Director Total Rewards

Company: Fastest-growing AI tech company.$10B valuation Scaling to 1,000+ people by the end of 2026, across 46+ countries. What you'll own Compensation strategy & philosophy: own and evolve it, balancing market competitiveness with internal equity and financial discipline Job architecture & levelling: bring rigor without bureaucracy, across 46+ countries and a hugely diverse set of roles Equity & long-term incentives: own the equity philosophy, structure and grant strategy, partnering with Finance and Legal on design, refreshes and promotion grants Compensation cycles & governance: run annual reviews end-to-end, build calibration rigor, act as final escalation point for levelling and pay decisions Benefits & total rewards: own global benefits strategy, balancing standardisation with regional relevance What they're looking for 5–10 years in Compensation/Total Rewards, ideally in high-growth tech across multiple countries Genuine equity programme ownership, design, grant strategy, refresh and promotion grants Track record building comp frameworks and job architecture from scratch (or significantly redesigning them)Global benchmarking experience across countries and talent markets Hands-on builder, not a purely managerial background, comfortable being the main comp expert in the business Big 4 backgrounds who've since moved into a tech scale-up very welcome Rem Co/Exec Comp or IPO-readiness exposure a strong plus, not essential Commercial and pragmatic, thrives in fast-moving, ambiguous environments rather than heavy process What else is on offer Innovative, high-velocity culture, impact over job titles Annual L&D stipend Annual social travel stipend + company-wide offsite (past locations: Croatia, Italy)Monthly co-working stipend if you're not near a hub Ready to build compensation from the ground up at one of the fastest-growing AI companies in the world? JGA are dedicated to delivering the best possible candidate experience. Due to the high volume of applications, we regret that we are not always able to respond to every individual applicant. If your application is shortlisted, a member of our team will be in touch. Thank you for your understanding. JGA Recruitment Group Ltd ("We") are committed to equality of opportunity for all applications regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. We strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply. We are also committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. We are a specialist Payroll and HR recruitment agency and recruitment business as defined in the Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003 (our business). These statements together with our privacy notices set out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us.