Total Rewards Leader

About the role

Serve as a member of Human Resources Leadership Team reporting directly to the Chief Human Resources Officer, the Manager of Total Rewards plays a pivotal leadership role in designing and executing compensation, benefits, well-being, and recognition strategies that support a highly skilled workforce spanning research, operations, and administration. This is a unique opportunity for an accomplished compensation and benefits leader to influence enterprise-wide strategy within a complex and mission-driven organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead Total Rewards Strategy
  • Develop and execute a comprehensive compensation and benefits strategy aligned with Brookhaven's mission, workforce needs, and long-term organizational objectives to attract, retain, and engage talent.
  • Collaborate with the CHRO and senior leadership to align Total Rewards strategies with organizational objectives by providing strategic, data-driven counsel and recommendations on compensation and benefits trends, emerging workforce practices, regulatory developments, market intelligence, and organizational opportunities and challenges.
  • Work closely with HR Business Partners, Talent Acquisition, and organizational leaders to lead job evaluation, market pricing, assessments, benchmarking, and compensation analyses that ensure programs remain competitive, equitable, and aligned with organizational objectives.
  • Partner with HR colleagues, Legal, and organizational leadership to ensure compensation and benefits programs comply with Department of Energy contractual requirements and applicable federal and state regulations, serving as a primary representative during audits, reviews, and inquiries conducted by DOE and other oversight agencies.
• Drive Compensation Excellence
  • Provide strategic and operational leadership for all aspects of the Laboratory's salary review process, partner closely with other leaders who have shared responsibilities in the process (e.g., Laboratory senior leaders, Chief HR Officer, HRIS, Deployed HR teams, etc.).
  • Conduct and oversee internal compensation reviews and audits to ensure consistency, competitiveness, compliance, and alignment with institutional policies and regulatory requirements.
  • Lead and Inspire a High-Performing Team
    • Lead and develop a high-performing team by providing clear direction, mentorship, and growth opportunities, while fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence.
    • Lead, mentor, and develop Compensation and Benefits fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, customer service, continuous improvement, and innovation.
    • Use metrics, workforce data, and analytics to evaluate program effectiveness, measure outcomes, and inform strategic decision-making.
    • Provides leadership oversight for the team responsible for the administration of employee leave, absence management, and related benefits programs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance or related field. Masters preferred.
• Ten (10) or more years of progressive Total Rewards experience, with deep expertise in compensation strategy, job architecture, market benchmarking, pay program design, and executive consultation.
• Benefits leadership experience is desirable, with the ability to leverage and guide an experienced benefits team.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully scale programs and practices to meet the needs of organizations with comparable workforce size and operational complexity.
• Strong analytical, compliance, vendor management, and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Demonstrated ability to lead at a strategic level, navigate high-visibility environments, and engage effectively with stakeholders and oversight bodies.
• Experience conducting comprehensive needs and/or effectiveness assessment for compensation and/or benefits programs, developing proposals, and implementing notable program enhancements with tangible results.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong analytical skills with demonstrated ability to interpret complex data, identify trends, and effectively communicate insights.
• Knowledge of federal and state laws and regulations related to HR industry practices and pertaining to compensation and benefits (e.g. ACA, FLSA, OFCCP, EEOC, DFEH, etc.).
• Proficiency with HR systems and tools including HCMS (preferably Workday), Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Qualifications

• Experience in a scientific, research, government contracting or other highly regulated environment.
• Experience supporting both union-represented and non-represented employee populations.
• Experience in a similar role at a DOE facility.
• Experience with compensation and benefits systems and processes.
• Experience with compensation and benefits compliance.
• Experience with compensation and benefits analysis.
• Experience with compensation and benefits design.
• Experience with compensation and benefits implementation.
• Experience with compensation and benefits evaluation.
• Experience with compensation and benefits communication.
• Experience with compensation and benefits training.
• Experience with compensation and benefits policy development.
• Experience with compensation and benefits governance.
• Experience with compensation and benefits risk management.
• Experience with compensation and benefits performance management.
• Experience with compensation and benefits strategic planning.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational development.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational change management.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational transformation.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational innovation.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational sustainability.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational resilience.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational agility.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational learning.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational effectiveness.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational efficiency.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational productivity.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational profitability.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational growth.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational development.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational change.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational innovation.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational sustainability.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational resilience.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational agility.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational learning.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational effectiveness.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational efficiency.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational productivity.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational profitability.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational growth.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational development.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational change.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational innovation.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational sustainability.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational resilience.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational agility.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational learning.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational effectiveness.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational efficiency.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational productivity.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational profitability.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational growth.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational development.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational change.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational innovation.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational sustainability.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational resilience.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational agility.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational learning.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational effectiveness.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational efficiency.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational productivity.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational profitability.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational growth.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational development.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational change.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational innovation.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational sustainability.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational resilience.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational agility.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational learning.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational effectiveness.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational efficiency.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational productivity.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational profitability.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational growth.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational development.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational change.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational innovation.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational sustainability.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational resilience.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational agility.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational learning.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational effectiveness.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational efficiency.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational productivity.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational profitability.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational growth.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational development.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational change.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational innovation.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational sustainability.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational resilience.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational agility.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational learning.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational effectiveness.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational efficiency.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational productivity.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational profitability.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational growth.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational development.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational change.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational innovation.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational sustainability.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational resilience.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational agility.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational learning.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational effectiveness.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational efficiency.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational productivity.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational profitability.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational growth.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational development.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational change.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational innovation.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational sustainability.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational resilience.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational agility.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational learning.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational effectiveness.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational efficiency.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational productivity.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational profitability.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational growth.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational development.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational change.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational innovation.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational sustainability.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational resilience.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational agility.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational learning.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational effectiveness.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational efficiency.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational productivity.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational profitability.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational growth.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational development.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational change.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational innovation.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational sustainability.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational resilience.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational agility.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational learning.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational effectiveness.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational efficiency.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational productivity.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational profitability.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational growth.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational development.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational change.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational innovation.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational sustainability.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational resilience.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational agility.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational learning.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational effectiveness.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational efficiency.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational productivity.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational profitability.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational growth.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational development.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational change.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational innovation.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational sustainability.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational resilience.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational agility.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational learning.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational effectiveness.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational efficiency.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational productivity.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational profitability.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational growth.
• Experience with compensation and benefits organizational development.
• Experience with compensation and