Director of Compensation - Hybrid, Alpharetta GA

Every day, Global Payments makes it possible for millions of people to move money between buyers and sellers using our payments solutions for credit, debit, prepaid and merchant services.  Our worldwide team helps over 3 million companies, more than 1,300 financial institutions and over 600 million cardholders grow with confidence and achieve amazing results.  We are driven by our passion for success and we are proud to deliver best-in-class payment technology and software solutions.  Join our dynamic team and make your mark on the payments technology landscape of tomorrow. 

Global Payments is undergoing significant business, human resources, and total rewards transformation. The formal transformation is expected to take 2+ years. 

The aim of our Total Rewards programs is to develop programs that support our strategic talent and investment goals. Excellence in day-to-day delivery and a focus on stakeholder management are on the critical path to achieving our goals. Of note, is that decentralized compensation & benefits programs and operations are being identified and reviewed for consolidation into a Total Rewards center of expertise model.

Summary of This Role

This role will be responsible for establishing, managing, and monitoring the day-to-day operation of the broad-based compensation team. This leadership role will be supervising 3-5 compensation professionals across 5+ countries in the Americas.  

Through the use of data and intelligence gained from relationships, this role is expected to provide Compensation and Total Rewards leadership with insights and recommendations to evolve program design, employee experience, and HR partner experience.

The typical broad-based programs under this role’s management are job evaluation; salary administration; base compensation management; short-term incentive plans; and others.

What Part Will You Play?

• Manages broad-based compensation program delivery and oversees the administration of those programs through a team of compensation professionals.

• Prepares monthly management reports on the operation as well as adherence or deviation from program goals. 

• While this role is focused on delivery in the Americas, it also serves as the coordinator of the following, globally:

  • In partnership with the regional Total Reward leaders, regularly monitors the appropriateness of our market data sources. 

  • Monitors the governance practices of the job and career architecture (job family catalog of jobs and related descriptions, etc.)

  • Supports the establishment and monitoring of country-specific, global salary structures and rigor of grade assignments.

• Identifies needs for incentive programs in the various business

  • Advises the Compensation team, Finance, and business leadership to ensure plans are designed to operate within the short- and long-range financial parameters.

• Monitors the regulatory environment and provides leadership with timely program or administrative recommendations

  • Will be the lead role for pay transparency in the Americas

• Manages the annual compensation season

• Other duties as assigned

• Hybrid, based out of our Winward offices in Alpharetta, GA.

• Standard business hours, Monday - Friday

Other considerations:

Budget management (or involvement)

Communication and Change Management related to scope

M&A activities

Market research

Data analysis

Key Relationships

• HR business partners of various career levels

• HRIS

• Finance

• Accounting

• Legal

• HR Service Enablement

• Internal Audit

What Are We Looking For in This Role?

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree

• ~10 years or progressive experience, inclusive of 5-6 supervisory experience

• Experience establishing or revamping operational procedures and service-level agreements

• Change Management and Communication

  • Identifying communication needs

  • Drafting non-technical communications on technical subjects

• Proven track record 

  • in relationship and stakeholder management

  • using data and analytics to identify program and operational needs

• General project management

• Analytical

  • Critical thinking and analytical

  • Modeling scenarios in spreadsheet models

Additional considerations

• Certified Compensation Professional (CCP)

• Finance, Accounting, or quantitative training

• General HR experience

  • General work experience with client / stakeholder management outside of Human Resources

• Technology industry experience a plus

• Management consulting (HR or otherwise) a plus

• Workday experience

Global Payments offers a comprehensive benefits package to all of our team members, including medical, dental and vision care, EAP programs, paid time off, recognition programs, retirement and investment options, charitable gift matching programs, and worldwide days of service. To learn more, review our Benefits page at: https://jobs.globalpayments.com/en/why-global-payments/benefits/

At this time, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position. Candidates must be legally authorized to work for any employer in the United States (or (applicable country) on a full-time basis without the need for current or future immigration sponsorship.

The position listed in this requisition is ineligible for the referral bonus award program.

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