Head of Regional Total Rewards Americas
About The Position
The Head of Regional Total Rewards Americas is the single accountable leader and definitive escalation point for Total Rewards partnering across SAP’s Americas organization. The role connects the regional team to global frameworks, business priorities, and governance standards, and serves as the senior reward advisor to regional executive, P&C, and social partner stakeholders. The leader shapes and develops a high-performing regional Total Rewards Partner team, sets standards for reward consulting, and ensures global reward frameworks are deployed consistently across Americas markets while accounting for local market, statutory, and cultural context. The role owns regional governance and execution of the Annual Compensation Review, advances pay transparency and pay equity, and leads reward-related work in workforce transformation and M&A initiatives. The position also advances market intelligence and workforce analytics, translating competitor data, labor market trends, and internal insights into executive reporting and data-driven recommendations. It leverages AI-powered analytics and agentic tools to accelerate reward modelling, automate routine workflows, and provide faster, higher-quality insights. SAP describes an inclusive culture, support for health and well-being, flexible working models, learning and development opportunities, and benefits; specific eligibility and terms may apply.
Requirements
- Extensive progressive Total Rewards experience in the Americas, with a demonstrated track record leading Total Rewards functions across the region in a large, complex, global organization.
- Experience delivering competitive, equitable, and business-aligned reward outcomes at scale.
- Deep expertise in compensation, benefits, executive remuneration, and reward governance across diverse regulatory and cultural environments in the Americas.
- Strong understanding of regional labor markets, pay transparency legislation, and emerging reward trends across multiple jurisdictions.
- Proven ability to build, lead, and develop a high-performing regional Total Rewards Partner team.
- Credibility, presence, and authority to act as the single face of Total Rewards across the Americas.
- Ability to influence executive leaders and navigate complex stakeholder environments across the region.
- Data-driven advisory mindset and ability to translate market intelligence and workforce analytics into locally compliant, globally consistent reward solutions.
- Skills associated with the role include compensation design, benefits strategy, executive remuneration, reward governance, pay equity and transparency, Annual Compensation Review, labor market intelligence, stakeholder management, cross-functional team leadership, organizational change management, workforce planning, social partner engagement, data analytics and scenario modelling, AI data analytics, agentic AI day-to-day practice, and AI-assisted automation and prototyping.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the single accountable leader and definitive escalation point for Total Rewards partnering across the Americas, connecting the regional team to global frameworks, business priorities, and governance standards.
- Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing regional Total Rewards Partner team and set the standard for reward consulting excellence.
- Ensure global reward frameworks are deployed consistently across Americas markets while adapting for local market, statutory, and cultural context.
- Own governance and execution of the Annual Compensation Review across the region, ensuring fairness, legal compliance, and alignment with performance and talent outcomes.
- Advise regional executive, P&C, and social partner stakeholders on compensation positioning, talent retention, executive remuneration, and workforce investments.
- Advance pay transparency and pay equity across Americas jurisdictions.
- Act as the regional benefits ambassador and partner with Finance during planning cycles.
- Lead reward aspects of workforce transformation and M&A initiatives across the Americas.
- Drive market intelligence and workforce analytics, translating competitor data, labor market trends, and internal insights into executive-level reporting and data-driven reward recommendations.
- Use AI-powered analytics and agentic tools to accelerate reward modelling, automate routine workflows, and surface faster, higher-quality insights.
- Shape the capability, culture, and standards of the Americas Total Rewards Partner team, mentor practitioners, and maintain executive stakeholder trust.
Benefits
- SAP describes flexible working models, support for health and well-being, learning and development opportunities, and great benefits; eligibility and terms may apply.
- Variable incentive opportunities and additional benefits may be provided where applicable, subject to relevant plans and policies.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
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