Director of Total Rewards Americas

About the role

As the Director of Total Rewards Americas, you will provide strategic leadership for Compensation, Benefits, Mobility, and Immigration across the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, and other South American countries. This role involves leading and developing the regional Total Rewards team, advising senior leaders on compensation and benefits, partnering on workforce cost planning and analysis, and collaborating with global stakeholders to drive business-aligned rewards programs.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Global Total Rewards team to implement the Total Rewards strategy across the region.
• Lead compensation, benefits, recognition, and wellbeing programs.
• Manage annual salary review, merit, bonus, and incentive processes.
• Oversee job evaluation, job architecture, salary structures, and market pricing.
• Ensure competitive, equitable, and legally compliant compensation programs.
• Manage regional health, welfare, retirement, leave, and wellbeing programs.
• Oversee benefits vendors, renewals, contracts, and service performance.
• Establish policies, governance, controls, and processes for regional programs.
• Use workforce and market data to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Lead Total Rewards initiatives related to mergers, acquisitions, reorganizations, and other business transformations.
• Develop and communicate clear rewards information for employees and leaders.
• Manage policies for relocations, expatriate assignments, business travel, and cross-border employment.
• Oversee domestic relocations and international assignments.
• Design and administer relocation benefits in collaboration with third-party providers.
• Oversee employment-based immigration matters to ensure processes are handled consistently, lawfully, and within required deadlines.
• Ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and company policies.
• Manage relationships with immigration counsel and external service providers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, or a related field.
• 15+ years of experience in compensation, benefits, or total rewards.
• Experience supporting total rewards programs across the Americas.
• Strong knowledge of:
  • Compensation structures and job architecture
  • Annual salary and incentive processes
  • Executive and sales compensation
  • Benefits and retirement programs
  • Pay equity and market benchmarking
  • Immigration laws and regulations
  • Relocations and assignments
• Comprehensive knowledge of employment, compensation, benefits, and tax regulations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Brazil; experience supporting additional South American countries is preferred.
• Strong analytical, financial, project-management, leadership, and communication skills.
• Experience working with senior leaders, compensation, benefits, and workforce analytics systems.
• Ability to manage confidential information and adapt to change.
• Master’s degree in a related field and professional total rewards certifications (e.g., CCP, SHRM) are preferred.
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the US without employment visa or other sponsorship.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package, including a competitive base salary and eligibility for short-term and long-term incentive bonuses.
• Comprehensive healthcare coverage, including medical, dental, and vision insurance plans.
• Generous retirement savings options with 401(k) matching contributions (up to 6%).
• Professional development opportunities, including tuition reimbursement, skill development workshops, and ongoing learning programs.
• Wellness initiatives promoting physical, mental, and emotional health.

For more details, visit Schaeffler Benefits.