About the Role
As the Director of Total Rewards, you will be responsible for driving the strategic direction, design, and execution of compensation, benefits, and incentive programs. Acting as a senior advisor to business leaders, you'll ensure that our total rewards strategy aligns with broader people and business objectives. This role necessitates deep subject-matter expertise, exceptional leadership, and the ability to influence across all organization levels.
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What's On Your Plate?
Strategic Leadership & Advisory
- Drive the development and execution of the company’s overall Total Rewards strategy in alignment with business goals and long-term talent priorities.
- Act as a strategic advisor to the People leadership team and senior business stakeholders on compensation frameworks.
- Lead the design and evolution of total rewards programs that enhance competitiveness in the market and support employee value proposition.
Compensation & Incentive Design
- Oversee company-wide compensation programs, including base salary structure, incentive plans, and long-term incentives (LTI).
- Lead and oversee the successful execution of annual rewards cycles, including salary reviews and incentive payouts.
- Analyze internal equity, market data, and pay progression to design compensation frameworks supporting both performance and fairness.
- Support executive and function-specific compensation strategies in alignment with global benchmarks.
- Assist in bonus and incentive plan analysis and design.
- Oversee the bonus payout model with other functions to define Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Service Level Agreements (SLAs), and review processes for governance.
Data, Benchmarking & Analytics
- Lead compensation benchmarking initiatives to inform pay structures and ensure competitiveness across geographies and roles.
- Provide insights through compensation modeling, cost simulations, and ad hoc analysis to support business decisions.
Benefits Strategy
- Analyze market trends and employee needs to define scalable and competitive benefits offerings.
People Leadership
- Lead and develop a team of Rewards Professionals, set clear goals, and ensure team capability growth.
- Foster a culture of operational excellence, innovation, and collaboration within the rewards function.
Process & Systems
- Support the design and implementation of new rewards-related systems and tools to enhance scalability and employee experience.
- Drive process improvement initiatives that simplify and enhance rewards operations across the organization.
Stakeholder Collaboration
- Establish trusted partnerships with People Leads and other stakeholders, such as Talent Acquisition, Finance, and senior business leaders, serving as the go-to expert on total rewards matters across functions and regions.
Qualifications
- Experience in Compensation & Benefits, Rewards Consulting.
- Experience in Compensation & Benefits design and/or HR Analytics.
- Strong collaboration and business partnering capabilities combined with a demonstrated ability to influence with a data-driven approach.
- Strong knowledge of analytics tools like Excel, Google Sheets, Tableau, Power BI, etc. (This is a plus).
- Independent, data-driven, self-starter with a natural ability to lead and collaborate with project teams.
- Comfortable working in a constantly changing environment.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and work to tight deadlines.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to collect and work with various data.
