Global Head of Total Rewards (Food Ingredients)

Location: New York, NY, USA; role based in the United States with global scope

Salary: $210,224–$300,320 per year

Company

hirify.global develops flavors, fragrances, food ingredients, and health and biosciences solutions, including ingredient solutions for global food and beverage manufacturers.

What you will do

• Design and lead the global Total Rewards strategy in alignment with business priorities, talent strategy, and workforce productivity.
• Evaluate inherited compensation, benefits, and incentive programs and develop a future-state rewards portfolio for the standalone business.
• Lead global compensation activities, including salary structures, market benchmarking, and annual compensation planning.
• Design and govern incentive programs supporting business performance, leadership accountability, and value creation.
• Provide strategic leadership for global benefits and executive compensation frameworks in partnership with relevant leaders.
• Partner with HR Business Partners, business leaders, Finance, Legal, and external advisors on retention, offer strategy, compliance, governance, and workforce investment.

Requirements

• 15+ years of progressive Total Rewards, compensation, benefits, or HR leadership experience.
• Significant experience leading global or multi-country Total Rewards programs in a complex multinational environment.
• Expertise in broad-based compensation programs, salary structures, incentive plans, benefits strategy, and vendor management.
• Strong background in job architecture, job evaluation, leveling, pay governance, and compensation analytics.
• Proven ability to partner with senior business leaders, Finance, and Legal on rewards strategy and compliance.
• Must be based in the United States and able to support a global business scope.

Nice to have

• Experience in a private equity-backed company, carve-out, spin-off, or high-change transformation environment.
• Experience with executive compensation, long-term incentive design, or Board and Compensation Committee support.
• Experience supporting IPO readiness, public-company governance, or enhanced compensation governance.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to build Total Rewards capabilities for a business transitioning to a standalone operating model.
• Strategic leadership role with global visibility and direct partnership with executive leadership.
• Fast-moving environment where HR contributes directly to transformation and value creation.
• Opportunity to partner across regions and functions on programs supporting talent, performance, and growth.
• The Food Ingredients business is expected to transition from hirify.global to CVC Capital Partners after the anticipated sale closes, subject to regulatory approvals and other conditions.