Director Total Rewards

Job Overview:

The Director of Total Rewards is responsible for directing the planning, design, implementation, and administration of the organization’s compensation, benefits, wellness, and employee health programs.

Key Responsibilities:

Compensation:

• Regularly evaluate roles to ensure proper FLSA classifications, job level assignments, and job family alignment.
• Manage job leveling structure and tools to ensure long-term scalable solutions.
• Oversee the review and effectiveness of company compensation and benefit practices, programs, policies, and guidelines.
• Analyze compensation structures of acquisition targets and propose necessary adjustments and packages.

Benefits:

• Oversee the review and effectiveness of company wellness and employee health practices, programs, policies, and guidelines.
• Collaborate in developing and implementing a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, life insurance, 401k, wellness, and other ancillary benefits and initiatives.
• Ensure timely and effective support to employees from the benefits team.

Total Rewards:

• Collaborate with HR business partners to advise and influence business leaders on implementing total rewards strategies aligned with company goals.
• Maintain awareness of global market data and drive programs to ensure market competitiveness. Continuously assess and upgrade total rewards offerings as needed.

Analytics & Reporting:

• Develop analytics, metrics, and dashboards around rewards programs to evaluate their effectiveness and inform future program direction.
• Research and analyze trends affecting pay and benefits to improve organizational practices.
• Manage all internal and external reporting related to total rewards programs.

Budgeting:

• Prepare, manage, and adhere to the department budget to maintain expenditure controls.
• Partner with finance to budget for any benefit enhancements.

Leadership:

• Build and sustain collaborative relationships within the organization (e.g., finance, payroll, legal).
• Work through complex challenges to achieve resolutions and maintain compliance.
• Supervise and develop a Total Rewards team of 2 employees, providing direction and managing performance to meet company goals.

Other HR duties as needed.

Qualifications:

• 7-10 years of experience managing total rewards functions, including compensation, benefits, and employee rewards programs.
• Strategic and innovative thinker around total rewards.
• Knowledge of pay transparency requirements.
• Understanding of legislation governing benefit plans (ERISA, COBRA, HIPAA, FMLA, GDPR), as well as applicable state and federal employment laws.
• Strong business and financial acumen to identify and implement cost-effective programs.
• Advanced problem-solving, process improvement, and change management skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience working with all organizational levels is required.
• Preferred experience in various HR core functions such as recruitment, total rewards, and compliance.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Outlook, Excel, Word) or similar software is required, along with HRIS knowledge.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, or a related field is required.
• Master’s degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, or a related field is preferred.