[Hiring] Head of Total Rewards @GoGlobal

Role Description

GoGlobal is strengthening its global People capability. We are looking for a Head of Total Reward to provide specialist leadership and hands-on delivery across compensation, benefits, job architecture, benchmarking and reward governance.

Reporting to and working closely with the Fractional Head of People, you will play a key role in delivering GoGlobal's wider People transformation, bringing deep functional expertise to shape Reward solutions and support their implementation.

This is a highly collaborative relationship. You will lead specialist Reward workstreams and day-to-day delivery, while working alongside the Fractional Head of People on major strategic programmes, organisation-wide decisions and Executive engagement.

What you'll be responsible for

• Partner closely with the Fractional Head of People to develop and deliver the Total Reward agenda within GoGlobal's overall People strategy and transformation roadmap.
• Translate strategic People and business priorities into practical, scalable Reward solutions and implementation plans.
• Provide deep Total Reward expertise, insight and recommendations to support decision-making by the Fractional Head of People and Executive Leadership Team.
• Work closely with Fractional Head of People, on the design and implementation of GoGlobal's global job architecture, grading, career levels and salary structures, taking hands on responsibility for the specialist reward work and implementation.
• Establish and maintain a robust approach to external market benchmarking, providing data and recommendations to inform pay and workforce decisions.
• Develop GoGlobal's reward and pay philosophy, in partnership with the Fractional Head of People, and translate this into practical policies, governance and decision-making frameworks.
• Lead the operational delivery of the annual salary and compensation review, working closely with the Fractional Head of People, Finance and business leaders to ensure recommendations are commercially aligned and implemented accurately.
• Lead GoGlobal's global employee benefits activity, including benefit design, market reviews, renewals, broker/provider relationships and cost effectiveness.
• Establish effective payroll governance, controls, ownership and escalation processes and provide appropriate oversight of payroll delivery.
• Support Fractional Head of People in providing specialist Reward activity relating to pay equity, EU Pay Transparency and emerging regulatory requirements, as part of the wider People transformation.
• Provide specialist advice on compensation decisions including recruitment, promotions, internal moves and retention.
• Develop Reward analytics, reporting and insights to support strategic workforce planning and Executive decision-making.
• Identify Reward risks, opportunities and emerging priorities and bring clear recommendations to the Fractional Head of People.
• Partner with Talent, HR Operations and other People colleagues to ensure Reward initiatives are integrated into the wider People agenda.
• Take hands-on ownership for implementation and delivery within the Reward function while contributing directly to wider People transformation programmes led by the Fractional Head of People.

Qualifications

• Experienced international Total Reward leader who combines strong functional expertise with a willingness to be hands-on.
• Proven experience building and scaling Total Reward capability in a fast moving, international organization.
• Comfortable operating in a hands-on environment, able to move between strategic design and practical delivery.
• Significant experience across compensation, job architecture, grading, market benchmarking, salary structures, annual pay reviews, global benefits and payroll governance.
• Experience operating across multiple countries and comfortable navigating different markets, currencies, regulatory requirements and approaches to pay transparency.
• Confident developing recommendations and challenging constructively.
• Highly collaborative leader who enjoys working closely with a senior People leader.
• Typically 10+ years experience in Total Reward, including experience operating at senior leadership level within an international fast moving organization.
• A relevant HR or Reward qualification is desirable; however, strong practical international Total Reward experience is more important than a specific qualification.

Benefits

• A company small enough for your voice to be heard meaningfully, yet large enough to make a global impact.
• Collaborating with a diverse, global and supportive team.
• Built for the long-haul - no VC or PE pressure, just a focus on sustainable growth.

Company Description

As a privately owned company, we are free from the pressures of venture capital or private equity investors demanding exponential growth in unreasonable time frames. Sometimes, things just take time to do well. In our business, delivering great results is a process - and we're committed to doing it right.

We are not for sale. We believe that financial success is a natural outcome of our work, not the primary goal. Unlike many investors who view money as a goal, our focus is on long-term growth and sustainable success.

• We are a global team, built for those who want to go further.
• We prioritize organic and sustainable growth.
• We believe in transparency and trust.
• We believe flexibility drives success.