Director, Global Compensation

Reporting directly to the Global Vice President, Total Rewards, the Global Director, Compensation Operations is the senior leader accountable for the effectiveness and efficiency of key global compensation programs. This role will have ownership over global job architecture management, job evaluation methodology, and flawless delivery of all annual pay cycles and compliance initiatives across 19 countries. Scope of this role includes the development, evaluation, and continuous improvement of existing executive, salaried, and hourly compensation programs, generating critical data insights, and how leaders and employees engage with them. This person will drive process automation, ensure that all compensation budgets and practices are defensible, transparent and aligned with HelloFresh’s strategic goals and all programs and processes support our strategy to attract, motivate, and retain the right talent, building a great place to work.

You will...

I. Global Programs Ownership

• Global Job Levelling & Evaluation: Govern, and execute the global Job Architecture including job levelling and titling nomenclature. Lead the implementation and standardization of the job evaluation methodology used to grade and level all roles worldwide (VP+ down to Front-Line).

• Pay Structure Development & Administration: Design, model, and maintain global pay structures and salary bands. Ensure pay ranges are aligned with the strategic market positioning.

• Benchmarking & Market Pricing: Direct the enterprise benchmarking and market pricing process to ensure compensation programs remain market relevant and aligned to the Total Rewards strategy while ensuring internal equity.

• Pay Practice Guidelines: Develop, document, and publish comprehensive global pay practice guidelines, tools and policies (e.g., managing promotions, starting salaries, retention awards) that enable HRBPs and Talent Acquisition while ensuring legal compliance and internal equity across all regions.

• Policy Development: Lead the development and maintenance of formal global compensation policies, ensuring adherence to the Total Rewards philosophy and ease of use and understanding for HRBPs, leaders and employees.

II. Global Operations, Financial & Compliance Execution

• Compensation Budgets & Forecasting: Lead the annual process for developing, modeling, and securing approval for global Compensation Budgets and forecasting (including merit, promotions, and variable payout pools).

• Annual Cycle Leadership: Own the end-to-end operational execution of major global compensation cycles (merit review, incentives and equity administration) for executives, salaried and hourly employees, ensuring timely, accurate, and standardized delivery across all countries. Oversee in partnership with the People Services team the administration of compensation changes including equity program, variable compensation programs and job rating/evaluation.

• Global Compliance Initiatives: Direct the operational execution of key global compliance initiatives, including data collection and analysis necessary for the EU Pay Transparency Directive and legal consultation with Works Councils.

• Budget Compliance Oversight: Implement rigorous financial controls to audit and reconcile Compensation Budget spend against approved Finance targets throughout the year.

• Workday Integrations & Automation: lead Workday integrations related to compensation data flow (e.g., to Payroll/Finance) and implement process automation to reduce manual effort and system errors.

III. Data Reporting & Stakeholder Management

• Data Reporting & Insights: Oversee the development and maintenance of executive-level compensation dashboards and reports. Ensure timely and accurate reporting for strategic decision-making and financial forecasting.

• Stakeholder Management: Foster strong partnerships with business leaders, HR Business Partners, and People Team functional experts to develop compensation solutions that meet the needs of the business while ensuring global consistency and alignment to the Total Rewards strategy. Act as the final point of escalation for complex compensation issues - developing and coordinating solutions across the People team that ensure relevant and timely solutions.

• Team Leadership: Lead, mentor, and develop the global Compensation Operations team, fostering a culture of accountability and continuous process improvement.

You are...

• People Advocate + Culture Curator: your passion for solving people problems and dedication to delivering a positive employee experience make you an awesome ambassador for our culture & team

• Analytical: data is your friend; you're able to translate numbers into action and pave the way for efficiency

• Innovative: you enjoy brainstorming creative methods for problem-solving

• Interpersonal: you're intuitive, engaging, and outgoing; you're engaging and instantly connect with people

• Flexible: you thrive in autonomous environments with high growth and don't get overwhelmed easily

• Embrace Ambiguity: if there is not a clear path, you thrive and get excited from the path you can forge

• Self starter but collaborator, independently motivated, leads oneself, works cross functionally, and embraces stakeholder management

• Professional: you have a high level of integrity and handle confidential information with tact

You have...

• Certification: Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) or extensive experience in Workday Compensation Modules is highly preferred.

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, or other related field

• Formal certifications, such as Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) and compensation coursework a plus

• A minimum of 10+ years of progressive experience in designing and implementing compensation programs, with at least 3 years managing a global or multi-regional compensation function.

• Technical Mastery: highly proficient in spreadsheeting software (Excel/Google Sheets) and Workday Compensation configuration (including merit, report writing, and integration points.

• Process Excellence: Demonstrated ability to lead process redesign and continuous improvement initiatives in a high-volume, global HR environment.

• Prior people management experience

• In depth knowledge and understanding of compensation design, administration, and engagement for both salaried and hourly employees

• A track record of designing and implementing successful and creative compensation programs

• Comfort presenting to senior management and executive presence

You’ll get…

• Competitive hourly rate, 401K company match that vests immediately upon participation, & team bonus opportunities

• Generous PTO and flexible attendance policy

• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits with options at $0 monthly, effective first day of employment

• Up to 85% discount on subscriptions to HelloFresh meal plans (HelloFresh, Green Chef, Everyplate, and Factor_)

• Access to Employee Resource Groups that are open to all employees, including those pertaining to BIPOC, women, veterans, parents, and LGBTQ+

• Inclusive, collaborative, and dynamic work environment within a fast-paced, mission-driven company that is disrupting the traditional food supply chain

This job description is intended to provide a general overview of the responsibilities. However, the Company reserves the right to adjust, modify, or reassign work tasks and responsibilities as needed to meet changing business needs, operational requirements, or other factors.

New York Pay Range
$174,251—$232,286 USD