Director, Global Broad-Based Compensation

Required Education and Experience 

* 12 years of related industry experience with a Bachelor’s Degree

Required Skills 

• 10 years’ experience in the development, management, and pull through of global compensation programs

• 5 years of experience managing a high-performing team of employees, including team members located remotely 

Desired Skills 

• Global experience working in the High-Tech industry, with a well-established network.

• Calculated risk-taker who is business minded and understands compensation’s role as a strategic lever to support the goals of the business.

• Comfortable with ambiguity.

• The willingness and ability to dive deep and roll up one’s sleeves.

• Ability to interact easily across all levels within the organization; tactful, mature, flexible. High level of collaboration, negotiation, and influencing skills. Executive maturity. 

• Strong planning, organizational, delegation, and decision-making abilities. 

• Ability to achieve goals through stakeholder management – influencing, partnering and developing productive relationships with senior leadership and line managers across the business.

• Self-starter with a proactive and inquisitive nature who can anticipate and preempt problems. 

• Ability to manage and execute changes in Compensation on a global basis. 

• Excellent financial/business acumen and analytical abilities, combined with a clear focus on thoroughness and quality.

• Ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.

• Strong strategy development and operational execution capabilities.

• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.

• High attention to detail and accuracy.

• Strong proficiency in MS office products. Experience working with Oracle HRMS is a plus.

• Consulting experience is desired.

• Ability to strategically manage resources appropriately to meet organizational, departmental, and functional staffing requirements in support of shared corporate goals. Work collaboratively and network with hiring managers, department heads, and Senior Leadership Team. 

• Make timely and effective decisions by applying business and financial acumen. Act with urgency and remove barriers that hinder productivity. 

• Take personal accountability for outcomes. Thrive on increasing levels of responsibility by confidently taking actions to move the business forward, even when decisions are shared or ambiguous.

• Recognize own strengths, limitations, and personal motivations. Actively seek feedback and know one’s impact on others. Act with authenticity and ego maturity. 

• Outstanding written and oral communication skills; active listening, effective negotiating and influencing skills. 

KEY INTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS

• HR Leadership Team, HR organization, business leaders, legal, finance, payroll, IT, etc. 

KEY EXTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS

• Consultants, Professional Associations