Head of Rewards

Head of Total Rewards

We are seeking a Head of Total Rewards to join our People team. Reporting to the Chief People Officer, you will be responsible for leading strategy, design, and development of our global compensation and benefit programs; ensuring we continue to attract, motivate and retain top talent through competitive compensation and benefit programs. This highly visible role will be a key member of the People Leadership team and the broader organization.

This is a remote position with a preference for candidates residing in the United States to maintain effective collaboration across teams.

• Develop and create a thoughtful and robust Total Rewards strategy, working cross‑functionally with global leaders, key partners, and the Total Rewards team; driving Lime’s business objectives that support, reward, and recognize talent globally.
• Work cross‑functionally to develop and execute a comprehensive communication strategy for compensation and benefit programs; identifying opportunities to better enable the company to improve employee engagement.
• Design and deliver consistent, compelling training and communication program around Lime’s total rewards philosophy that are easily translatable across all levels of stakeholders from the C‑Suite to entry level.
• Drive successful design, implementation, and communication of reward programs, such as salary/promotion reviews, equity and bonus programs, and executive compensation reviews that drive performance and ensure pay equity across all demographics.
• Build, lead and develop a successful team to support our business as we scale; championing and role‑modeling our values while developing high‑performing team members.
• Prepare and present forecasts, analyses, materials, and recommendations on compensation programs to senior leadership.
• Lead the annual benefits renewal and open global enrollment cycles including market analysis, plan design, cost modeling, stakeholder management, communication and system configuration.
• Continuously optimize compensation and benefit programs that are aligned to Lime’s values, and provide flexibility and local customization to account for cultural, market, and geographical differences.
• Benchmark activities across all areas of rewards to elevate our understanding of our compensation competitiveness globally, and evolve it over time to meet the changing landscape of Total Rewards.
• Forecast and propose a long‑term compensation and equity roadmap that is competitive in the marketplace while keeping in mind our equity pool.
• Build out dashboards to provide visibility on pay parity and progression metrics to support our efforts for a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workforce.

• 10+ years of Total Rewards experience with comprehensive responsibilities, including 4+ years in the development and oversight of compensation and benefits programs within private and public companies.
• Relevant experience working with executive leadership teams and compensation committees.
• Strong team leader that possesses deep market expertise and robust experience building and running high‑impact total rewards solutions that motivate and retain employees, prioritize business objectives, and drive strategic plans forward.
• Demonstrated experience working across matrixed organizations that require high levels of influence, relationship‑building and agility to secure the necessary support for Total Rewards initiatives.
• Successful track record of building and leading teams and have experience partnering with cross‑functional business leaders, C‑Suite executives and members of the Board of Directors.
• Demonstrated track record of attracting top talent, people development and leading a successful Total Rewards team.
• Excellent written, presentation, and verbal communication skills with the ability to summarize complex matters in a clear, concise style.
• Highly skilled in change management with the ability to influence stakeholders with competing priorities and differences of opinion towards a common goal and solution, enabling decision‑making.
• Advanced Excel skills with ability to perform detailed calculations, modeling and analysis using data in…