Director Total Rewards

Position Summary

Virginia Transformer is seeking a strategic and analytical Director of Total Rewards and HRIS to lead the design, administration, and continuous improvement of the company's compensation, benefits, HR technology, workforce analytics, and compliance programs. This leader will develop competitive total rewards strategies that attract, retain, and engage talent while ensuring operational excellence across HR systems and processes.

The Director will partner closely with executive leadership, finance, operations, talent acquisition, and HR teams to align compensation programs, benefits offerings, workforce planning, and HR technology capabilities with the organization's aggressive growth objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute enterprise-wide compensation and total rewards strategies that support business objectives and workforce needs.
• Lead annual compensation planning, salary structure design, market pricing, merit increases, incentive programs, and executive compensation analyses.
• Conduct competitive benchmarking using market surveys and compensation databases.
• Partner with leadership on job architecture, career frameworks, pay equity analyses, and workforce planning initiatives.
• Provide compensation recommendations for executive, management, professional, and hourly employee populations.

Benefits Administration

• Oversee health and welfare programs, retirement plans, wellness initiatives, leave programs, and employee benefit offerings.
• Manage vendor relationships, broker partnerships, renewals, and annual open enrollment processes.
• Analyze benefit plan utilization, costs, and employee engagement to optimize offerings and maximize value.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
• Serve as the executive owner of HR technology platforms, including HRIS, ATS, payroll, performance management, learning management, and reporting systems.
• Lead system implementations, upgrades, integrations, automation initiatives, and process improvements.
• Develop HR technology roadmaps that improve efficiency, data integrity, reporting capabilities, and employee experience.
• Partner with IT and business stakeholders to optimize system functionality and user adoption.

Workforce Analytics & Reporting

• Develop and maintain executive dashboards and workforce analytics related to compensation, retention, turnover, hiring, diversity, succession, and workforce planning.
• Provide actionable insights and recommendations to senior leadership through data-driven analysis.
• Establish key HR metrics and reporting standards across the organization.

Compliance & Governance

• Ensure compliance with wage and hour regulations, pay transparency requirements, FLSA classifications, ACA reporting, ERISA, COBRA, HIPAA, and other applicable regulations.
• Lead compensation and HR audit activities, policy reviews, and internal controls related to HR systems and total rewards programs.
• Maintain accurate employee data governance and reporting standards.

Strategic Partnership

• Partner with executive leadership to align total rewards programs with organizational growth and talent strategies.
• Collaborate with Talent Acquisition to develop competitive offers and market-based compensation strategies.
• Support organizational design, restructuring, M&A integration, and workforce planning initiatives.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to leaders on compensation, benefits, workforce analytics, and HR technology decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, Information Systems, or related field.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in Total Rewards, Compensation, Benefits, HRIS, HR Analytics, or Human Resources leadership.
• Strong experience managing compensation programs, salary structures, incentive plans, and market benchmarking.
• Experience leading HRIS platforms, system implementations, integrations, and reporting initiatives.
• Advanced analytical skills with the ability to interpret workforce data and provide business recommendations.
• Strong understanding of employment regulations, compensation compliance, and benefits administration.
• Exceptional communication and executive presentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting multi-site manufacturing, industrial, engineering, or energy organizations.
• Experience with UKG/Kronos, Workday, SAP, Oracle, ADP, or similar enterprise HR platforms.
• Certified Compensation Professional (CCP), CEBS, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, or similar certifications preferred.
• Experience supporting organizations with 1,000+ employees across multiple locations.

Key Success Measures

• Market competitiveness of compensation programs.
• Employee retention and engagement outcomes.
• HRIS adoption, data accuracy, and process efficiency.
• Executive reporting effectiveness and workforce analytics maturity.
• Benefits program effectiveness and cost management.
• Compliance and audit performance.
• Successful implementation of HR technology and automation initiatives.

This position reports directly to the Vice President of Human Resources and serves as a key member of the HR leadership team supporting Virginia Transformer's continued growth and operational excellence.