Alona Adajar

About Alona Adajar

Senior Global Compensation Leader with 20+ years of experience designing and operationalizing compensation strategy across global, multi-entity organizations. Expert in broad-based, global, and executive compensation, job architecture, pay transparency, and enterprise-wide governance. Trusted advisor to CEOs, CFOs, CHROs, and PBPs.

Experience

1. AVP, Global Compensation, Saks Global

   Saks Global

   Aug 2024 — Present

   Saks Global is a technology-powered combination of world-class luxury retail and real estate assets, including Saks, Saks Fifth Avenue Stores and Saks OFF 5TH.•Led global compensation strategy across Corporate, Technology, Supply Chain, and India GCC.•Developed the enterprise-wide compensation philosophy and harmonized structures across all acquisitions.•Directed annual global merit, promotion, and discretionary cycles.•Designed scalable compensation models, including salary structures, market adjustments, and compa-ratio frameworks.•Influenced executive decision-making by presenting compensation recommendations and cost analyses to the CEO, CFO, and CPO on governance, pay decisions, and enterprise people-cost strategy.•Built job architecture and leveling frameworks and aligned salary structures to support pay transparency compliance.•Implemented enterprise-wide STI and LTI plans post-acquisition and sunset all legacy incentive programs, ensuring consistent governance and cost alignment.•Oversaw enterprise-wide analytics, modeling, forecasting, and compensation operations.

Education

• Cal State East Bay- College of Business & Economics

  B.S., Finance/Marketing

• Cal State East Bay- College of Business & Economics

  MBA, Management

Skills

• Program Management
• Peoplesoft
• Leadership
• Finance
• Deferred Compensation
• Analysis
• Compensation & Benefit
• Salary
• Management
• Sales Compensation
• Cost Benefit