Head of Compensation & HRIS - Nexthink - Boston, MA

This is a newly created Director-level role at the intersection of three agendas that matter deeply to Nexthink right now: building a world-class Total Rewards function, driving a significant Workday implementation to a successful landing, and accelerating the use of AI and automation across HR operations. You will report directly to the Chief People Officer and manage the HRIS team, operating as a peer to our HR Business Partnering, Talent Acquisition, and Talent Success leads. This is not a caretaker role. Nexthink has an established compensation framework — your job is to own it, administer it with rigor, and evolve it as our workforce grows across 19 countries. You will be the most senior HR voice on total rewards and people technology, ensuring our compensation programs remain competitive, equitable, and scalable as the business scales. You will partner with a dedicated Workday implementation team in Business Transformation who own project delivery — meaning you bring the HR expertise and compensation design authority, while they deliver the technical build. You will own and administer Nexthink's established global compensation framework, run the annual compensation cycle, manage benchmarking, monitor pay equity, advise HRBP on offers and promotions, design models for relocations, support equity plan administration, and partner with Finance on headcount and financial planning. Lead and develop the HRIS team, own Workday requirements, data governance, and system roadmap. Lead the People & Talent AI adoption roadmap, drive HR automation, evaluate AI tools, and build ROI frameworks. Qualifications include senior Total Rewards, Compensation, or HR Tech leadership experience, Workday expertise, people management skills, process change track record, analytical fluency, and stakeholder communication skills. Nexthink offers comprehensive benefits, flexible hours, hybrid work, professional training, paid parental leave, 401(k), and referral bonuses.