Global Total Rewards Business Partner - Talent ...

This role serves as the Global Total Rewards partner for Talent Solutions, with a strong focus on sales and incentive design. It shapes how pay and incentives drive growth, margin, and retention across countries while ensuring governance, equity, and compliance. The role operates at the intersection of Business, Sales, Finance, and HR, translating strategy into scalable reward solutions. This role also serves as a member of the Global Total Rewards team, supporting global initiatives (e.g., global job architecture, market pricing frameworks, pay governance and harmonization) and ensuring alignment of the initiatives with the Talent Solutions global brand including the RPO, TAPFIN (MSP), and Right Management service lines. Making an Impact u2013 Your Key Responsibilities, Accountabilities, Ways of Working - Talent Solutions (~70%-80%) u2022 Advise business leaders on how pay and incentives support attraction, retention, and performance u2022 Partner with HRBPs and Finance on workforce planning, capability shifts, and productivity goals u2022 Act as a trusted advisor on trade-offs between cost, competitiveness, global consistency, and local flexibility u2022 Lead annual and off cycle compensation processes, including merit, promotions, and market adjustments u2022 Apply global compensation philosophy consistently across regions, managing exceptions within defined governance guardrails u2022 Support pay equity, transparency, and regulatory readiness (e.g., EU Pay Transparency) u2022 Lead the annual design of sales and incentive plans, aligning plans across countries to strategic business objectives u2022 Partner with Business, Finance, and Sales Operations on incentive design, modeling, and scenario analysis u2022 Build business cases and model cost-of-sales, ROI, and performance outcomes u2022 Own incentive plan documentation, governance standards, and approval processes u2022 Clarify performance measures and reward outcomes to strengthen leadership effectiveness u2022 Conduct job evaluations and market pricing within a global job architecture u2022 Participate in global Total Rewards surveys and benchmarking activities u2022 Monitor external labor market trends, competitor practices, and pay movements u2022 Use rewards analytics to inform decisions related to retention risk, incentive effectiveness, and equity u2022 Stay informed on benefits and allowance in countries where Talent Solutions employees reside Global Total Rewards (~20%-30%) u2022 Contribute to global job architecture, salary structure design, pay governance, and harmonization across countries; support audits and pay equity reviews u2022 Co-create global playbooks/standards and coach HRBPs on compensation practices Key Ways of Working u2022 Think enterprise-first, not program-first u2022 Balance global scale with local relevance u2022 Use data and judgment in equal measure u2022 Operate comfortably at both strategic and executional levels u2022 Build trust with senior leaders by speaking the language of the business People Leadership u2022 No direct reports initially; leads through influence across geographies and functions. May serve as project lead and coach analysts or regional TR partners during cycles and initiatives. Your Typical Day and Other Key Details u2022 Consult with P&C on talent related issues u2022 Partner with Sales Ops/Finance to monitor effectiveness of sales incentive u2022 Design/model plan changes (mix, thresholds, accelerators) and test cost-of-sales and performance sensitivity u2022 Partner with regional P&C on market pricing and offers; run guardrails for exceptions u2022 Draft communications (plan summaries/FAQs), update dashboards, and prep executive readouts u2022 Support Global Total Rewards workstreams (job architecture refresh, structure updates, policy governance) Qualifications Required Experience & Skills u2022 5 years in Total Rewards/Compensation, including 2 years designing and governing sales compensation and broad-based incentive plans in multi-country environments u2022 Fluency in market pricing, salary structures, geo-differentials, and job architecture; strong analytical modeling and Excel skills; proficiency with BI (Power BI/Tableau) u2022 Proven ability to translate services business models (e.g., RPO/MSP/consulting) into pay designs that drive growth and margin; influence senior stakeholders and simplify complex trade-offs u2022 Strong written and verbal communication; capable of drafting plan docs, FAQs, and executive materials Nice to Haves u2022 Familiarity with crediting/quota methodologies and deal-based incentives u2022 Exposure to global mobility considerations and change-management communications u2022 Certifications: CCP/GRP/CSCP ManpowerGroup is proud to be an equal opportunity affirmative action workplace. We celebrate diversity and are committed to providing an inclusive environment for all employees. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, citizenship, marital status, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, political ideology, ancestry, the presence of any physical, sensory, or mental disabilities, or other legally protected status. A strong commitment is made by each employee and is necessary to ensure equal employment opportunity for all. ManpowerGroup is an inclusive workplace that will recruit, hire, train, and promote persons of all job titles, and ensure all other personnel actions are administered without regard to non-merit-based characteristics of individuals. Reasonable accommodation during the interview process can be provided. Contact for assistance. Job: _Human Resources_ Organization: _ManpowerGroup_ Title: _Global Total Rewards Business Partner - Talent Solutions_ Location: _WI-Milwaukee_ Requisition ID: _0034059_

Created: 2026-03-09