Vice President -Total Rewards

Location: Avera Health, Day Shift

About the role

The Vice President of Total Rewards serves as the strategic leader for compensation, benefits, and employee health & well-being across Avera Health. The Vice President collaborates with senior leadership to develop compensation strategies, benefits offerings, and recognition programs that reflect Avera's commitment to compassionate care and service excellence. This leader ensures all programs are aligned with strategic priorities, fiscally responsible, compliant with regulatory requirements, and clearly communicate the value of total rewards to employees across the ministry.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead a comprehensive total rewards strategy, including compensation, benefits, and employee health & wellness, aligned with Avera Health’s mission and strategic priorities.
• Design and implement competitive, equitable, and innovative pay and benefits programs that support employee well-being and organizational performance.
• Partner with leadership to align total rewards and employee health & wellness strategies with workforce needs, financial goals, and the delivery of high-quality, compassionate care.
• Leverage data and analytics to inform decision-making, measure program effectiveness, and drive continuous improvement.
• Ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements and maintain effective governance structures for total rewards programs.
• Oversee benefits operations, including wellness programs, ensuring effective, efficient, and high-quality service delivery across the organization.
• Manage vendor partnerships and contracts to optimize value, quality, and service for benefits administration and wellness offerings.
• Collaborate across teams to integrate total rewards programs into the broader employee experience and strengthen engagement and retention.
• Communicate the value of total rewards, including health and wellness offerings, in a clear and meaningful way to employees, leaders, and stakeholders.
• Lead and develop a high-performing team while modeling Avera’s values and advancing a culture of service excellence, stewardship, and collaboration.
• Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, developing, training, and retaining employees; planning, assigning, and leading work; appraising performance; rewarding and coaching employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 7-9 years of human resources - total rewards experience.
• Experience in supporting system executive leadership teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) - Human Resource Standards Institute (HRCI).
• SHRM-Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) - Society For Human Resource Management (SHRM).
• Certified Benefits Professional (CBP) - World at Work.
• Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) - World at Work.
• Health care experience.

Expectations

• Commitment to the daily application of Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.
• Promote Avera’s values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
• Uphold Avera’s standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
• Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.
• Visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand, and distinguish speech and other sounds.

Benefits

• PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.
• Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement.
• Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship.