HEAD OF TOTAL REWARDS (F/M/D)

We are looking for a senior Total Rewards leader to own and drive our Group-wide compensation and benefits function. This is a fully integrated, in-house leadership role. You will be a key strategic partner to senior business leaders, HR leadership, and the Supervisory Board, shaping how we attract, reward, and retain talent across multiple markets.

Take YOUR part in #EnergySmart!

What You Will Do?

Strategy & Group-Wide Total Rewards Leadership:

• Design and evolve the Group-wide total rewards philosophy, framework, and architecture, including tailored approaches for different employee segments across our diverse business lines
• Design and develop competitive, sustainable base pay and total compensation structures across the organisation
• Assess market competitiveness and provide actionable benchmarking insights, including for international talent pools outside the Baltics
• Design and develop short-term and long-term incentive models aligned to business needs, including top management incentivisation systems in line with listed company best practices
• Develop a sustainable, purpose-driven benefits strategy and integrate recognition and wellbeing solutions
• Develop KPI frameworks and performance-linked reward models
• Evaluate the total rewards impact of organisational changes and transformations
• Own and manage the annual salary review process: guidelines, calculations, approvals, and execution
• Ensure robust process standards, controls, and error-prevention mechanisms to maintain data accuracy and compliance
• Provide regular insights on total rewards best practices, market trends, and regulatory developments, including pay transparency requirements and annual remuneration reporting
• Prepare and present remuneration reports and reward-related decisions to the Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Supervisory Board
• Support the design of competency models, career frameworks, and performance management structures linked to reward

Operational & Process Ownership:

• Lead day-to-day total rewards operations: salary decisions, bonus calculations, pay review cycles, and ongoing process management
• Evaluate and introduce advanced technology and digital solutions within the total rewards function
• Drive process automation to increase efficiency and reduce manual effort
• Work with large, complex datasets and translate data insights into strategic decisions

Stakeholder Management:

• Act as the primary total rewards point of contact for Group top management, HR leadership, trade unions, and external stakeholders
• Represent the total rewards function and provide recommendations to the Supervisory Board's Nomination and Remuneration Committee

International & Multi-Market Scope:

• Benchmark compensation practices across Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Finland, and other geographies from which talent is sourced (including offshore)
• Assess local market specifics and labour market dynamics in each country
• Advise on the right balance between Group-wide consistency and local market adaptation

• Proven experience in Total Rewards at a senior or leadership level, ideally within a listed company or complex multi-country environment
• Strong knowledge of the Baltic markets (experience in Poland and other regional markets is a significant advantage)
• Demonstrated ability to operate at both strategic level (philosophy, architecture, frameworks) and practical implementation level (this role spans design and execution equally)
• Strong analytical skills and comfort working with pay data, benchmarking tools, and reward modelling
• Experience working with large, complex datasets and translating insights into strategic decisions
• Proven ability to evaluate and introduce digital solutions and drive process automation within the total rewards function
• Strong focus on designing controls and data governance to ensure accuracy and compliance
• Up-to-date knowledge of total rewards regulatory requirements across the region, including pay transparency legislation
• Experience presenting to and advising senior governance bodies (e.g. Supervisory Board, Remuneration Committee)
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills: from trade unions to C-suite
• A collaborative, hands-on leadership mindset

• A senior leadership role with full ownership of the total rewards agenda across a multi-country Group
• Direct access to and influence over top management and Supervisory Board-level decisions
• The opportunity to build and shape total rewards architecture from strategy through to execution
• A culture of trust, openness, and genuine appreciation for expertise
• Compensation corresponding to experience and competencies, and financial incentives dependent on achieved results
• A package of additional benefits to choose from: pension accumulation, health insurance, or another benefit from the selectable benefits list in the MELP application
• Additional paid days for health improvement, short-term illness, volunteering, and accumulated work experience
• A hybrid work model (3+2) and flexible working hours

Join a growing and increasingly international team of energy smart people united by a common purpose. We all play our part in creating a 100% secure and green energy ecosystem for current and future generations.

And the way to achieve this is certainly not to wait for the perfect moment. We believe that the power to act comes from the charge we bring to our work every day. United by purpose. Owning the challenge. Passion for reinvention. Pursuing excellence. These are our mindsets. Together, they yield the energy that drives everything we do. The energy generated by our choices. If you are guided by the same mindsets – we look forward to welcoming you to our team!

As we pursue our strategic goals to increase gender balance in Ignitis Group, we are indicating “f/m/d” next to job titles, meaning we welcome candidates of all genders – female, male or diverse.

Ignitis Group ensures equal opportunities. We welcome all applicants and do not discriminate against race, religion, gender, sexual orientation or gender identity, age, disability or other personal traits unrelated to work obligations.