Head of Compensation

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SGS

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1878

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

🍽️ Food & Beverage

Consulting • Healthcare • Food & Beverage

SGS is the world's leading Testing, Inspection, and Certification (TIC) company, providing a comprehensive range of services designed to assure quality and integrity across various sectors. SGS is focused on sustainability, offering climate action services and an all-encompassing ESG portfolio under its IMPACT NOW suite. The company has ambitious targets for growth by 2027, driven by its strategy to address global megatrends. SGS operates globally, providing business assurance, connectivity and products, digital trust, health and nutrition, and solutions for industries and the environment.

📋 Description

• Responsible for designing and delivering a comprehensive compensation strategy for North America • Ensure competitive, compliant, and scalable compensation programs • Provide strategic compensation insights for workforce planning and retention • Align regional compensation programs with global frameworks • Oversee design and governance of salary structures and incentive plans • Lead annual compensation planning processes • Conduct market benchmarking and compensation analytics • Design and maintain competitive compensation practices • Implement recognition programs • Support regional implementation of global executive compensation programs • Ensure compliance with labor laws, pay equity regulations, and health and safety standards • Manage compensation budgets and provide financial modeling • Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing regional Compensation team • Partner with HRBPs, Finance, Legal, and business line leaders

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, or related field • 12+ years of progressive compensation experience • Experience supporting multi-country environments in North America • Strong understanding of compensation practices for technical and field-based roles • Proven ability to lead complex compensation cycles and harmonization projects • Strong analytical, financial modeling, and problem-solving skills • Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication capabilities • Preferred: Master’s degree or professional certifications (CCP, GRP)

🏖️ Benefits

• Health, Dental and Vision (80% coverage) • Employee assistance programs • RRSP Program Eligibility • Online training courses • Virtual and classroom development experiences • Tuition reimbursement program • Paid-time off