Director, Rewards

The Enviva team is driven by our shared vision for a renewable energy future. We are a fast-growing, purpose-driven, global energy company specializing in delivering sustainable wood bioenergy solutions. We are the world’s largest producer of sustainable wood pellets, which provide a low-carbon alternative to fossil fuels.

The Director, Total Rewards is responsible for providing leadership in the implementation, ongoing maintenance and regulatory compliance of total rewards programs/systems.

• Directs Enviva’s Total Rewards policies, objectives, and initiatives. Recommends improvements to Total Rewards strategies aligned with Enviva’s People Strategy and organizational objectives. Effectively communicates programs and leads change management initiatives across the function. Supports the employee value proposition through competitive, equitable, and meaningful rewards programs designed to attract, engage, and retain employees.
• Partner with HR Leadership, Finance, HR Business Partners and business leaders to align total rewards programs and practices with organizational priorities, workforce needs, retention, and operational objectives.
• Lead the development and administration of compensation strategies and programs to ensure internal equity, market competitiveness, and regulatory compliance. Oversee compensation philosophy, salary structures, incentive programs, pay practices, job evaluations, salary benchmarking activities, and Company pay grades. Maintain job family and salary data while providing compensation recommendations and wage analyses for new hires, promotions, transfers, and other job changes in support of recruiting and workforce planning efforts.
  
  Lead, participate in, or oversee compensation studies and external market benchmarking activities, including engagement with compensation consultants as appropriate.
• Lead the strategy, design, administration, and continuous improvement of employee benefits programs, including health, welfare, and retirement plans, to ensure competitiveness, cost effectiveness, compliance, and alignment with organizational and workforce needs. Oversee plan design, open enrollment, vendor partnerships, employee communications, regulatory filings/postings, and ongoing program administration while ensuring Total Rewards programs remain within budgetary constraints and support attraction and retention efforts.
• Lead payroll operations and related processes to ensure employees are paid accurately, timely, and in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and company policies while continuously improving efficiency, controls, and employee experience.
• Demonstrate strong proficiency in HRIS platforms and HR technology, leveraging systems and technology-driven solutions to improve processes, reporting, efficiency, compliance, and user experience. Manage and maintain employee data throughout the employee lifecycle while establishing SOPs and controls that ensure data accuracy, confidentiality, and legal compliance. Leverage HRIS, compensation, payroll, benefits, and analytics tools to provide meaningful workforce insights, benchmarking, reporting, and decision support to HR Leadership and business leaders.
• Create policies and initiatives to ensure compensation, benefits, and payroll programs comply with all legal requirements and organizational guidelines.
• Monitors industry trends, regulatory changes, and emerging technologies while leading continuous improvement and modernization initiatives across total rewards, HR systems, and related processes.
• Lead and participate in audits, as required.
• Lead, manage, and mentor Compensation, Benefits and Payroll team members.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources,…