Head of Total Rewards

The role

The Head of Total Rewards will lead the global Total Rewards strategy for Inizio, ensuring our compensation, benefits, wellbeing, recognition, and executive reward programmes are competitive, equitable, scalable, and aligned to our business strategy. As a member of the HR Leadership Team, you will act as the senior subject matter expert for reward, advising the executive team, HRLT, Remuneration Committee, and Board on strategic reward matters, governance, regulatory readiness, and market practice across a complex, high-growth international organisation.

What we expect

• Significant senior-level experience leading Total Rewards in a high-growth, global organisation, with proven accountability for setting strategy and advising executive stakeholders.
• Expertise in global compensation, benefits, and rewards, with a strong understanding of US, UK, and Ireland markets.
• Experience designing and leading enterprise-wide reward strategies, managing pay structures, overseeing executive compensation programmes, and translating business strategy into practical reward solutions.
• Demonstrated experience leading executive compensation strategy and preparing disclosure materials for U.S. public companies or IPO readiness, with deep knowledge of SEC regulations including CD&A, Summary Compensation Tables, and pay-versus-performance disclosures.
• Proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally with Legal, Finance, and external advisors, and to influence senior stakeholders through the development of clear, board-ready materials and effective support for Remuneration Committee and Board engagement.
• Experience operating as a senior leadership team member, contributing beyond functional expertise to broader people strategy, organisational priorities, and enterprise decision making.
• Strong programme leadership skills, with experience implementing compensation cycles, job levelling, benchmarking, and reward transformation initiatives.
• Strong change management experience, combined with high-quality written and verbal communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills.
• Strong analytical and data interpretation skills, with experience using reward data to guide decision making and influence senior stakeholders.
• Experience with global job architecture, governance frameworks, reward analytics, and compensation reporting.
• Able to operate effectively in a fast-paced, high-growth, and ambiguous environment.