Director, Compensation & Benefits

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Key Responsibilities

Compensation Strategy

• Lead the design and administration of base pay, incentive, bonus, and executive compensation programs.
• Conduct job evaluations, market pricing, and benchmarking to ensure internal equity and external competitiveness.
• Manage annual merit, bonus, and salary planning cycles within Workday.
• Develop compensation structures that support performance, career progression, and retention.

Benefits & Total Rewards

• Oversee health, welfare, retirement, and wellness programs.
• Lead and manage Reference-Based Pricing (RBP) healthcare plans, including vendor relationships, plan performance, and employee education.
• Partner with RBP vendors, TPAs, stop-loss carriers, and consultants to control costs and improve outcomes.
• Analyze claims, utilization, and cost trends to inform benefits strategy and plan design.
• Develop employee communication strategies to improve understanding and adoption of RBP plans and mitigate balance billing issues.

Payroll Leadership

• Provide strategic and operational oversight of multi-state, multi-entity payroll operations.
• Ensure accurate, timely, and compliant payroll processing, including wages, incentives, deductions, and benefits integration.
• Oversee payroll controls, audits, reconciliations, and tax filings.
• Partner closely with Finance and Accounting on payroll funding, reporting, and general ledger integration.

Workday Ownership & Systems

• Serve as the functional owner for Workday, Compensation, Benefits, and Payroll modules.
• Lead system configuration, enhancements, testing, and optimization.
• Partner with IT and external vendors on Workday implementations, upgrades, and integrations.
• Develop reporting and dashboards within Workday to support executive decision-making. Ensure data integrity across HR, payroll, and benefits systems.

Compliance & Governance

• Ensure compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations (ERISA, ACA, HIPAA, COBRA, FLSA, wage & hour, payroll tax laws).
• Manage audits, plan documentation, nondiscrimination testing, and regulatory filings.
• Monitor legislative changes affecting compensation, benefits, and payroll and proactively recommend adjustments.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Lead, mentor, and develop Compensation, Benefits, and Payroll teams.
• Act as a trusted advisor to executive leadership on total rewards and payroll strategy.
• Partner with HR Business Partners to support workforce planning and talent initiatives.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Finance, Legal, Operations, and external vendors.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, or related field.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in compensation, benefits, and payroll leadership.
• Direct experience managing Reference-Based Pricing (RBP) healthcare plans.
• Hands-on expertise with Workday, including Compensation, Benefits, and Payroll modules.
• Strong knowledge of self-funded healthcare plans and cost containment strategies.
• Deep understanding of multi-state payroll regulations and wage & hour compliance.
• Advanced analytical, financial modeling, and reporting skills.

Preferred

• Master’s degree Experience in distribution, or multi-location organizations.
• Workday implementation or optimization experience.