Head of Total Rewards

Responsibilities

• Lead the enterprise Total Rewards strategy globally, ensuring alignment with business priorities, talent strategy, and shareholder expectations.
• Serve as a senior advisor on executive compensation, partnering with the CEO, CFO, CPO, and Board of Directors on pay philosophy, incentive design, and governance.
• Develop and present Board and Compensation Committee materials, providing market insights and recommendations on complex compensation matters.
• Design and evolve executive compensation programs, including annual and long-term incentive plans, equity programs, and succession-related strategies.
• Modernize global compensation architecture, overseeing broad-based programs such as salary structures, merit processes, and pay equity strategies.
• Provide strategic leadership for global benefits, well-being, and recognition programs to enhance the employee experience.
• Oversee the global mobility function, including relocation, immigration, and international assignment strategies.
• Partner with Finance, Legal, Tax, and Investor Relations to ensure rewards strategies are compliant and operationally sound.

Requirements

• Proven executive experience leading Total Rewards within a complex, global, publicly traded company.
• Deep expertise in executive compensation and direct partnership with Boards of Directors and Compensation Committees.
• Demonstrated success presenting to executive leadership teams and Board-level audiences with high credibility and presence.
• Experience leading global compensation, broad-based rewards, benefits, and mobility strategies across multiple regions.
• Strong strategic thinking skills with the ability to connect rewards philosophy to business performance.
• Exceptional analytical capability and the ability to translate complex data into practical business recommendations.
• Experience leading organizational transformation and modernizing legacy reward programs.

About the Company

Mattel is a leading global toy and family entertainment company and owner of one of the most iconic brand portfolios in the world. Our brands include Barbie, Hot Wheels, Fisher-Price, American Girl, and many others. We create innovative products and experiences that inspire fans, entertain audiences, and develop children through play.