Director, Global Compensation

TL;DR

Director, Global Compensation (HR/Compensation): Leading the strategy, design, and governance of compensation across a global footprint with an accent on harmonizing pay practices and leading M&A compensation integration. Focus on building scalable pay structures, developing a global job architecture, and ensuring regulatory compliance across multiple jurisdictions.

Location: Hybrid; must be based in the USA and require in-person attendance at least three days per week at a GT office or client site.

Salary: $187,500 – $312,500

Company

hirify.global delivers professional services including audit, assurance, tax, and advisory through a multinational platform with a strong cross-border culture.

What you will do

• Own and evolve the global compensation strategy and pay philosophy to ensure alignment with business goals and market positioning.
• Design and maintain scalable, market-based pay structures that flex across geographies.
• Lead the development and governance of global job architecture, including job levels, career paths, and competency-based taxonomy.
• Direct compensation integration for M&A activity, bringing newly acquired firms onto a consistent pay architecture.
• Manage benchmarking approaches and market-pricing tools such as Payfactors and survey providers like Mercer and WTW.
• Ensure compliance with global regulatory requirements, including the EU Pay Transparency Directive and US pay regulations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, Finance, or related field (MBA preferred).
• 10+ years of progressive compensation experience.
• 3+ years leading global compensation strategy, design, and governance.
• Demonstrated expertise in global job architecture and M&A compensation harmonization.
• Proficiency with compensation systems such as Oracle HCM, Payfactors, and Syndio.
• Must be based in the United States to support the hybrid work model.

Nice to have

• Professional certification such as CCP or GRP.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work model empowering flexibility for work-life integration.
• Personalized and comprehensive benefits packages recognizing diverse identity and roles.
• Eligibility for discretionary annual bonuses based on individual and firm performance.
• Strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Support for overall well-being and professional growth opportunities.