Head of Total Rewards

Join Applied, a leading company in the tech industry, as the Head of Total Rewards. In this strategic role, you will shape our global compensation, equity, and benefits programs, ensuring they align with our business model and values. You will report to the Chief People Officer and collaborate with various stakeholders to define our total reward philosophy. Your responsibilities will include designing a world-class compensation philosophy, overseeing benefits and wellness programs, serving as a strategic advisor to the leadership team, and leading annual planning cycles. You will also drive the selection and implementation of systems and vendors, establish a governance framework for total rewards programs, and own the company's job architecture and career framework.

• Design and lead a world-class philosophy covering global cash, stock-based compensation, and long-term incentives that align with our high-performance culture.
• Oversee Applied’s benefits and wellness programs, ensuring that we are engaging in competitive, scalable and inclusive offerings.
• Establish and drive the governance framework for all total rewards programs and decision-making processes, including approval workflows for offers, stock-based compensation policies and annual merit cycles.
• Strong modeling, analytics, and communication skills, with the ability to distill complex data into actionable insights
• Deep knowledge of compensation structures (base, bonus, equity), equity vehicles (RSUs, PSUs, options, ESPP), and benefits programs
• Experience in designing and managing compensation programs for a global workforce (high preference for companies with predominantly engineering teams)
• 10+ years of experience leading total rewards in both high-growth private and public companies
• Familiarity with HRIS systems like Workday, or similar for compensation and benefits administration
• Familiarity with global equity compensation frameworks and international benefits program design
• Familiarity with various international tax regulations and compliance requirements related to compensation and benefits
• Don’t meet every single requirement? If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles