[Hiring] Senior Compensation Manager @Opella

Role Description

The Senior Compensation Manager, North America is a strategic leadership role within Opella, accountable for defining, leading, and executing the compensation strategy across the United States and Canada. This position plays a critical role in shaping competitive, equitable, and performance-driven compensation programs that attract, retain, and motivate talent while supporting Opella’s business priorities and long-term growth ambitions.

Reporting directly to the People & Culture Lead, North America, with a dotted-line reporting relationship to the Global Total Rewards Lead for Opella, the Head of Compensation will serve as the senior compensation leader and trusted strategic advisor to the North America Leadership Team, People & Culture (P&C) leadership, and key business stakeholders.

As a member of the North America P&C Leadership Team, this role will drive the regional compensation agenda, strengthen pay-for-performance practices, and ensure compensation programs align with Opella’s global Total Rewards philosophy while addressing the unique business, regulatory, and talent market requirements of the United States and Canada.

The Senior Compensation Manager will provide strategic direction, governance, and operational oversight across base pay, short-term incentives, sales incentives, job architecture, market benchmarking, pay equity, and compensation planning.

This leader will partner closely with Global Total Rewards, Finance, Benefits, Talent Acquisition, P&C Business Partners, and senior business leaders to develop and deliver a compelling Total Rewards proposition that supports Opella’s ambition to become the best Consumer Healthcare company in and for the world.

Main Responsibilities

• Own and lead the North America compensation strategy, ensuring alignment with Opella’s global Total Rewards philosophy, regional business objectives, and evolving talent market dynamics.
• Serve as the senior compensation advisor to the North America Leadership Team, providing strategic insights and recommendations on compensation matters, market competitiveness, organizational effectiveness, and talent retention.
• Translate global compensation strategies into actionable regional programs that balance enterprise consistency with local market competitiveness and regulatory requirements.
• Lead compensation transformation initiatives that enhance organizational agility, simplify processes, strengthen governance, and support Opella’s performance-driven culture.
• Provide strategic oversight and leadership for all compensation programs across the United States and Canada, including base salary structures, annual merit reviews, short-term incentives, sales incentive plans, and recognition programs.
• Oversee job architecture, job evaluation, market benchmarking, salary structures, and compensation positioning to ensure internal equity, external competitiveness, and organizational consistency.
• Establish and maintain effective compensation governance, policies, and decision-making frameworks in alignment with Opella’s Global Total Rewards standards.
• Lead regional compensation planning cycles, including merit increases, bonus planning, salary structure reviews, and compensation-related communications.
• Ensure compliance with applicable compensation regulations, including pay transparency, pay equity, wage and hour requirements, and other relevant US and Canadian employment legislation.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition and P&C Business Partners to develop competitive compensation solutions for executive, leadership, and critical talent hiring and retention.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10+ years of progressive experience in Compensation, Total Rewards, or related HR disciplines, including significant experience leading compensation strategy and programs within complex, multinational organizations.
• Demonstrated experience operating as a senior compensation leader, with accountability for regional compensation strategy, program design, governance, and execution.
• Strong knowledge of US and Canadian compensation practices, market dynamics, regulatory requirements, and pay transparency legislation.
• Proven experience designing and managing base pay, annual incentive, sales incentive, job architecture, and performance-based compensation programs.
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or a related discipline required. MBA or relevant advanced degree preferred.
• Professional certifications such as Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) or Global Remuneration Professional (GRP) are a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to advise and influence senior executives and business leaders on strategic and complex compensation matters.
• Experience collaborating with global compensation teams and translating enterprise rewards strategies into regional solutions.

Company Description

Opella is the self-care challenger with the purest and third-largest portfolio in the Over The Counter (OTC) & Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements (VMS) market globally.

• Our mission is to bring health in people’s hands by making self-care as simple as it should be.
• For half a billion consumers worldwide – and counting.
• At the core of this mission is our 100 loved brands, our 11,000-strong global team, our 13 best-in-class manufacturing sites and 4 specialized science and innovation development centers.
• Headquartered in France, Opella is the proud maker of many of the world’s most loved brands, including Allegra, Buscopan, Doliprane, Dulcolax, Enterogermina, Essentiale and Mucosolvan.
• As a globally certified B Corp company, we are active players in the journey towards healthier people and planet.