Job description
Feedzai is the world’s first RiskOps platform for financial risk management, and the market leader in safeguarding global commerce with today’s most advanced cloud-based risk management platform, powered by machine learning and artificial intelligence. Feedzai is securing the transition to a cashless world while enabling digital trust in every transaction and payment type. The world’s largest banks, processors, and retailers trust Feedzai to protect trillions of dollars and manage risk while improving the customer experience for everyday users, without compromising privacy. Feedzai is a Series D company and has raised $282M to date. With a valuation of +$1.5B, the company’s technology protects 900 million people in 190 countries.
The People Team is a strategic partner to all areas of Feedzai. With a collaborative group spanning across the globe, we create exceptional employee experiences (we obsess over it) through Talent Acquisition, Talent Management and Employer Branding. Our diverse perspectives help us think bigger and enable each other to reach higher. Join Us!
You:
The Principal Total Rewards will be a key architect in shaping the future of our people strategy, designing and delivering impactful total rewards programs that empower and inspire our workforce. This role is more than just compensation - it’s about creating meaningful rewards that recognize contributions, drive performance, and fuel our organization’s success. As a trusted expert in compensation analytics, executive rewards, salary structures, and sales incentive plans, you will ensure our approach is competitive, equitable, and future-focused.
Your day to day:
Strategic Total Rewards Ownership
- Develop and execute a comprehensive global total rewards strategy that balances scalability, competitiveness, and financial sustainability.
- Partner with People Partners and Talent Development to ensure our rewards programs reinforce career growth, performance management, and leadership development.
- Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, influencing strategic decisions around compensation, equity, and rewards.
- Lead compensation programs that foster a culture of recognition, motivation, and high performance across a global workforce.
Compensation Analytics & Benchmarking
- Conduct global and regional market benchmarking, ensuring our pay structures remain competitive across diverse locations.
- Utilize compensation analytics and data modeling to assess the effectiveness of pay strategies and identify areas for improvement.
- Lead the evaluation of internal pay equity, ensuring compliance with regulations such as US federal and state pay transparency laws, EU directives, and global equity policies.
Executive Compensation & Governance
- Design and oversee executive compensation programs, including base salary, short-term and long-term incentives, and equity structures.
- Collaborate with Finance, Legal, and external advisors to ensure compliance with SEC, IRS, and other regulatory requirements for executive pay.
- Support Compensation Committee and Board-level discussions by providing insights, benchmarking data, and recommendations.
Global Job Architecture & Salary Structures
- Develop and maintain a scalable global job architecture, ensuring role clarity, progression paths, and fair pay structures.
- Establish and manage salary banding and job leveling frameworks that support a rapidly scaling global organization.
- Partner with People Team and Business Leaders to ensure compensation programs are adaptable to local market conditions while maintaining global consistency.
Compliance, Communication & Stakeholder Management
- Ensure all total rewards programs comply with global and regional regulations, including US wage laws, EU pay transparency directives, and GDPR compliance.
- Drive total rewards transparency, crafting effective communication strategies to help employees understand and value their rewards.
- Partner with Finance to ensure cost modeling, budgeting, and forecasting for compensation and benefits programs.
You have & you know-how:
- 10+ years of progressive experience in Total Rewards, Compensation & Benefits, with expertise in analytics, executive compensation, and incentive design.
- Experience in scaled, global organizations - you’ve led compensation and rewards strategies in large, multinational companies.
- Strong understanding of the US compensation market, including job leveling, pay bands, incentive structures, and compliance with US wage and labor laws.
- Prior experience designing compensation structures in Europe, APAC, and emerging markets is a plus.
- Deep expertise in sales incentive compensation, particularly in high-growth, global environments.
- Experience designing and presenting executive compensation models, including stock options, equity grants, and bonus structures.
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Your First 30-Days at Feedzai:
You will be immersed in our brand with training, connections, and one-on-one time with your manager. You may shadow your colleagues virtually or onsite at an office depending on where you work as you are supported through your Feedzai journey. In addition, you will have access to a ton of information to give you history, context, and all the knowledge you can handle about Feedzai and the team. Finally, you will start working on projects and collaborating on work currently being done. We can’t wait to have you join the team!
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Feedzai is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
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