Head of Total Rewards (AI)

Location: Helsinki, Finland; hybrid with 3 days per week in the office

Company

hirify.global is building a European AI cloud infrastructure platform for training, experimenting with, and deploying AI models at scale, powered by 100% renewable energy.

What you will do

• Define and own the global Total Rewards strategy covering compensation, benefits, equity, and job architecture.
• Design scalable compensation frameworks, job levels, salary bands, and governance processes.
• Lead compensation benchmarking and market analysis while maintaining internal equity and reward consistency.
• Build and evolve global benefits programs in partnership with vendors and internal stakeholders.
• Support workforce planning, budgeting, and hiring decisions through compensation analytics and market insights.
• Establish systems, processes, and governance for a scalable Total Rewards function across multiple countries.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in Total Rewards, Compensation & Benefits, Reward Consulting, or a related field.
• Experience designing and implementing compensation frameworks in growing international organizations.
• Expertise in compensation benchmarking, salary structures, job architecture, leveling frameworks, equity schemes, and benefits strategy.
• Strong analytical skills with experience using compensation data, workforce analytics, and financial models.
• Experience advising senior leaders and executives on compensation and workforce decisions.
• Strong understanding of compensation governance, pay equity, stakeholder management, and hands-on execution.

Nice to have

• Experience in technology, cloud, AI, or scale-up environments.
• Experience supporting rapid international growth.
• Experience with equity programs, share schemes, and long-term incentive plans.
• Familiarity with Ravio, Figures, Mercer, Radford, Pave, or similar compensation platforms.
• Experience using AI and automation to improve reward analytics and processes.

Culture & Benefits

• Build the Total Rewards function and foundational programs from scratch.
• Work cross-functionally with People, Finance, Legal, Talent Acquisition, People Operations, and leadership.
• Shape global compensation and benefits practices while balancing consistency with local market realities.
• Full-time, permanent employment reporting to the VP People.

Hiring process

• Submit an application through hirify.global's Careers page; applications sent by email are not accepted.
• Hiring proceeds without an artificial deadline and will move forward when a suitable candidate is found.