Global Head of Total Rewards

Spire•Washington, DC

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Director of Total Rewards is the company’s technical authority for the design, governance, and execution of compensation, equity, commissions, and benefits programs — ensuring all People spend is competitive, controlled, compliant, and aligned to business strategy. This role owns the talent-side economics of pay and rewards, partnering with Finance and Legal on accounting, SEC, and audit requirements while preserving People-led control of how rewards are used to attract, motivate, and retain talent.

Requirements

8–12+ years in total rewards, executive compensation, and equity governance
Public company and board support experience required
Deep expertise in equity, incentives, commissions, and benefits
Strong financial modeling, drafting, and governance skills
Comfortable operating independently with CFO, CPO, and CLO

Responsibilities

Own global compensation structures, including job leveling, salary bands, incentives, and sales commission plans
Govern promotion, adjustment, and offer frameworks
Model workforce cost, incentive effectiveness, and retention risk
Own the design and structure of all equity programs (RSUs, PSUs, options, director equity)
Define offer, promotion, and retention grant frameworks
Draft and maintain grant templates, exhibits, and documentation
Structure non-standard equity events in partnership with Legal and Finance
Design and govern executive and board compensation
Model pay-for-performance and retention scenarios
Manage peer benchmarking and market data
Support compensation-related employment and equity terms
Own the design, cost modeling, and vendor strategy for all global benefits programs
Ensure regulatory compliance across health, welfare, retirement, and leave programs
Partner with Finance on cost forecasting and with HR Ops on administration and enrollment
Evaluate benefit competitiveness and retention impact
Own Compensation Committee materials, resolutions, and decision logs
Ensure consistency across board decks, proxy disclosures, and internal records
Maintain standards for exceptions, accelerations, and off-cycle grants
Monitor dilution, pay equity, and incentive risk
Own Section 16 reporting governance for officers and directors, partnering with Legal and Finance to ensure accurate and timely SEC filings, insider compliance, and alignment across equity administration, proxy disclosure, and Compensation Committee records
Partnering with legal on Section 16 reporting, contract and regulatory interpretation
Partner with Accounting on RSU expense, dilution, SEC and proxy reporting
Own compensation consultants, benefits brokers, and equity counsel scope and deliverables