Director, Total Rewards

The Director, Total Rewards serves as a strategic human resources leader and will be responsible for the design, implementation and communication of the Brother Total Rewards Strategy. The Director is responsible for ensuring all of the Brother Americas reward programs, including Benefits, Compensation, and Recognition programs, are market-competitive, sustainable, scalable, and have an impact on the long and short term performance of the organization.

Total Rewards Strategy

• • Lead the Total Rewards philosophy and supporting policies/practices targeted at attracting and retaining top talent for the organization
  • Provide strategic leadership in the development, implementation, administration, compliance, and communication of our Total Rewards programs including health, welfare, wellness, retirement, base pay, incentives, and other rewards and perquisites
  • Partner and advise with corporate and subsidiary leadership across the Americas to leverage compensation and benefits programs to meet company objectives
  • Ensure wellness and healthcare information programs to promote healthy lifestyles and changes in healthcare utilization and compliance
  • Lead all aspects of internal training and communication on current and changing compensation and benefit programs
  • Analyze current rewards programs across the Americas to ensure they align with our business strategy
  • Analyze against the market the cost-effectiveness of our compensation and benefit plans across the Americas to ensure they are effective in incentivizing desired employee behaviors

Benefits Administration & Compliance

• • Coordinate the management of our benefits vendor relationships, benefits contracts, and bid negotiation
  • Maintain current knowledge of related government rules and regulations, including the Employee Retirement Income Security act (ERISA), FLSA, FMLA, ADA, COBRA, and other applicable Labor and/or Tax laws and regulations; fulfill compliance and reporting requirements
  • Support compliance with all governmental regulations related to benefits programs

Compensation Plan Design & Compliance

• • Oversee the design and administration of compensation programs across the Americas including executive compensation, base pay, variable pay (including sales compensation), merit, compensation planning, and market analysis with a focus on continuous improvement
  • Support equitable compensation practices, ensuring that we are leaning on industry leading methodologies to maintain an environment where all employees are compensated without adverse impact to any particular group; regularly report progress and make recommendations on all identified gaps to senior leadership
  • Ensure compensation team acts as internal consultant on compensation issues for management staff, talent acquisition, and business line management; provide advice to corporate staff on pay decisions, policy interpretations, and job evaluations

Education

• • Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent experience) in Business, Human Resources, or a related field

Experience

• • Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in Human Resources Management
  • Minimum 7 years of experience designing & leading Total Rewards Programs (compensation, benefits, wellness and recognition); Comprehensive experience with benefit programs (Health, 401(k), etc.) and working with external vendors; Experience developing and/or handling executive compensation plans 
  • Minimum 3 years of people management experience (leading a team)
  • Minimum 5 years of global benefit and compensation experience (Latin America & Canada); Experience advising on global compensation and benefit practices - Preferred

Software/Technical Skills

• • Knowledge of HR Information Systems (Dayforce is our HRIS)

Other Skills, Knowledge, & Abilities

• • Solid understanding of principles and practices of human resource management

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including close attention to detail and active listening.

  • Ability to present with executive presence to senior leaders and tailor communication strategies to a varied workforce.

  • Ability to plan/coordinate complex projects and events, in consideration of company-wide objectives.

  • Ability to identify efficiencies and opportunities in budget, resources allocation, and processes, and making recommendations for improvement.

This role will be a hybrid role. Subject to business needs, employees may work remotely up to two days per week. Assigned office days will be determined by your manager. #LI-Hybrid

Base Salary

• • The targeted base salary range for this position is $175,000 - $190,000 per year.
  • Base salary is determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the successful candidate, as well as factors such as internal equity, cost of labor in the hiring location, and alignment with market data.

Additional Compensation

• • This position is eligible for a 30% bonus at 100% of target, with the opportunity to achieve above 100% dependent on company performance and in alignment with company bonus plans.
  • Bonus awards are discretionary and contingent upon individual performance as well as Brother achieving its corporate objectives, in accordance with the applicable bonus plan in effect.