Total Rewards Director

The Total Rewards Director will lead the development, governance, and evolution of AutoStore’s global rewards frameworks to ensure competitiveness, fairness, scalability, and alignment with business strategy. This role will develop and oversee compensation structures, performance & incentive schemes, annual merits and benefits programs and support workforce analysis and economics.

The role is also accountable for executive compensation governance, including the design, administration and review of executive reward programs, short- and long-term incentive plans, and Board-level compensation matters. The Global Rewards Director serves as a key partner to the CHRO, CFO, CEO and Remuneration Committee (RemCo), providing market insights, analytics, recommendations and governance support to ensure executive reward practices align with business strategy, shareholder expectations and regulatory requirements.

The successful candidate will help strengthen AutoStore’s ability to attract, retain, mobilize and motivate talent while supporting sustainable organizational growth and operational discipline.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, governance and administration of executive compensation programs, including base salary, annual incentives, long-term incentives and retention arrangements.

• Partner with the CHRO, CFO and CEO to develop executive reward strategies aligned with business objectives, market competitiveness and shareholder expectations.

• Serve as the primary HR lead supporting the Remuneration Committee (RemCo), including preparation of meeting materials, analyses, recommendations and governance documentation.

• Conduct executive compensation benchmarking and provide insights on market trends, investor expectations and governance developments.

• Support annual executive compensation reviews, incentive plan outcomes and executive employment arrangements.

• Ensure compliance with applicable executive compensation regulations, disclosure requirements and governance standards

• Lead global compensation and benefits frameworks and governance and including job architecture

• Support salary benchmarking, pay structures, internal equity and market competitiveness analysis

• Oversee and facilitate incentive, bonus, and performance-related reward frameworks

• Oversee and facilitate annual merit processes

• Partner with Finance, HRBPs, and business leaders on workforce economics and planning

• Ensure compliance with compensation governance and regulatory requirements

• Own employee wellbeing and total rewards strategies

Qualifications

8–12+ years of experience within compensation, benefits, rewards, or workforce strategy roles in a global company structure.

Strong expertise in:

• Experience supporting Board-level compensation discussions and Remuneration Committee (RemCo) processes.

• Strong knowledge of executive compensation design, including short-term and long-term incentive plans.

• Experience conducting executive compensation benchmarking and market analysis.

• Understanding of public-company compensation governance, disclosure requirements and shareholder considerations.

• Ability to prepare and present complex compensation analyses and recommendations to senior executives and Board committees.

• Global company wide compensation structures, benefits frameworks and Incentive and performance programs

• Experience serving as a HRIS SME, supporting compensation, benefits, and rewards processes, reporting, governance, and continuous system improvements.

Strong analytical, commercial, and stakeholder management capabilities

Experience designing and managing rewards strategies in technology, software, automation, robotics, engineering or other highly competitive talent markets where attracting, retaining and mobilizing specialized talent is a critical business success factor.

Location:

This role can be based in Oslo, Stavanger or Nedre Vats (Norway), Ulm, Berlin or Hamburg (Germany), Vienna or Graz (Austria), Lyon (France), London (United Kingdom) or Salem, NH (United States).

Application deadline: September 1st, 2026.  Please note that we review applications continuously—if this opportunity excites you, we encourage you to apply as early as possible! All inquiries are treated confidentially.

If you are applying from a location other than those listed above, please indicate your willingness to relocate or be based in one of the stated locations.

We Offer in EMEA locations

• A Collaborative and Inclusive Culture where we celebrate and value everyone’s contributions, encouraging diverse perspectives in decision-making.

• Work-Life Balance & Well-being: We offer 1 hour per week of paid exercise prioritizing your mental and physical well-being.

• A Creative and Safe Workplace by joining a company experiencing rapid growth, with the stability of being Norway’s first unicorn listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange.

• International and Supportive Environment within a Norwegian multinational that values collaboration and innovation.

We offer in US:

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision plans

• Health Savings Account (HSA) with a company contribution

• Generous Paid Time Off including 12 holidays, paid exercise time, paid volunteer time, and paid parental leave plans for all new parents

• Retirement 401(k) plan with employer match and discretionary profit sharing contribution

• Educational assistance and professional development programs including mentorship/coaching programs with external industry leaders

• Additional benefits include Group Life Insurance, Voluntary Additional Life Insurance, Disability Insurance, Employee Assistance programs, and more!

AutoStore is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions, and lactation), gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances.

Recruitment Agencies:

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