SGS
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.
Head of Total Rewards
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SGS
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
• Design and execute a regional total rewards strategy for the Testing, Inspection & Certification industry • Provide strategic reward insights for workforce planning, high-volume hiring, retention, and market competitiveness • Align regional reward programs with global frameworks and country-specific practices and regulations • Oversee salary structures, variable pay, job architecture, and incentive plans • Lead annual compensation planning, including merit, bonus, and market adjustments • Conduct market benchmarking and compensation analytics for technical and niche roles • Develop and oversee a region-wide benefits strategy focused on safety, well-being, and health • Manage benefits administration, vendors, program harmonization, utilization trends, and enhancements • Design compensation practices for field roles involving shift work, travel, hazard exposure, and specialized certifications • Implement recognition programs supporting safety culture, service quality, and operational excellence • Support global executive compensation programs and oversee mobility packages for cross-border assignments • Ensure reward program compliance with labor laws, pay equity regulations, tax rules, collective bargaining agreements, and health and safety standards • Maintain data integrity and reporting accuracy across HRIS and compensation systems • Manage total rewards budgets and provide financial modeling • Build, lead, and mentor a regional Total Rewards team • Partner with HRBPs, Finance, Legal, and business leaders • Represent North America in global total rewards initiatives
🎯 Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, or related field • 15+ years of progressive compensation and benefits or total rewards experience • Experience ideally within the TIC, industrial services, engineering, or technical services sectors • Experience supporting multi-country environments in North America • Strong understanding of compensation practices for technical and field-based roles, including premium pay, certifications, safety incentives, and workforce scheduling • Proven ability to lead complex compensation cycles and benefits harmonization projects across multiple jurisdictions • Strong analytical, financial modeling, and problem-solving skills • Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication capabilities • Advanced English skills • Advanced reasoning skills • Advanced Microsoft Office skills, including Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint • Ability to manage and coordinate multiple projects in a fast-paced, highly professional environment • Strategic mindset with strong business and industry acumen • Cross-cultural leadership and collaboration skills • Data-driven decision-making skills • Change and transformation leadership • Operational understanding of field and laboratory environments • Integrity, discretion, and sound judgment • Occasional travel required (5%–33%)
🏖️ Benefits
• Medical, dental and vision insurance • Life insurance • Employee assistance programs • 401(k) with company match • Immediate vesting upon enrollment • Online training courses • Virtual and classroom development experiences • Tuition reimbursement program • Paid time off • Family leave
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