Total Rewards Director

About the Role

The Director, Total Rewards is a strategic, hands‑on leader responsible for designing, implementing and managing a comprehensive total rewards strategy that attracts, motivates and retains talent at Turner & Townsend. The role oversees the compensation and benefits department, ensuring programs align with business results, organizational goals and culture. Responsibilities span benefits administration, job architecture, merit cycles, incentive plans and compliance, while also providing data‑driven insights and communication to employees. • Strategically lead the compensation and benefits team. • Manage health, dental, vision, life, disability, 401k and wellness programs and oversee annual open enrollment. • Oversee insurance brokers and vendors, evaluating platforms for benefits administration. • Develop and maintain job architecture, conducting analyses to establish classifications and career paths. • Maintain pay grades and salary ranges, ensuring internal equity and external competitiveness through market benchmarking. • Partner with peers to design merit cycles, recognition, reward 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, coordinating with Finance and Payroll. • Conduct compliance audits, including ACA reporting, 401k non‑discrimination testing and FLSA classification. • Administer leaves of absence programs. • Analyze rewards data to inform strategy adjustments. • Create communication materials to educate employees on total rewards offerings.

Key Responsibilities

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

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. • Expertise in benefits design, reward programs and compensation plan management. • Proficient with Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint. • Knowledge of HR technology, analytics and employment legislation (FMLA, ADA, ACA, HIPAA, COBRA, ERISA). • Strong analytical skills with ability to generate HR metrics for decision‑making. • Proven ability to build relationships and act as a strategic HR business partner.

Requirements

• ▸bachelor’s degree
• ▸10+ years
• ▸microsoft excel
• ▸hr analytics
• ▸benefits design
• ▸strategic partner

Work Environment

Office Full-Time