Senior Manager, Total Rewards

The role

You will build the global Total Rewards function from the ground up. You will own the strategy, design, and implementation of rewards across Finland, Europe, the US, and Asia-Pacific.

What you will do

• Build the global Total Rewards framework including philosophy, principles, and governance.
• Manage, coach, and develop the Rewards Specialist.
• Establish global salary benchmarking, market-pricing, and salary structures.
• Design and lead global merit, promotion, and equity refresh cycles.
• Partner to build a global job architecture and career structures.
• Develop and govern the global equity approach and long-term incentives.
• Design variable compensation and sales incentive plans.
• Develop a coherent global benefits philosophy.
• Establish processes for pay transparency and pay equity.
• Advise executives and the Board on reward strategy and compensation.

Required qualifications

• Personally built or materially transformed a Total Rewards function.
• 8+ years of progressive experience in HR/People, with significant specialization in Total Rewards.
• 3+ years in a senior Total Rewards leadership or ownership role.
• Experience in a fast-growing, international technology, aerospace, engineering, deep-tech, or similarly complex organization.
• Experience designing and operating compensation and benefits programs across multiple countries, particularly Europe and the US.
• Strong understanding of Finnish employment, benefits, taxation, and compensation practices.
• Deep technical Total Rewards expertise in benchmarking, salary structures, job architecture, pay equity, equity and LTI, and compensation modelling.
• Builder mentality comfortable with ambiguity.
• Executive presence and commercial acumen.
• A human-centric approach.
• Professional fluency in English.

Nice to have

• Finnish language skills
• Familiarity with Finnish collective agreements/TES environments
• Experience with leading market data providers such as Radford, Mercer, WTW, or similar
• Experience navigating international equity and compensation considerations

Benefits

• Continuous professional development
• Training opportunities

Before you apply

• Employment is subject to applicable security screening (incl. SUPO, where required)

About the company

ICEYE is the world leader in sovereign intelligence from space. The company operates globally with over 1000 employees across Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific.