Head of Total Rewards

About the role

This Head of Total Rewards position at Incode focuses on developing and overseeing a global compensation and benefits framework. The role involves creating competitive compensation strategies, including job architecture, salary bands, and variable incentive plans. A key responsibility is leading annual compensation cycles, from benchmarking to equity refreshes, ensuring the company's offerings remain competitive and aligned with its growth objectives.

The role also encompasses designing and improving benefits programs across the U.S., LATAM, and EMEA, managing vendor relationships, and educating employees on available perks. Additionally, this leader will administer equity programs in coordination with legal and finance teams, handling grant planning and cap table reviews. A crucial aspect is ensuring compliance with global labor laws and tax regulations related to compensation and equity.

A significant part of the role involves leveraging people analytics to provide leadership with insights into compensation trends, pay equity, and headcount costs. The Head of Total Rewards will build reporting frameworks and models, presenting findings to executives and the board. This individual will also serve as a trusted advisor to various internal stakeholders, including HRBPs, Finance, and Talent Acquisition, supporting performance management and recognition initiatives.

The salary for this position ranges from $45,000 to $75,000 annually.

Skills that matter here

• Global Compensation Architecture: This role requires designing and managing the company's worldwide compensation strategy, including job architecture and salary bands.
• Sales Compensation: The Head of Total Rewards will partner with sales leaders to design and maintain commission plans that align with business goals.
• Equity Programs: Administering the company's equity program, including grant planning and cap table reviews, is a core responsibility.
• People Analytics: This position involves building dashboards and reporting frameworks to provide leadership with insights into compensation trends and pay equity.
• Leadership: The role requires leading the total rewards function and acting as a trusted advisor to executives and other departments.
• Analytical Skills: Strong analytical abilities are necessary for building compensation models, conducting pay equity analyses, and creating executive-level reports.

Who this role suits

• You have a track record of building and significantly redesigning global compensation or benefits programs, rather than just maintaining existing ones.
• You are comfortable operating in a high-growth startup environment, having spent meaningful time in Series B, C, or equivalent scale companies.
• You are data-driven in your approach to total rewards, capable of building models and reports from scratch, but not paralyzed by data.
• You thrive in ambiguous situations and are adept at partnering with senior leadership, including CPO and CFO, on strategic compensation matters.

From the employer

What You'll Own & Drive

• Global Compensation Architecture — Design and manage a competitive global compensation strategy encompassing job architecture, salary bands, variable incentive pay, and equity programs. Lead annual comp cycles end-to-end: benchmarking, leveling, planning, and equity refreshes.
• Sales Compensation — Partner with regional sales leaders and sales operations to design, model, and maintain commission plans that drive the right outcomes — and update them when the business evolves.
• Benefits Design & Scaling — Build, implement, and continuously improve benefits programs (health, retirement, wellness, perks) across the U.S., LATAM, and EMEA. Evaluate vendors, manage renewals, and drive employee education and engagement globally.
• Equity & Governance — Administer the equity program in coordination with Legal and Finance. Own grant planning, cap table reviews, and employee communications around equity value. Ensure ongoing compliance with global labor laws and tax regulations.
• People Analytics & Reporting — Build the dashboards, reporting frameworks, and models that give leadership real-time visibility into compensation trends, pay equity, gender parity, and headcount cost. Present to executives and, when the moment calls for it, to the board.
• Cross-Functional Partnership — Act as a trusted advisor to executives, HRBPs, Finance, and Talent Acquisition on all things total rewards. Support performance management cycles, promotions, and recognition programs — staying close enough to the business to anticipate needs before they become fires.

The Qualities That Set You Apart

• You're a builder, not a maintainer.
• You've built comp structures, benefits programs, or equity frameworks from scratch — not just inherited and sustained someone else's work.
• You're data-driven without being data-paralyzed.
• Your ego doesn't get in the way of the work.
• You operate at every altitude.
• You're a trusted advisor, not a gatekeeper.
• You thrive in ambiguity.

Your Background

• 8+ years of progressive experience in compensation, benefits, or total rewards — with meaningful time spent in a startup or high-growth environment (Series B, C, or equivalent scale).
• Demonstrated experience building or significantly redesigning a global comp or benefits program — not just administering one.
• Hands-on experience with equity program administration (option grants, RSUs, cap table coordination with Legal and Finance).
• Strong analytical skills — comfortable building comp models, pay equity analyses, and executive-level reporting from scratch.
• Experience supporting global, multicultural teams across multiple regions; LATAM experience and Spanish language proficiency strongly preferred.
• Track record of partnering directly with CPO, CFO, and senior leadership on compensation strategy and board-level reporting.
• Bachelor's degree required; MBA or advanced degree in HR, Business, or a related field preferred. CCP or CEBS certification a plus.

Why Incode?

• Be part of a mission-driven company at the intersection of AI, identity, and trust.
• Work alongside a world-class team backed by General Atlantic and SoftBank.
• Shape the future of how people — and companies — verify identity at global scale.
• Competitive compensation, equity participation, and benefits.
• A culture that rewards ownership, speed, and intellectual curiosity.

Benefits & Perks:

• Flexible Working Hours & Workplace
• Open Vacation Policy
• Equal Opportunities: Incode is an equal opportunity employer, committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment.