[Hiring] Assistant HR Director, Total Rewards @Travis County

Role Description

Travis County is seeking an experienced, forward-thinking Assistant Director of Total Rewards to provide strategic leadership and operational oversight of compensation, classification, and employee benefits programs serving approximately 5,000 employees. Reporting to the Chief Human Resources Officer, this position leads a team of two direct reports and ten indirect reports and plays a key role in strengthening market competitiveness, supporting equitable compensation practices, and ensuring sustainable, high-quality benefits.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience leading market salary studies, classification initiatives, compensation strategy development, and self-funded benefits programs in a large, complex organization. As a member of the HR leadership team, the Assistant Director collaborates with the Planning & Budget Office, elected and appointed officials, and department leaders to advance County priorities.

In alignment with the responsibilities of this position, the duties of the Assistant Director for Total Rewards span four main categories:

• Provide strategic leadership and operational oversight of Benefits and Compensation & Classification, including development of managers and professional staff and clear performance expectations.
• Lead compensation and classification strategy, including market studies, salary structures, internal equity, pay compression analysis, and recommendations that support recruitment and retention.
• Oversee self-funded benefits strategy, plan performance, vendor accountability, employee communications, and annual enrollment planning; present recommendations to Commissioners Court and other stakeholders.
• Manage operating budgets, contracts, procurement and RFPs, actuaries, consultants, and third-party administrators, ensuring fiscal stewardship and service quality.

Help Travis County be a trusted, well-run County and an employer of choice through competitive total rewards, responsive service, and continuous improvement. We seek a collaborative, data-driven leader who combines strategic vision with practical execution, communicates complex issues clearly, develops high-performing teams, and uses technology and cross-functional partnerships to modernize HR services.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Personnel Management, Human Resources Management, Public Administration, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or a directly related field.
• Seven (7) years of directly related demonstrated experience in Human Resources.
• Five (5) years of experience in a responsible position within Total Rewards, including three (3) years of mid to senior level supervisory or management experience.
• Prefer candidates who demonstrate requisite job knowledge and additional competencies including organizational commitment, teamwork, negotiations, change management, adaptability, conflict resolution, initiative, and project management.
• Experiences should include training delivery.

Requirements

• Valid Texas Driver’s License.
• Master's degree in Personnel Administration, Human Resources Management, Public Administration, or a directly related field (preferred).
• Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) or Certified Benefits Professional (CBP) (preferred).
• Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR); or Professional in Human Resources Certification (PHR) (preferred).
• Experience leading compensation studies and administering or overseeing self-funded benefits in a large, complex organization (preferred).
• Systems, Applications and Products (SAP) experience preferred.

Benefits

• Competitive total rewards.
• Responsive service.
• Continuous improvement opportunities.

Company Description

Travis County employees play an important role in business continuity. As such, employees can be assigned to business continuity efforts outside of normal job functions.

This job description is intended to be generic in nature. It is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. The essential duties, functions and responsibilities and overtime eligibility may vary based on the specific tasks assigned to the position.