Vice President Global Rewards and Performance Management
5 days ago
Milwaukee
Role Purpose The VP, Global Rewards & Performance Management leads the global strategy, design, and governance of broad-based compensation, incentives, recognition, and enterprise performance management. This role oversees global salary structures, job architecture, rewards programs, and all broad-based incentive and recognition frameworks—ensuring programs drive performance, attract and retain talent, and reinforce organizational capability building. Reporting to the VP, Global Talent & Rewards, the VP partners with Talent, Finance, HR and business leaders to maintain a competitive, equitable, and performance-driven global rewards ecosystem. Why Join JCI Now This is a rare opportunity to: * Join a 140 year new company undergoing a significant transformation, powered by a lean business system and talent system engine * Be a leader in a compelling growth story backed by strong market trends and a right to win in 3 verticals – decarbonization, mission critical environments, and AI driven economy with explosive data center growth * Shape an enterprise talent and rewards system at scale (90,000 employees globally) from the ground up * Partner directly with CHRO, Business Leaders, and HR Leaders who believe talent is a key part of our winning formula * Build rewards and performance products that will ensure we attract and retain talent and drive high performance * Leave a lasting enterprise legacy What you will own: Rewards, Incentives & Compensation Strategy * Lead the global strategy and design for broad-based compensation, including salary structures, job architecture, and annual compensation cycles. * Drive the design and governance of broad-based incentive programs (annual incentives, sales/non-sales incentives, project-based or other incentives). * Oversee enterprise-wide recognition programs that reinforce culture, performance, and employee engagement. * Ensure rewards, incentives, and recognition frameworks support global capability building, career pathways, and internal mobility. * Maintain global compensation and incentive policies, governance, and compliance. Compensation, Incentive Operations & Analytics * Oversee market benchmarking, incentive competitiveness analyses, internal equity, and compensation modeling. * Oversee annual merit, incentive planning, and rewards budgeting processes across all geographies. * Ensure incentive programs align with pay philosophy, financial guardrails, and regulatory requirements. * Partner with HRIS to optimize systems and tools for incentive plan management, performance tracking, and reporting. Performance Management * Lead enterprise performance management strategy and execution, linking performance outcomes directly to incentives and rewards. * Design performance processes to strengthen accountability, differentiation, and reward-for-performance culture. * Equip HR and leaders with tools, training, and communication to support consistent performance and incentive decisions. Talent & Business Partnership * Serve as a strategic advisor to HR and business leaders on incentive design, rewards strategy, and performance alignment. * Provide compensation and incentive guidance in talent reviews, succession discussions, and organizational design work. * Partner with Finance and Workforce Planning on incentive budgeting, forecasting, and workforce implications. Team Leadership * Lead and develop a global rewards and performance team, fostering innovation, analytical rigor, and operational excellence. * Build strong partnerships across Talent, HR Business Partners, Finance, Legal, and HR Operations to ensure cohesive execution. Ideal Background and Experiences: * 10+ years of progressive experience in global compensation or total rewards, with expertise in incentive and recognition programs. * Experience with enterprise performance management strategy. * Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree or CCP preferred. Leadership Attributes & Behaviors * Enterprise-first, strategic, and analytical thinker who approaches problems systemically and uses data-driven insights to inform decisions * Courageous leader with a strong drive to win, willing to challenge legacy thinking and reinforce accountability for performance * Domain-credible operator with the ability to design, govern, and scale complex global systems in matrixed environments * Decisive executor who balances rigor with pragmatism and brings disciplined operational and governance mindset * Clear, influential communicator who builds trust and effectively engages executives, leaders, and teams at all levels * Talent-focused leader who attracts, develops, and mobilizes high-performing teams and builds organizational capability * Comfortable leading through ambiguity, transformation, and change while meeting the business where it is Behaviors expected of all JCI colleagues: * We Focus on What Matters: We go to Gemba to learn closest to where the work happens so that we can remove obstacles and deliver for our customers where it really matters. * We Win as One Team: We deliberately think and act in ways that welcome different perspectives, build trust, remove silos, and help each other navigate change in service of winning more customers. * We Improve Everyday: We seek the truth with humility, surface problems early, and challenge each other with candor and respect to solve customer problems through continuous improvement. * We Own the Outcome: We take accountability and decisive action, translating strategy into actions that win the right way with safety and integrity first. What Success Looks Like * Clear, enterprise-wide rewards and performance philosophy that leaders understand and apply consistently * Incentives and recognition that visibly differentiate performance and reinforce culture * Simplified, well-governed global compensation and incentive cycles delivered on time and within guardrails * Strong linkage between performance outcomes, rewards, and business results * High confidence from CHRO, CFO, HR, and business leaders in rewards decisions and insights * A high-performing, analytically strong global rewards and performance team First 12 months * Align current-state rewards, incentives, performance management, and governance globally * Align leaders on target-state rewards and performance philosophy and priorities * Stabilize and improve annual merit cycle and incentive plan performance * Establish clear governance, decision rights, and financial guardrails * Build credibility as a trusted advisor to executive team, HR, and Finance * Assess and strengthen the global rewards and performance team 24 months * Scaled, modern global rewards and performance ecosystem fully implemented * Clear performance differentiation consistently tied to incentives and outcomes * Rewards actively supporting capability building, mobility, and retention * Predictable, efficient global processes enabled by strong systems and analytics * Rewards insights embedded in talent reviews, workforce planning, and succession