Head of Total Rewards

Mattel•El Segundo, CA

11h•$280,000 - $350,000•Remote

About The Position

This is an opportunity to shape the future of Total Rewards at one of the world's most recognized companies during an exciting period of business evolution. You'll partner directly with senior leadership and the Board to influence how Mattel rewards performance, develops leaders and competes for talent globally. You'll help build a rewards strategy that reflects where our business is headed—not where it has been. Mattel is seeking an accomplished and forward-thinking executive to serve as our Head of Total Rewards. Reporting to the Chief People Officer, this leader will shape the next generation of our global rewards strategy—ensuring our compensation, benefits and mobility programs evolve alongside the company's strategic transformation. As Mattel expands its portfolio across toys, entertainment, gaming, live experiences, and digital play, and continues its evolution into a more brand-led organization, we are attracting new talent profiles, new capabilities and new ways of creating value. This role represents a unique opportunity to design reward strategies that support this evolution—helping Mattel compete for world-class talent while reinforcing a high-performance culture that drives innovation, creativity and business results. This is a highly visible executive leadership role with direct engagement with the CPO, CFO, CEO, Board of Directors and the Compensation Committee. The successful candidate will bring deep expertise in broad-based and executive compensation within a publicly traded company, balanced with a modern perspective on rewards, global benefits, and employee value proposition. As Mattel continues to evolve its business strategy, portfolio and global workforce, this leader will play a critical role in reimagining how we reward performance, strengthen leadership accountability, and create differentiated employee experiences that support long-term growth.

Requirements

A proven executive with significant experience leading Total Rewards within a complex, global, publicly traded company.
Deep expertise in executive compensation, including direct partnership with Boards of Directors and Compensation Committees, executive pay design, governance, proxy disclosure and shareholder considerations.
Demonstrated success presenting to executive leadership teams and Board-level audiences with credibility, executive presence and sound judgment.
Experience leading global compensation, broad-based rewards, benefits and mobility strategies across multiple regions and regulatory environments.
Strong understanding of the evolving relationship between business strategy, workforce strategy and Total Rewards.
A strategic thinker who is equally comfortable setting enterprise direction and driving execution through a high-performing team.
Exceptional analytical capability paired with strong business acumen and the ability to translate complex issues into practical recommendations.
A collaborative enterprise leader who builds trusted partnerships across Human Resources, Finance, Legal and business leadership.
Experience leading organizational transformation and modernizing legacy programs to better support future business needs.

Nice To Haves

Strategic and commercially minded, with the ability to connect rewards philosophy to business performance.
Trusted advisor who exercises sound judgment in highly confidential and sensitive matters.
Comfortable operating in complexity and ambiguity while driving clarity and alignment.
Data-driven, intellectually curious and externally informed.
Influential leader with the executive presence to engage confidently with senior leaders, Board members and external advisors.
Passionate about building modern, equitable and performance-oriented reward strategies that help organizations attract, motivate and retain exceptional talent.

Responsibilities

Lead the enterprise Total Rewards strategy across Mattel's global organization, ensuring alignment with business priorities, talent strategy and shareholder expectations.
Serve as the company's senior advisor on executive compensation, partnering closely with the CPO, CFO, CEO, Board of Directors and Compensation Committee on executive pay philosophy, incentive design, governance and disclosure.
Lead the development of Board and Compensation Committee materials, providing thoughtful analysis, market insights and recommendations while presenting confidently on complex compensation matters.
Design and evolve executive compensation programs, annual and long-term incentive plans, equity programs, succession-related compensation strategies and employment arrangements that align pay with performance.
Modernize Mattel's global compensation philosophy and architecture, ensuring market competitiveness while enabling organizational agility and supporting a high-performance culture.
Oversee broad-based compensation programs, including salary structures, annual merit processes, incentive programs, job architecture and pay equity strategies across global markets.
Provide strategic leadership for global benefits, well-being and recognition programs that enhance the employee experience while balancing cost effectiveness and market competitiveness.
Lead the company's global mobility function, including relocation, immigration and international assignment strategy, supporting the movement of talent across Mattel's worldwide operations.
Partner closely with Finance, Legal, Tax, Payroll, Investor Relations and senior business leaders to ensure rewards strategies are operationally sound, compliant and aligned with enterprise objectives.
Build and develop a high-performing global Total Rewards organization while fostering innovation, operational excellence and continuous improvement.
Monitor emerging trends in executive compensation, governance, workforce expectations and rewards innovation to ensure Mattel remains an employer of choice and a leader in responsible pay practices.