Global Head of Total Rewards

About the role

We are hiring a Global Head of Total Rewards to our People Leadership team in New York City ! This role will lead the design and evolution of our global compensation and benefits strategy, providing oversight across compensation, incentives, and benefits. It will play a key role in strengthening our offerings in line with our wellness brand, while enabling expansion into new markets and supporting our journey toward becoming a public company.

Responsibilities

• Visionary Strategy: Define and lead the multi-year Global Total Rewards vision, ensuring alignment with Wellhub's long-term business strategy and its evolution toward a public company.
• Organizational Architecture: Architect scalable global compensation and benefits frameworks that balance rigorous global consistency with the necessary local flexibility as the company gains complexity.
• Brand & Wellness Integration: Shape the organizational narrative by designing rewards practices that make Wellhub the global benchmark for corporate wellness and employee wellbeing.
• Executive Advisory: Act as a strategic consultant to senior leaders and the board, providing expert guidance on complex leadership decisions, including organizational design and high-impact talent movements.
• Cycle Leadership: Direct the execution of the annual global compensation and promotion cycles, utilizing data-driven calibration to reward performance and retain talent.
• Operational Governance: Directly oversee and execute global compensation operations within a lean team structure, while simultaneously architecting the scalable, global frameworks and decision-making standards required to ensure equity, compliance, and operational efficiency across all regions.
• Leadership: Lead organizational transformations in the Rewards space, fostering a culture of high performance and embedding adaptability.
• Serve as a key advisor to the CPO and Board Compensation Committee on executive compensation, equity-based incentives (LTI), company-wide program design, and global governance.
• Strategic Transparency: Architect the global strategy for Pay Transparency and Equity, ensuring Wellhub meets and exceeds legislative requirements, using fair pay as a talent attraction pillar.
• Predictive Analytics: Govern the digital transformation of Total Rewards, incorporating AI and analytics to provide the Executive Team with insights on human capital ROI and retention risks.
• Financial Stewardship: Manage global vendor ecosystems and total rewards spend with a focus on long-term value creation and operational excellence.
• Live the mission: Inspire and empower others by genuinely caring for your own wellbeing and your colleagues. Bring wellbeing to the forefront of work, and create a supportive environment where everyone feels comfortable taking care of themselves, taking time off, and finding work-life wellness.

Requirements

• Strategic Leadership: 12+ years of experience in Global Total Rewards, with at least 5 years in an executive leadership capacity within a high-growth or public company.
• Strategic Business Integration: Deeply understand the global business model and financial drivers to architect a multi-year Total Rewards roadmap and design practices that accelerate growth and support the transition to a public company.
• Board-Level Influence: Proven experience partnering with Chief People Officers and Compensation Committees to design executive compensation and governance frameworks.
• Analytical Mastery: Capability in using data modeling and AI-driven analytics to provide insights into compensation effectiveness and workforce trends.
• Global Compliance & Transparency: Knowledge of international labor laws, particularly the EU Pay Transparency Directive and US mandates, with experience implementing compliance frameworks.
• Change Architecture: Skills in change management-shaping organizational culture, influencing at the C-suite level, and embedding adaptability.
• Communication: Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to "translate" complex financial and reward concepts for diverse global audiences and investors.
• Mission Alignment: Interest in the wellness industry and a commitment to integrating wellbeing i

Benefits

Additional Information

Your wellbeing, our mission. Join a company shaping a healthier world. GET TO KNOW US At Wellhub we're revolutionizing workplace wellness. Our platform connects employees worldwide to the best partners for fitness, mindfulness, therapy, nutrition, and sleep-all in one simple subscription. Headquartered in NYC with team members in 11 countries, we're on a mission to make every company a wellness company. We believe work should be fulfilling, inspiring, and balanced. Here, you'll find a team that values wellbeing, collaboration, and different perspectives, where passion and creativity push boundaries to create real impact. Your contributions will help shape a healthier, more balanced world for you and millions of people globally. Join us in redefining the future of wellbeing!

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