Director, HR Operations & Total Rewards

About the role

The Director of HR Operations & Total Rewards will lead one of the newly created Centers of Excellence at SOCOTEC US, playing a critical role in building the infrastructure that will support the company's next stage of growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Build Scalable HR Operations
• Lead the evolution of HR Operations into a centralized, efficient, service-oriented function.
• Drive the consolidation of HR systems onto a unified ADP platform and establish governance for HR data, processes, and reporting.
• Partner with Regional HR Business Partners to standardize HR policies and workflows and drive consistent operational practices across all business units.
• Ensure operational excellence, compliance, data integrity, and continuous process improvement.

• Total Rewards Strategy
• Design and implement a consistent compensation philosophy, job architecture, and job leveling framework across the enterprise.
• Develop competitive salary structures and benchmarking methodologies aligned with business and talent objectives.
• Partner with leadership on incentive compensation, executive rewards, and future long-term incentive frameworks.
• Lead the evolution and harmonization of employee benefits while balancing competitiveness, cost effectiveness, and business integration priorities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree or relevant certification preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience across Total Rewards, Compensation, Benefits, HR Operations, or related HR Centers of Excellence.
• Demonstrated success building or transforming HR infrastructure in high-growth, multi-business, or acquisition-driven organizations.
• Deep expertise in compensation strategy, job architecture, market benchmarking, and incentive design.
• Experience leading HR technology implementations or enterprise HRIS transformations; ADP experience is preferred.
• Strong analytical, financial, and project management capabilities.
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity, establishing priorities, and building sustainable processes where none previously existed.

Additional Information

This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of Human Resources within a growing organization. The Director will help define how Total Rewards, HR Operations, and HR technology support an integrated, high-performing business while building capabilities that will enable SOCOTEC US to continue growing for years to come.