Head of Total Rewards

Skip to main contentJobsDashboardProfileJoin Talent NetworkSign InSingle PositionView All JobsRemoteHead of Total RewardsSanta Clara, CA, USAApply NowAdd to cartFind out how well you match with this jobUpload your resumeJob descriptionCompany and benefitsJob ID68761203061Date posted04/27/2026DepartmentG&AGlobal Head of Total RewardsAbout EightfoldEightfold is building the world’s most advanced Talent Intelligence Platform, powered by agentic AI. We help organizations hire, retain, and grow talent based on skills, potential, and real data—not proxies.This role is a rare opportunity to be a People leader inside an AI-native HR tech company, helping shape not just how Eightfold scales, but how the future of work is built, experienced, and sold.Eightfold is a global leader in AI-native enterprise talent platform, trusted by the world’s largest & most respected Fortune 500 organizations. Our platform is built from the ground up operating at scale across Azure and AWS, deployed in multiple regions globally, including IL4-compliant environments for US Government, supporting users in 100+ countries and 30+ languages. Today, Eightfold is at the forefront of agentic AI, delivering intelligent agents that actively drive outcomes across hiring and talent workflows, while much of the industry is still experimenting with prototypes. Backed by over $410M in funding and valued at $2B+, we are defining the next era of agentic talent systems.What sets Eightfold apart is not just the technology and our mission, but the team behind it. We are a deeply technical, execution-driven organization that values ownership, collaboration, and high standards. Our engineers, product leaders, and go-to-market teams work closely together, in person and across functions, to build systems that scale in the real world. If you’re excited to work on hard problems, move with urgency, raise the bar every day, and help build agentic systems that transform how the world works, Eightfold is the place to do it.About the RoleWe are hiring a Global Head of Total Rewards to build, run, and evolve our global rewards strategy across compensation, equity, benefits, and sales compensation.This is a high-ownership, senior individual contributor role reporting to the CHRO. You will operate as the company’s end-to-end rewards expert, responsible for both designing the strategy and ensuring strong execution through close partnership.You should be equally comfortable:Building compensation frameworks from first principlesDesigning executive and sales compensation packagesDriving cycles and decisions through cross-functional teamsAdvising senior leaders when the answer is not obviousThis role is not just about maintaining programs. It is about bringing coherence, rigor, and modern thinking to how rewards works at Eightfold as we scale globally.What You Will DoCompensation & Rewards StrategyDesign and evolve a global compensation philosophy and framework aligned to performance, growth, and market competitivenessPartner with People Operations and Finance to drive annual compensation cycles, shaping planning, benchmarking, calibration, and budget alignmentAdvise executive leadership on pay decisions, leveling, and market positioning, especially in ambiguous or high-stakes situationsBuild clear, practical guidance for managers to make consistent and high-quality compensation decisionsPrepare and present Board-level compensation materials in partnership with the CHROSales Compensation (Critical Focus Area)Own design and evolution of sales compensation plans across segments and rolesPartner closely with Sales, Revenue Operations, and Finance to align plans with GTM strategy, growth goals, and margin considerationsModel plan economics, quota structures, and payout curves with a strong point of viewEnsure plans are simple, motivating, and drive the right behaviors, not just mathematically correctAct as a trusted partner to GTM leadership, not just a program managerEquity & Executive...