Director, Total Rewards
On-siteMilwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Job Summary
Architect and lead a globally scalable compensation and benefits strategy aligned to business growth and talent priorities. Build modern frameworks for base, incentives, and equity while continuously evolving programs using market intelligence and workforce insights. Act as a strategic advisor for executives on pay decisions, turning complex data into actionable insights that influence leadership. Lead compensation due diligence for M&A activity, rapidly integrating and harmonizing reward programs across newly acquired businesses. Optimize systems infrastructure and elevate analytics capabilities to enable smarter decision-making, while negotiating aggressively with vendors to deliver cost-effective programs. Ensure compliance across U.S. and global regulations, build scalable governance frameworks, and mentor a high-impact Total Rewards team. Travel up to 25% to support global operations.
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years of progressive Total Rewards leadership experience
- Proven success building and scaling enterprise-wide compensation and benefits strategies
- Experience operating in global environments (U.S. + China)
- Strong track record in M&A, integration, and transformation
- Deep expertise in compliance, market benchmarking, and rewards design
- Exceptional analytical skillset and comfortable turning data into decisions
- Executive presence with the ability to influence and challenge senior leaders
- Experience leading vendors and cross-functional initiatives
- Strong command of HR systems, Excel, and executive-level presentations
- Bachelor's degree required
- Ability to travel up to 25%
Desired Qualifications
- CCP, CBP, or advanced degree a strong plus
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