Global Director, Total Rewards

PAR Technology • Syracuse, NY

80d

About The Position

As we scale globally, we’re looking for a Head of Global Total Rewards who will shape how we attract, motivate, and retain exceptional talent in a business moving fast toward its next level of growth. This is a rare opportunity to lead end-to-end global rewards strategy in a publicly traded SaaS company with bold ambitions. You’ll design and deliver programs that feel connected, consistent, and scalable, built in partnership with the business to solve real needs, deliver measurable results, and use AI alongside data and analytics to guide better decisions for our people and our company.

Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive total rewards experience, including leadership of global teams in a complex, publicly traded, multinational environment.
• Education grounded in HR, Finance, Business, Economics or related field.
• Deep expertise in compensation, benefits, equity, retirement, wellness, and recognition program design and governance.
• Strong analytical and financial acumen, with a data-driven approach to program design and decision-making.
• Proven ability to leverage HR systems and technology to simplify and scale global rewards programs.
• Experience leading M&A due diligence and integration for global rewards programs.
• Experience working with executive leadership and Boards on rewards strategy, governance, and disclosure matters.
• Proven ability to build, inspire, and develop high-performing teams while fostering accountability, trust, and shared ownership across geographies.
• Exceptional collaborator and influencer, known for building strong partnerships across the business to translate strategy into measurable outcomes.
• Change leader and communicator with a track record of simplifying complexity.
• Able and willing to travel as needed, anticipated once a quarter, for global program management or leadership meetings.

Responsibilities

• Lead the global compensation, benefits, equity, wellness, retirement and recognition strategy to ensure alignment with business priorities, financial goals, and global footprint.
• Champion a product mindset designing total rewards solutions as scalable, data-informed 'products' that solve business problems.
• Oversee the analytics and insights that power total rewards decisions ensuring leverage of data and AI tools for pay administration processes, pay equity, competitiveness, performance differentiation, and ROI analysis.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership and the Compensation Committee on market competitiveness, governance, and disclosure matters.
• Develop a high-performing, globally distributed team that combines strategic expertise with operational excellence.
• Partner across HR, Finance, Legal, and Corporate Development to manage M&A due diligence and integration for all rewards programs.

Benefits

• Flexible working environment with hybrid options.
• Opportunity to work in a publicly traded SaaS company with global reach.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees