New York, United States, September 2025 – Payoneer has announced the appointment of Connor Parker as its new Head of Total Rewards. In this role, Connor will lead the company’s global compensation and benefits strategy, ensuring Payoneer continues to attract, retain, and engage top talent as it strengthens its position as a leader in financial technology and global commerce.
Connor joins Payoneer after three years at Block, where he served as Head of Compensation. In this role, he shaped company-wide compensation frameworks, aligned pay practices with business priorities, and oversaw competitive benchmarking to support talent growth in a fast-moving fintech environment.
Prior to Block, he was Vice President of Total Rewards at Mastercard, where he spent three years leading global compensation and benefits strategies for the financial services giant. His work focused on aligning total rewards with organizational goals, enhancing employee value propositions, and supporting Mastercard’s diverse, global workforce.
Earlier in his career, Connor spent nearly twelve years at Willis Towers Watson (WTW), where he progressed through several roles, including Rewards Administrator, Rewards Operations Manager, Global Compensation Advisor, and finally Compensation Director. Over this period, he advised HR leaders across the Americas on compensation policies and market practices, managed annual compensation review cycles, and delivered global compensation projects that directly influenced workforce effectiveness.
Through these leadership experiences, Connor has established himself as a recognized expert in compensation strategies, benefits design, and global total rewards frameworks, with a proven ability to drive programs that balance competitiveness, compliance, and employee engagement.
About Payoneer
Payoneer is a global financial technology company founded in 2005 with the mission of enabling small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to thrive in the digital economy. Believing that talent is evenly distributed but opportunity is not, Payoneer has built a comprehensive global financial stack that simplifies cross-border payments and commerce.
Trusted by millions of SMBs worldwide, particularly in emerging markets, Payoneer empowers entrepreneurs and businesses to transact, pay, get paid, and manage funds across multiple currencies with ease. By removing barriers to international trade, Payoneer is enabling its customers to grow and succeed in an increasingly interconnected global economy.
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