Sr. Director, Total Rewards

PURPOSE:

Lead and influence a compelling and innovative compensation and benefits strategy aimed at attracting and retaining our exceptionally talented and global workforce. Develop a multifaceted Total Rewards strategy through benefit programs that delivers, engages and support employees’ overall wellbeing; while attracting top talent, increasing employee retention and engagement with a cost consciousness focus. Provide leadership and management of HR COEs, ensuring continuous evaluations and improvement of HR processes and systems so that they contribute added value and effective service delivery to the organization.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Oversee all reward programs, including the design, planning, implementation, administration, compliance and communication of base salary compensation, variable compensation, equity programs and benefits at all levels, including executive compensation.
• Serve as the strategic advisor and thought partner to the CHRO and Executive Leadership team in the areas of compensation and benefits.
• Partner with CHRO, CFO and CEO to ensure alignment of Total Rewards with business objectives and work with the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.
• Create and deliver progressive approaches to compensation and benefits that will attract, retain, and engage a diverse and empowered global workforce.
• Continuously evaluate compensation, benefits, and mobility programs to ensure they align with the company’s business and talent strategies including the promotion of equity and fairness through transparency.
• Develop and continuously improve compensation infrastructure and processes; establish metrics to monitor impact and effectiveness.
• Establish, communicate, and deliver globally effective health and welfare benefits, well-being plans, retirement plans, and ancillary benefits that are market competitive, cost efficient, and meet the needs of our employees across the globe.
• Ensure all global compensation, benefit and mobility programs and processes meet the local legal and compliance requirements of the locations in which they exist.
• Provide active leadership to the Total Rewards team, focusing on growth and development of talent and ensuring the right skills, behaviors and capabilities for performance and impact.
• Develop collaborative partnerships throughout HR and with finance, IT, and business line leaders across the enterprise to ensure the effectiveness of compensation, benefits, well-being, and global mobility programs.
• Drive effective team member communications on reward programs and processes.
  
  

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Undergraduate degree in Finance, Business, Economics, Human Resources or Accounting; an advanced degree preferred.
• 15+ years human resources experience with a minimum of 5 years’ experience leading a team of Global HR professionals in the areas of benefits, health & wellness, compensation, and/or HRIS.
• The ideal candidate will have substantial experience managing and successfully leading global total rewards program development and implementation across matrixed and highly diversified teams in a public company.
• Superior understanding of the components of a successful global compensation program, as well as the ability to design and implement innovations within a collaborative environment.
  
  

PREFERRED CHARACTERISTICS:

• Proven history in developing innovative approaches to compensation to meet business challenges across a diverse employee population.
• Experience presenting to Executive Leadership and Compensation Committees
• Talent for articulating case for change (near-term, in context of long-term plan) to refine designs, build holistic solutions, galvanize support, and implement efficiently.
• Experience leading total rewards during company transformations (mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, or integrations).
• Demonstrated ability to attract, manage, and develop a high performing team; ability to influence team, peer, and executive behavior without direct authority.
• Strong builder of cross-functional and line manager relationships. Able to connect and advise at the most senior levels within the business, while confident enough to “push back” in an intelligent and thoughtful way when necessary.