Head of Compensation

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $130k - $160k / year

⏰ Full Time

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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 • Ensures competitive, compliant, and scalable compensation programs that attract and retain specialized talent • Develops and executes a regional compensation strategy tailored to the TIC industry • Provides strategic compensation insights to support workforce planning and retention of critical technical talent • Aligns regional compensation programs with global frameworks • Oversees design and governance of salary structures, variable pay programs, job architecture, and incentive plans • Conducts market benchmarking and compensation analytics for technical and niche roles • Implements recognition programs that reinforce safety culture, service quality, and operational excellence • Manages compensation budgets and provides financial modeling for compensation investments • Builds, leads, and mentors a high-performing regional Compensation team

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, or related field • 12+ years of progressive compensation 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 considerations • Proven ability to lead complex compensation cycles and harmonization projects across multiple jurisdictions • Strong analytical, financial modeling, and problem-solving skills • Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication capabilities.

🏖️ 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