compensation expert within the business, taking ownership of the global compensation approach and building frameworks that can support continued international growth without introducing unnecessary complexity or bureaucracy. The roleYou will take ownership of the development and evolution of the global compensation and total rewards strategy, working closely with senior stakeholders across the business. Key responsibilities will include:Developing and evolving the global compensation philosophy and strategyBuilding and refining global compensation frameworks, salary bands and career structuresOwning job architecture and levelling across different functions, countries and talent marketsDesigning and managing equity programmes, including grant strategy, refresh grants and promotion grantsBenchmarking compensation across multiple international marketsManaging annual compensation reviews, off-cycle adjustments and calibration processesCreating clear governance around compensation decisions while maintaining the pace required within a scale-upUsing compensation data to provide commercial recommendations to senior leadershipSupporting Executive Compensation and RemCo-related activityPartnering with Finance and Legal on complex compensation and equity mattersDeveloping the global benefits approach alongside the wider Compensation strategyEducating managers and senior leaders on compensation decisions and ensuring they understand the rationale behind themBuilding scalable processes, tools and frameworks as the organisation continues to grow internationally You will ideally have:5–10 years of Compensation or Total Rewards experienceStrong global compensation experience across multiple countriesExperience within a high-growth technology, SaaS or scale-up environmentA track record of building compensation frameworks from scratch or significantly redesigning existing structuresStrong job architecture and levelling experienceGenuine hands-on equity experience, including programme design and grant strategyExperience benchmarking compensation across different countries and talent marketsExperience managing annual compensation cycles and calibration processesStrong analytical capability and confidence working with complex compensation dataExperience supporting senior leadership with high-impact Reward decisionsThe ability to communicate complex compensation decisions clearly to managers and employeesA commercial, pragmatic approach and the ability to operate effectively in a fast-moving environment Experience supporting Executive Compensation, RemCo or an organisation preparing for future IPO readiness would be particularly valuable. JGA Recruitment Group Ltd ("We") are committed to equality of opportunity for all applications regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. We strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply. We are also committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. We are a specialist payroll, HR & Reward recruitment agency and recruitment business as defined in the Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003 (our business). These statements together with our privacy notices set out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us.