Global Head of Total Rewards - Food Ingredients

Job Summary Looking for a role where you set the vision for global compensation, benefits and executive rewards — and help stand up a business for its next chapter? Let's talk.

IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients and health & biosciences. We deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.

The Food Ingredients Business creates ingredient solutions that improve nutritional profiles, taste, texture and cost efficiency for global food and beverage manufacturers. As the business transitions to a standalone organization, we are building a high-performing team that will help stand up, stabilize and shape the future organization.

The role is based in the United States, with global scope and reports to the CHRO for Food Ingredients. Be part of a strategic, transformative and high-impact team where together we can achieve greatness and make a real impact. Your potential is our inspiration.

Where You'll Make a Difference

• Design and lead the global Total Rewards strategy aligned with business priorities, talent strategy and workforce productivity.
• Evaluate inherited compensation, benefits and incentive programs and develop a future-state approach for the standalone business.
• Lead global compensation, including salary structures, market benchmarking and annual compensation planning.
• Design and govern incentive programs that support business performance, leadership accountability and value creation.
• Provide strategic leadership and governance for global benefits programs in partnership with the Global Benefits Director.
• Oversee executive compensation strategy and reward frameworks appropriate for a PE-backed company with growth ambitions.
• Partner with HR Business Partners and business leaders on talent retention, offer strategy and workforce investment decisions.
• Partner with Finance, Legal and external advisors to ensure rewards programs are compliant, governed and cost-disciplined.
• Lead the transition from inherited programs to a fit-for-purpose, scalable and business-aligned rewards portfolio.

What Makes You the Right Fit:

15+ years of progressive Total Rewards, compensation, benefits or HR leadership experience.

Significant experience leading global or multi-country Total Rewards programs.

Expertise designing broad-based compensation programs, salary structures and incentive plans.

Experience with benefits strategy, vendor management and country-level benefits programs.

Strong background in job architecture, job evaluation, leveling and pay governance.

Proven ability to partner with senior business leaders, Finance and Legal on rewards strategy.

Strong understanding of global rewards governance, compliance and compensation analytics.

Experience operating in a complex, multinational environment.

Strong executive communication, analytical judgment and stakeholder management skills.

How Would You Stand Out?

Experience in a private equity-backed company, carve-out, spin-off or high-change transformation environment.

Experience with executive compensation, long-term incentive design or Board / Compensation Committee support.

Experience supporting IPO readiness, public-company governance or enhanced compensation governance.

Why Choose Us?

Help build Total Rewards capabilities for a business transitioning to a standalone operating model.

Play a critical leadership role in shaping how the business invests in its workforce.

Work in a fast-moving environment where HR plays a direct role in transformation and value creation.

Partner with leaders across regions and functions to build programs that support talent, performance and growth.

Contribute to a future-state HR model focused on stability, governance and scalable growth.

Global visibility and direct partnership with executive leadership.

For your awareness, IFF has announced its intention to sell its Food Ingredients Business to CVC Capital Partners. The sale is presently expected to close in the first half of 2027, pending regulatory approvals and other closing conditions. The Food Ingredient business unit will remain a part of IFF until close and, at such time, it will transition to CVC Capital Partners. In applying for this position, you acknowledge your awareness that the position is a part of the Food Ingredient business unit and has been identified to transition to CVC Capital Partners.

We are a global leader in taste, scent, and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex, or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.

Visit IFF.com/careers/workplace-diversity-and-inclusion to learn more

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