Head, Global Total Rewards

World Wildlife Fund•Zeist, UT

About The Position

The Head, Global Total Rewards leads the design, governance and delivery of WWF International's Total Rewards framework (compensation, benefits, well-being, and recognition programmes), ensuring a coherent, motivating total rewards proposition for staff. The role leads a team of two direct reports, and works in close partnership with Talent Development and other People & Culture colleagues to ensure a fully integrated total rewards employee experience that includes career growth.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in human resources, business, finance, or a related field; a master's degree is an advantage.
Minimum 10 years’ experience leading global Total Rewards, Compensation & Benefits or Reward functions within complex multinational organizations.
Professional certification in HR or Rewards (e.g. GRP, CCP, or equivalent) is an advantage.
Good understanding of, and some experience handling international mobility from a compensation and benefits perspective.
Experience working with job evaluation methodologies (e.g. Mercer IPE, Korn Ferry Hay, Willis Towers Watson).
Ability to leverage HR technology and analytics platforms to improve reward governance, reporting and employee experience.
Strong strategic and analytical capability, with the ability to translate complex total rewards data into clear recommendations for senior stakeholders.
Proven leadership skills, with experience setting priorities, coaching, and quality-assuring the work of junior team members.
In-depth understanding of company strategy, operating environments, and business objectives.
Excellent advisory and influencing skills, with the confidence to advise and challenge stakeholders at all levels, including senior leadership.
Excellent interpersonal skills (tact, diplomacy, discretion, and impartiality) and the ability to promote team synergy in a multi-cultural environment.
Absolute discretion and personal integrity, given the sensitivity of compensation and benefits data.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and competing demands in a fast-paced, global environment.
Flexibility and ability to adapt to changing priorities.
Excellent written and spoken English; knowledge of other languages is an advantage.
Embraces the WWF mission and values of the organization: Courage, Integrity, Respect & Collaboration.

Nice To Haves

A master's degree is an advantage.
Professional certification in HR or Rewards (e.g. GRP, CCP, or equivalent) is an advantage.
Knowledge of other languages is an advantage.

Responsibilities

Lead, coach, and develop the Total Rewards team, setting clear priorities, quality standards, and professional growth plans.
Allocate work across the team to balance operational delivery (salary review, benchmarking, job evaluation, benefits management) with strategic projects.
Review and quality-assure key outputs: salary review recommendations, benchmarking analysis, job evaluation decisions, and benefits programme changes, before they reach senior stakeholders.
Build a shared, consistent Total Rewards practice that connects Total Rewards decisions rather than treating them in isolation.
Provide thought leadership to the WWF Network on Total Rewards matters.
Monitor external market trends and internal workforce needs, recommending strategy refinements to the Senior Director, People & Culture.
Translate Total Rewards strategy into practical, governed frameworks that balance global consistency with the realities of local markets across WWF International locations.
Recommend the organisation's Total Rewards principles, philosophy, and policies to the Senior Director, People & Culture, for review and endorsement.
Own the annual salary budgeting and salary review process for WWF International, ensuring governance, timelines, and quality of recommendations.
Lead external benchmarking, including executive benchmarking, and market survey participation for the Secretariat and Country Offices, ensuring survey sources remain relevant and fit for purpose.
Present the annual salary review recommendations to the Senior Director, People & Culture, and support engagement with the Executive Team and relevant Board committees on these matters.
Own the organisation's job evaluation methodology and system, setting standards and policies to ensure equity, consistency, and compliance globally.
Design, build, and maintain a functional job architecture for WWF International: job families, sub-families, career levels, and titling conventions that translate job evaluation outcomes into consistent career pathways, progression criteria, and pay structures across the Secretariat and Country Offices.
Establish governance for job architecture maintenance, including a clear process for classifying new and changing roles, and a periodic review cycle to keep the framework aligned as the organisation evolves.
Serve as the ultimate escalation point for complex job evaluation and grading decisions, ensuring consistent application of the job evaluation framework.
Maintain the organisation's relationship with job evaluation system vendors.
Set the strategic direction for WWF International's global benefits programmes, providing close, hands-on technical guidance to the Senior Specialist, Global Benefits in translating strategy into scalable, compliant, and cost-effective designs.
Own governance, compliance, and risk management for benefits provision, working closely with the Senior Specialist, Global Benefits to identify and mitigate financial, compliance, and reputational risks.
Lead or directly participate in negotiations and relationship management with key benefits vendors, brokers and insurers, ensuring value for money and service quality.
Review, approve, and where needed directly shape significant changes to benefits programmes, including new initiatives, renewals, and re-designs.
Act as the most senior subject matter expert on Total Rewards matters across WWF International, advising Regional and Country Office P&C leads on complex cases.
Lead or sponsor Total Rewards projects and initiatives, including global framework reviews and system enhancements.
Build Total Rewards capability and awareness across the WWF Network.
Advise on international mobility and relocation cases from a total rewards perspective, including salary scale inputs for new locations.
Partner with the P&C Shared Services team on systems and process improvements.