Senior Director - Compensation

Company Overview

For more than 70 years, TBC Corporation has been a leader in the mobility industry and one of North America’s largest marketers and distributors of automotive replacement tires through wholesale operations. Additionally, TBC responds to the needs of consumers in search of total car care at nearly 470 franchised tire and automotive service centers under the award-winning Big O Tires® brand. TBC is headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

With $5 billion in revenue and more than 3,000 employees in the U.S. and Mexico, TBC markets on a wholesale basis to regional tire chains and distributors serving independent tire dealers and with proprietary brands of tires specializing in passenger, commercial, farm and specialty tires. In 2005, TBC Corp. was purchased by Sumitomo Corporation of America (SCOA). SCOA is the largest subsidiary of Sumitomo Corporation, one of Japan’s major integrated trading and investment business enterprises. In 2018, Michelin, the largest tire manufacturer in Europe, invested in the company which is now a 50:50, privately held joint venture between Sumitomo and Michelin.

Our values are the foundation of our work, how we interact with each other, and the strategies we employ to fulfill our purpose. These are the practices we use every day – in everything we do:

• Integrity - We act honestly because nothing is more important than our reputation.

• Teamwork - We are better together.
• People-Focused - We put people first – our Associates, customers, franchisees, and partners – and cultivate a respectful, collaborative, and inclusive culture, top to bottom, inside and out.
• Accountability - We own our actions and decisions; we do what we say we are going to do.
• Leave Everything Better - We innovate to improve everything we touch, and we take actions now to protect the future.

Description

The Senior Director, Compensation is a strategic Total Rewards leader responsible for designing, leading, and executing TBC's enterprise compensation strategy. Reporting directly to the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), this role partners closely with Executive Leadership, Finance, Legal, and Human Resources leaders to ensure compensation programs support business objectives, attract and retain top talent, reinforce a high-performance culture, and provide a competitive advantage in the marketplace.

This leader will drive the design, governance, and administration of base pay, incentive compensation, annual compensation planning, job architecture, and compensation programs across the enterprise. The role also serves as a key advisor during organizational transformations by leading compensation due diligence, assessing risk, and ensuring seamless integration of compensation programs.

The successful candidate will combine strategic vision with operational excellence, balancing employee experience, market competitiveness, internal equity, fiscal responsibility, and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a comprehensive compensation strategy aligned with TBC's business objectives, growth plans, and talent strategy.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership on compensation philosophy, pay practices, market trends, and workforce planning considerations.
• Continuously evaluate compensation programs to ensure external competitiveness, internal equity, affordability, and compliance.
• Lead the development and communication of compensation philosophies, policies, and governance frameworks across the enterprise.
• Develop and recommend the annual merit budget and compensation planning strategy in partnership with executive leadership and Finance.
• Lead enterprise-wide merit, promotional, and equity increase processes.

Additional Responsibilities

• Oversee execution of compensation planning activities within SuccessFactors, ensuring alignment to approved budgets, business cases, compensation guidelines, and organizational priorities.
• Monitor and analyze compensation outcomes to ensure market competitiveness and effective stewardship of compensation investments.
• Provide consultation and guidance to HR Business Partners and business leaders on compensation decisions and pay recommendations.
• Lead the design, administration, execution, and governance of annual incentive and variable pay programs.
• Establish and maintain a centralized inventory of all TBC incentive plans, ensuring consistency, transparency, and appropriate governance across the organization.
• Partner closely with Finance and Accounting to ensure all incentive plans are properly documented, accrued, reconciled, and administered.

Continued Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Legal to ensure plan documents are reviewed, approved, compliant, and consistently maintained.
• Drive continuous improvement of incentive programs to strengthen performance alignment and business results.
• Conduct comprehensive compensation due diligence, including review of pay practices, incentive programs, salary structures, compensation liabilities, and total rewards competitiveness.
• Assess compensation-related risks and provide strategic recommendations to executive leadership.
• Maintain and continuously enhance TBC's library of job descriptions and job specifications.
• Oversee compensation analysis requests, market benchmarking studies, pay equity analyses, and special compensation projects.

Added Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local compensation laws and regulations.
• Maintain compensation policies, procedures, controls, and audit readiness.
• Partner with Legal, Finance, and Human Resources leadership to proactively identify and mitigate compensation-related risks.
• Support executive reporting and provide compensation insights to senior leadership.
• Champion process improvement, data-driven decision-making, and scalable solutions that enhance the employee and manager experience.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or related field required.
• Master's degree preferred
• 12+ years of progressive compensation experience, including leadership responsibility for enterprise compensation programs.
• Demonstrated experience developing compensation strategies that support business objectives and organizational growth.
• Significant experience managing annual merit planning, salary administration, and incentive compensation programs.
• Strong knowledge of compensation regulations, market pricing, job architecture, and compensation governance.
• Experience administering compensation programs within SuccessFactors or comparable HRIS platforms.
• Proven ability to influence and partner with senior executives and business leaders.
• Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) preferred.
• Related Total Rewards or Human Resources certifications are a plus.
• Bilingual in Spanish /English is a plus

Benefits

• Market competitive compensation
• 401(k) and Roth with company match. Immediate 100% vesting
• Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental and vision
• Company paid short term disability and employer subsidized long term disability
• Company paid life insurance
• Discounted tire purchasing
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee assistance program
• Generous paid vacation and paid time off
• Customizable voluntary benefits

• and More!!!