Director, Compensation

What You'll Do

• Own the enterprise compensation philosophy and translate it into clear, practical programs that support business growth, talent attraction, retention, and financial discipline
• Architect and govern base pay, short-term incentives, long-term incentives, recognition, and executive compensation programs across RaceTrac, Potbelly, Gulf, Energy Dispatch, and Shared Services
• Design scalable compensation frameworks that align individual, team, and enterprise performance with rewards
• Ensure programs are consistently applied across a complex, multi-business, multi-unit workforce environment
• Set the enterprise approach to benchmarking, survey participation, market pricing, and compensation positioning across business units
• Oversee job matching, pay range analysis, analytics, reporting, and modeling to support informed compensation decisions
• Translate market insights, pay trends, internal equity considerations, and financial impact into clear recommendations for senior leaders
• Maintain operational discipline by simplifying workflows, clarifying ownership, strengthening documentation, and improving service delivery
• Lead executive compensation and senior leader advisory
• Lead and develop a high-performing compensation team with clear priorities, strong technical capability, and defined ownership
• Lead cross-functional teams through complex compensation cycles, program changes, integrations, and enterprise initiatives
• Build trusted partnerships that connect compensation strategy to business needs, talent priorities, associate experience, and financial discipline

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, or a related field
• 10+ years of progressive experience in compensation or total rewards, including enterprise compensation strategy and program design
• 5+ years of leadership experience spanning strategy, operations, team leadership, and senior stakeholder partnership
• Deep expertise in compensation program design, benchmarking, governance, incentives, and executive compensation
• Proven success leading compensation programs in multi-business, retail, or high-volume workforce environments
• Strong background in compensation systems, analytics, process optimization, and cross-functional change management
• Master’s degree or relevant certification such as CCP or GRP preferred