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About the Role

The Director HR, Total Rewards is responsible for designing, implementing, and evaluating Celestica's compensation and benefits programs, with a focus on Global Sales Compensation and the Europe region. This role ensures sales compensation strategies align with financial objectives, drive growth, and remain competitive, while advising leadership on global sales incentive trends and benchmarking to attract and retain top talent. The Director also partners with senior leadership to ensure rewards programs support business objectives in Europe.

Responsibilities

Oversees the strategic design, implementation and administration of global Sales Incentive programs for approximately 240 sales and sales support employees.
Collaborates with HR Executives and Sales Leaders to review and update Sales Incentive plans.
Partners with Sales Leaders, Sales Operations and Finance to complete annual quota setting and communicate annual sales incentive plans.
Leads global Sales Incentive Committee meetings, managing governance and approvals for quarterly sales achievement, plan exceptions, incentive payments, and plan design changes.
Ensures completion of all actions from Sales Incentive Meetings.
Audits payroll submissions and oversees results and payment communications with Sales Participants and Managers.
Oversees Sales Incentive accruals and reporting.
Leads annual Sales Compensation external benchmarking, including survey participation, results analysis, and recommending updates to internal salary ranges and incentive targets.
Oversees validation of year-end sales achievements, calculations, and approval of final incentive payments for the Hybrid Incentive plan.
Manages Sales inputs for the annual merit compensation planning process and ensures accuracy of compensation statements for sales participants.
Reviews and approves compensation recommendations for global senior sales hires and director-level promotions.
Drives the strategic development, design, implementation, communication, maintenance, and compliance of compensation programs for Europe, impacting approximately 2,200 employees.
Collaborates with HRBPs, legal, and finance to analyze implications of Total Rewards initiatives and align with broader business strategies.
Evaluates market data and provides consultation on new hire offers, retention bonuses, and promotion recommendations for Europe.
Performs compensation-related M&A or organization change work, including due diligence, retention, and integration for the Europe region.
Maintains expert knowledge of government legislation, market trends, and economic indicators affecting compensation policies.
Establishes and maintains strong relationships with leaders and managers to ensure compensation structure supports strategic objectives.
Educates leaders, managers, and employees on the company’s Total Rewards philosophy, processes, and programs.
Provides leadership and mentorship to members of the Global Rewards team, including Compensation & Benefits Managers and Analysts.

Requirements

Proven ability to design, implement, and roll out comprehensive rewards programs in a highly-matrixed and fast-paced organization.
Deep expertise in Sales Incentive design and administration.
Strong knowledge of Europe regional pay and benefits regulations and market trends.
Advanced financial modeling skills.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with sound judgment and decision-making abilities.
Exceptional negotiation and influencing skills for navigating compensation situations and executive-level discussions.
High level of attention to detail and accuracy.
Strong stakeholder management skills to collaborate with other departments.
Candidates must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the United States or Canada.

Skills

Sales Incentive design
Sales Incentive administration
Compensation program design
Benefits program design
Financial modeling
Analytical skills
Problem-solving
Negotiation
Influencing
Stakeholder management

Location

Hybrid
Canada
Ontario
Toronto

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

Twelve plus years of relevant experience in global compensation and benefits, with a strong focus on sales incentives.
Five plus years of experience in a senior leadership or director-level role within a multinational organization.

Education Level

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, or a related field.
MBA or professional certification (CPA) is highly preferred.

About the Company

Celestica, Inc. (NYSE: CLS; TSX: CLS) is a technology leader dedicated to driving customer success and market advancements.
With deep expertise in design, engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and platform solutions, Celestica enables critical data center infrastructure for AI, cloud, and hybrid cloud and advances technologies in high-growth markets.
With a talented team and a strategic global network, Celestica helps its customers achieve competitive advantages.
Celestica delivers innovative supply chain solutions globally to customers in strategic two operating and reporting segments: Advanced Technology Solutions (ATS) and Connectivity and Cloud Solutions (CC).
ATS serves customers in complex, regulated and high-reliability markets such as Industrial & Smart Energy, Aerospace & Defense, Semiconductor Capital Equipment, and HealthTech.
CCS focuses on high-performance technology solutions and services for the data center, serving hyperscalers, digital native customers and enterprises.
Celestica's Platform Solutions offering provides innovative and customizable computing, storage and networking solutions enabling AI-driven growth.
Built on a legacy of trust and performance, Celestica has earned its reputation by delivering results in complex and fast-changing markets.
Celestica exceeds customer expectations by identifying trends and staying ahead of the curve.
Backed by comprehensive capabilities and a global network across North America, Europe and Asia, Celestica helps customers gain competitive advantage with the quality, flexibility and resiliency they need to respond quickly to shifts in demand.
Guided by a bold vision to accelerate market advancements, Celestica delivers innovative solutions and technologies that turn complexity into opportunity.
Anchored in teamwork and commitment, Celestica strives to be the most trusted partner to its customers and colleagues worldwide.

Equal Opportunity

Celestica is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on any protected status (including race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran or disability status or other characteristics protected by law).
At Celestica we are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported.
Special arrangements can be made for candidates who need it throughout the hiring process. Please indicate your needs and we will work with you to meet them.