Director of Total Rewards-Must live near a WellBe Office

Core Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary operational leader for the Total Rewards department, managing day-to-day workflows and building organizational redundancy.
• Mentor and develop a lean, agile team.
• Act as the core project manager for system optimizations, particularly driving maximum efficiency and automation within our Dayforce HCM platform.
• Directly oversee internal payroll processing, ensuring the function maintains pristine execution and absolute multi-FEIN compliance across all tax jurisdictions.
• Serve as the chief liaison and governance officer for vendor/service provider relations and enforce strict Service Level Agreements (SLAs), manage vendor performance, and run independent data quality audits.
• Establish bulletproof pre-payroll QA controls and electronic data reconciliations to eliminate financial slippage.
• Direct the administration of health, welfare, retirement (401k), and leave/FMLA programs, ensuring strict ERISA, ACA, and HIPAA compliance.
• Manage relationships with brokers, carriers, and third-party administrators to monitor utilization trends, contain costs, and optimize renewals.
• Implement engaging total rewards communication strategies that help employees understand and maximize the value of their health and wellness benefits.
• Execute the company’s broader compensation philosophy, job evaluations, pay structures, and job architecture.
• Oversee routine market benchmarking, salary planning, and annual merit review and incentive cycles.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition to provide data-driven structures for complex, high-volume geographic offers while protecting internal pay equity.

Job Requirements

• Educational and Experience Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Human Resources, or a related field. 8+ years of progressive HR experience, with a minimum of 4-5 years dedicated specifically to core Comp/Benefits and Payroll administration.
• Foundational understanding of multi-FEIN payroll compliance, payroll tax registration frameworks, and self-funded or fully insured health benefit design.
• Demonstrated success in developing and implementing total rewards strategies in mid-size organizations.
• Strong technical proficiency with enterprise-level HCM platforms is required; explicit experience with Dayforce configuration and reporting is highly advantageous.
• Strategic and innovative thinker with the ability to balance cost, competitiveness, and employee experience.
• Strong business acumen and ability to connect rewards programs to organizational outcomes.
• Demonstrated success in developing and implementing total rewards strategies in mid-size organizations.
• Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and vendor management skills.
• Excellent communication and influencing abilities, with a proven track record of partnering with executive leadership.