| Location | Atlanta, GA |
The Director, Compensation will lead RaceTracââ¬â¢s compensation function forward by bringing the companyââ¬â¢s compensation philosophy to life across a complex, multi-business environment. This role is responsible for building market-competitive compensation frameworks, fostering a pay-for-performance culture, and ensuring compensation programs help attract, retain, and reward the talent needed to support RaceTracââ¬â¢s continued growth.
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Serving as the enterprise compensation leader, this role partners with HR Leadership, Finance, and business leaders to translate business strategy into scalable pay programs and clear compensation decisions. The Director will provide strong market perspective, disciplined governance, and practical recommendations that enable leaders to make thoughtful pay decisions aligned to business needs, talent priorities, and financial discipline.
What You'll Do:
Compensation Strategy, Philosophy & Program Architecture
Own the enterprise compensation philosophy and translate it into clear, practical programs that support business growth, talent attraction, retention, and financial discipline
Architect and govern base pay, short-term incentives, long-term incentives, recognition, and executive compensation programs across RaceTrac, Potbelly, Gulf, Energy Dispatch, and Shared Services
Design scalable compensation frameworks that align individual, team, and enterprise performance with rewards
Ensure programs are consistently applied across a complex, multi-business, multi-unit workforce environment
Compensation Governance, Standards & Operational Execution
Lead enterprise compensation cycles, including merit, bonus, incentive, executive compensation, and annual planning processes
Establish compensation standards, guardrails, approval practices, and decision criteria that promote rigor, consistency, and defensibility
Set direction across job pricing, range management, compensation administration, offer guidance, and pay decision support
Improve operational discipline by simplifying workflows, clarifying ownership, strengthening documentation, and improving service delivery
Market Intelligence, Analytics & Financial Stewardship
Set the enterprise approach to benchmarking, survey participation, market pricing, and compensation positioning across business units
Oversee job matching, pay range analysis, analytics, reporting, and modeling to support informed compensation decisions
Translate market insights, pay trends, internal equity considerations, and financial impact into clear recommendations for senior leaders
Monitor external trends and internal signals to identify competitive gaps, program risks, cost implications, and opportunities to improve effectiveness
Executive Compensation & Senior Leader Advisory
Serve as a trusted advisor to HR Leadership, Finance, and senior business leaders on executive pay, incentive design, and complex compensation decisions
Lead STI and LTIP design, administration, and governance to align senior leadership behavior with enterprise performance and long-term value creation
Bring executive-level presence, sound judgment, and practical recommendations to high-impact compensation discussions
Partner with Legal, HR, and Finance to ensure compensation decisions are compliant, defensible, financially sound, and aligned to business needs
Team Leadership, COE Partnership & Change Enablement