Senior Director of Rewards

• As Ironclad scales, we’re elevating Total Rewards into a dedicated leadership function, building on our existing foundation to bring greater rigor, competitiveness, and strategic intent to how we attract, motivate, and retain exceptional talent
• This leader will own the strategy and execution of compensation and benefits at Ironclad, helping us evolve our programs in support of a high-performance culture while building the systems, processes, governance, and manager enablement needed to scale
• This is a high-impact leadership role that will sit on the People Leadership Team, move fluidly from board-level compensation topics to employee-facing program design
• You will shape how Ironclad rewards performance, communicates value, and delivers a modern, globally scalable employee experience across cash compensation, equity, benefits, and related programs
• Own Ironclad’s Total Rewards strategy across compensation, equity, benefits, recognition, and related policies and programs
• Lead the design, refinement, and administration of broad-based and leadership compensation programs, including base pay, bonus, equity, promotion-related pay changes, market adjustments, and recognition programs
• Evolve Ironclad’s compensation philosophy, job architecture, benchmarking approach, and pay practices to support growth, talent density, internal equity, and market competitiveness
• Partner closely with the CPO, Finance, Legal, and executive leaders on annual planning, compensation cycles, headcount planning, and Compensation Committee materials
• Own benefits strategy and administration, ensuring our programs are competitive, compliant, financially sound, and aligned to employee needs across key markets
• Stabilize and own the transition of key compensation and benefits cycles — including company bonus, equity programs, and benefits — ensuring programs run cleanly while building the operational foundation beneath them
• Build the operating rigor the function needs: clear documentation, manager tools, exception governance, and reporting frameworks that create consistency and reduce noise across comp and benefits decisions
• Translate Total Rewards programs into accessible, confident guidance for managers and employees — enabling better decisions at the point of need and fewer escalations
• Use data and external market intelligence to inform recommendations, quantify tradeoffs, and improve decision quality across Total Rewards investments
• Strengthen reporting and operating rigor across the function, including program effectiveness, compliance, vendor management, and process health
• Partner with People Operations, Talent Acquisition, PBPs, and Internal Comms to ensure Total Rewards programs are delivered cleanly and understood well across the company
• Build and lead a high-performing Total Rewards team, with clear ownership, strong operating cadence, and a high bar for execution

• Dental, and vision insurance
• 401K
• Wellness reimbursement
• Flexible vacation policy
• Generous parental leave for both primary and secondary caregivers
• Work from home opportunities
• Health insurance

Experience modernizing Total Rewards infrastructure, workflows, and reporting with automation and AI-enabled tools

Experience supporting global growth, including international benefits and compensation considerations
12+ years of progressive Total Rewards experience, including deep expertise in both compensation and benefits

Experience as a senior cross-functional partner with executive teams, Finance, and Legal on Board and Compensation Committee materials and decisions

Track record of building scalable processes, governance, and systems rather than relying on one-off exceptions or manual workarounds

Strong benefits depth, including vendor strategy, renewals, compliance…