[Hiring] Senior Director, Total Rewards @Great Minds

Role Description

Great Minds is seeking a strategic and hands-on leader to oversee our Total Rewards function. This role is critical in aligning our compensation and benefits strategies with the organization’s mission and growth goals and will lead and manage enterprise-wide reward programs and compensation governance while acting as a key integrator across HR, Payroll, Finance, Legal, and HR Systems. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in designing competitive, scalable rewards programs to enhance employee experience, support data-driven decision making, and drive operational excellence by building controls and decision frameworks that support Great Minds’ mission.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Chief People Officer and Great Minds executives to craft and maintain a relevant, comprehensive compensation, benefits, and total rewards philosophy.
• Lead and develop a forward-thinking, lean Total Rewards team of benefits and compensation professionals.
• Evaluate market trends and benchmarks to ensure competitiveness and cost-effectiveness of rewards program.
• Lead annual strategic planning for rewards programs and budgets in close partnership with Finance.
• Serve as a primary integrator across HR, Payroll, Finance, Legal, and Systems.
• Collaborate with HR Business Partners to navigate competing needs between internal, non-HR stakeholders and the overall business.
• Lead people-centric communication and change management efforts related to compensation and benefits policies and programs.
• Identify and mitigate compensation- and benefits-related operational, financial, and compliance risks.

Compensation

• Develop and iterate a compensation philosophy that translates into practical frameworks, policies, and programs.
• Develop and iterate salary structures and variable pay programs across all levels of the organization.
• Partner with HR Leadership Team to create competitive, market-aligned offers and internal mobility strategies.
• Own and evolve the job architecture framework, including job families and career levels.
• Partner with Finance to develop a compensation analytics capability.
• Own or co-own the compensation technology stack.
• Establish and maintain a proactive pay equity framework.
• Develop strategies to educate executives and managers on compensation strategy.
• Lead executive compensation design and governance.

Benefits

• Build sustainable, effective relationships with benefits brokers and providers.
• Oversee administration of retirement plan (401(k)), wellness programs, and leave policies.
• Oversee the day-to-day administration of benefits programs.
• Manage vendor relationships and program ROI.

Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive experience in total rewards, compensation, and benefits with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
• Proven success in designing and implementing scalable rewards strategies.
• Demonstrated experience owning and governing executive compensation.
• Deep knowledge of compensation philosophy.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Strong experience partnering closely with Finance, Payroll, Legal, Systems, and HR Business Partners.
• Excellent interpersonal communication and stakeholder management skills.

Required Education

• Bachelor's degree in related field, graduate degree preferred.

Status

• Full-time

Location

• Remote

Salary

The expected base salary range for this position is $221,000-$238,000, however the offered salary may be higher or lower than the above range dependent on numerous factors including, but not limited to location, work experience, skills and internal equity considerations. The base salary is not inclusive of benefits or other incentives.

A cover letter and resume are required to be considered for this position.

New employees will be required to successfully complete a background check.

Any communication to applicants relating to the Great Minds hiring process will only come from email addresses with the domains greatminds.org or greatminds.recruitee.com. If in the course of the application or hiring process with Great Minds you are contacted through another domain, are requested to provide banking or other sensitive information, or you note any other suspicious activity, please contact [email protected].

Great Minds is an equal opportunity employer. We will extend equal opportunity to all individuals without regard to race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, disability, age, genetic information, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local laws.