Corporate Total Rewards Director

About the Role

The Director, Total Rewards will lead the design, implementation and ongoing management of the organisation’s total‑rewards strategy, ensuring it attracts, motivates and retains talent. The role combines strategic oversight with hands‑on leadership, supervising the compensation and benefits team and aligning rewards programs with business results, organisational goals and culture across regions and countries. The position reports to the Business Support department and will collaborate closely with finance, payroll and other HR functions to ensure compliance, transparent communication and effective delivery of rewards initiatives. • Strategically lead the compensation and benefits team. • Manage health, dental, vision, life, disability, 401k and wellness programs; analyze plans and lead annual open enrollment. • Oversee insurance brokers and vendors, evaluating platforms for benefit administration. • Develop and maintain job architecture by conducting job analysis and establishing classifications. • Maintain pay grades and salary ranges, ensuring internal equity and external competitiveness through market benchmarking. • Partner with departmental peers to design and manage merit cycles, recognition, and incentive programs. • Analyze promotion cycles and provide recommendations on compensation decisions, gap analysis, and gender pay equity. • Support design, documentation, and payout of incentive plans (annual bonuses, commissions) in coordination with Finance and Payroll. • Conduct compliance audits for benefits and compensation, including ACA reporting, 401k non‑discrimination testing, and FLSA classification. • Manage leaves of absence programs. • Analyze data to inform rewards strategy adjustments. • Create communication strategies and materials to educate employees about total rewards, promoting transparency and engagement.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸benefits administration
• ▸compensation analysis
• ▸job architecture
• ▸incentive design
• ▸compliance audits
• ▸data analysis

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in business, HR or related field. • Minimum 10 years progressive experience in compensation, benefits, payroll or HR operations. • 5+ years experience managing cross‑functional teams. • Deep expertise in benefits, rewards and HR operations. • Experience designing and administering compensation plans. • Proficient with Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint. • Comprehensive HR knowledge of benefit design, compensation practices, HR technology and analytics. • Knowledge of employment laws such as FMLA, ADA, ACA, HIPAA, COBRA and ERISA. • Strong analytical skills to provide HR metrics for decision‑making. • Ability to collaborate across all organisational levels. • Proven ability to create and implement enterprise‑wide HR programs from the ground up. • Resilient with strong attention to detail; capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously. • Comfortable handling ambiguity in a dynamic environment. • Demonstrated success as a senior HR professional acting as a strategic business partner.

Requirements

• ▸bachelor's
• ▸10 years
• ▸benefits
• ▸compensation
• ▸excel
• ▸analytical

Benefits

Turner & Townsend promotes a healthy, flexible work environment that values work‑life balance and encourages employees to succeed both professionally and personally. The firm is an equal‑opportunity employer that celebrates diversity and fosters an inclusive culture, and it adheres to strict recruitment policies that prohibit any candidate fees.

Work Environment

Office Full-Time