Women of the Vine & Spirits · 19 hours ago
Vice President, Global Total Rewards & People Solutions
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
20+ years expSuntory Global Spirits is a leading premium spirits company dedicated to crafting high-quality spirits and delivering exceptional experiences. The Vice President, Global Total Rewards & People Solutions is responsible for developing and executing a comprehensive Total Rewards strategy to attract and retain top talent, while ensuring competitive and inclusive benefits programs.
Food & Beverages
Responsibilities
Define and lead a comprehensive Global Total Rewards strategy aligned to business strategy, growth ambitions, and the Suntory employee value proposition
Establish and chair Total Rewards governance, including principles, frameworks, approval processes, and decision rights
Ensure rewards programs are globally consistent, locally competitive, and aligned with diversity, equity, and inclusion objectives
Act as the enterprise authority on Total Rewards philosophy, design, and outcomes
Partner closely with Suntory Holdings and the ENCC on Executive Compensation strategy, design, and governance
Lead the development and management of executive and senior leadership compensation, including base pay, annual incentives, and long-term incentive plans
Ensure executive compensation programs are performance-driven, market competitive, compliant, and aligned with long-term value creation
Lead global compensation strategy, ensuring market competitiveness, internal equity, and performance differentiation
Oversee benchmarking against peer companies and talent competitors
Define and deliver a clear, future-ready benefits strategy, with particular leadership and depth on US benefits, including healthcare, retirement, wellbeing, and risk benefits
Oversee global mobility programs, ensuring appropriate governance, compliance, and cost discipline
Ensure compliance with relevant tax, regulatory, and reporting requirements globally
Lead the end-to-end evolution of Total Rewards and People Solutions, ensuring both are ready, scalable, and aligned to business priorities
Simplify and standardize reward and people processes, reducing complexity, duplication, and friction
Leverage technology, data, and AI to modernize reward delivery, analytics, governance, and employee self-service
Partner closely with P&C Operations and Digital teams to design clear service models and seamless employee experiences
Act as a recognized enterprise thought leader on functional evolution, continuously scanning external best practice and emerging trends
Lead and develop high-performing, global teams across Total Rewards and People Solutions
Influence and advise senior leaders with confidence, credibility, and commercial insight
Build strong relationships with best-in-class external partners, consultants, and vendors
Ensure clear, compelling reward communications so employees understand and value their total rewards
Chair or participate in relevant governance forums, including Employee Benefits and investment-related committees as appropriate
Qualification
Required
Senior Total Rewards leader with 20+ years of progressive global experience
Proven expertise in Executive Compensation, including engagement with boards, committees, and holding companies
Deep experience in Global Benefits strategy within complex, multinational environments
Demonstrated success establishing and leading enterprise governance models
Track record of functional evolution and modernization, including effective use of technology and AI
Strategic, commercially astute leader with strong influencing capability
Inspirational people leader with high integrity and a strong results orientation
English fluency required
Undergraduate degree required
Preferred
MBA preferred
Company
Women of the Vine & Spirits
Women of the Vine & Spirits is the leading membership organization, worldwide, dedicated to boldly pushing the wine, beer and spirits industry toward a more diverse, equitable and inclusive era that empowers all to succeed.
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
Deborah Brenner
Founder & CEO
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