Senior Director, Rewards & HR Technology

Kal Vista is a global pharmaceutical company dedicated to delivering life-changing oral therapies for individuals affected by rare diseases with significant unmet needs. The Kal Vista team discovered and developed EKTERLY®—the first and only oral on-demand treatment for hereditary angioedema (HAE)—and continues to work closely with the global HAE community to improve treatment and care for this disease around the world.

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We are seeking an experienced Senior Director, Total Rewards & HR Technology to lead the optimization of Total Rewards and HR Technology globally. The individual we are seeking has a passion to maximize the candidate and employee experience while promoting health, purpose and data governance. You have experience designing and delivering a comprehensive annual rewards package that attracts, motivates and retains talent - including competitive compensation, health and wellness benefits, recognition and milestone programs, lifestyle perks, paid time off, protection benefits, retirement programs and scalable systems.

Essentially, your driving focus will encompass almost everything of value to outline Kal Vista’s total investment to employees; ultimately thanking them for their contributions.

In leading annual global Compensation Planning, thrive with an analytical mindset to interpret complex data and drive financial and talent decisions. This role will be pivotal as we continue to scale and will ensure our philosophy within a supportive environment as our scientific mission prevails.

While reporting to the Vice President, Talent Operations & Rewards, you will be an integral member of the Human Resources organization with close collaborations with executive leaders and finance partners to ensure informed decisions for the global enterprise. This role is ideal for a leader who thrives in a dynamic, high growth pharmaceutical environment.

• Collaborate closely with Finance Leaders
• establish a true partnership while co-owning the responsibility of people data, financial rewards and shared operational commitment
• While serving as a thought leader, offer advisement to HR and Executive leaders on compensation philosophy, total rewards trends, industry practices and market shifts
• Prepare material for Compensation Committee to align compensation with corporate strategy through collaborative governance
• Partner with Talent Acquisition to share surveying and analysis while obtaining real-time market intelligence during talent sourcing and assessment
• Lead and own vendor relationships associated with HR Technology and Total Rewards including contract renewals, negotiations, and compliance.

• Lead the development and implementation of the company’s global compensation frameworks for all level positions, including Executive level; shaping Kal Vista’s Compensation philosophy
• Design and launch job architecture, leveling frameworks, and global market benchmarking
• Lead annual Compensation Planning; including merit, incentive programs, equity planning, business rules associated with promotions and equal pay adjustments
• Conduct market analyses to ensure market specific competitiveness
• Be a champion for employee wellbeing
• Design and manage competitive benefits programs in each Country we employ; harmonizing benefits across multiple entities while aligning employee needs and local market trends
• Ensure benefits are cost effective, compliant and inclusive
• Evaluate and enhance Kal Vista’s Employee Value Proposition through benefits innovation; identify and implement enhancements

• Oversee equity program administration in partnership with Legal & Finance
• Take the lead on employee education ensuring employees understand equity value offering
• Evaluate Equity Planning program year over year to ensure competitiveness

• Define and drive the vision for HR systems to enable scalable growth
• Assess and optimize current technology platforms
• Implement new technologies
• Assess Kal Vista’s library of policies for scalability; maintain all Human Resources related policies for the…