Director, Rewards

Company Overview

Brother is a leading provider of home and office equipment, sewing and crafting products, and industrial solutions. With a legacy spanning over 115 years, our brand is renowned for producing award-winning printers, sewing machines, P‑touch labelers, and more. Brother International Corporation (BIC) was established in 1954, marking over 70 years of operations in the United States. Our Americas headquarters is located in Bridgewater, New Jersey.

BIC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Brother Industries Limited (BIL), which was founded in 1908 in Nagoya, Japan, and operates in more than 30 countries worldwide. Brother’s Americas presence includes subsidiaries in Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, and Peru.

Brother has consistently been recognized as a best place to work, reflecting our commitment to fostering a workplace culture aligned with our core values of being inclusive, collaborative, customer‑centric, and socially responsible. We value work‑life balance and flexibility, and as a result have introduced policies such as our hybrid office schedule, casual dress code, and flexible Fridays, which allow us to wrap up meetings for dedicated focus time or to start our weekends sooner, year‑round.

Our commitment to employee growth and development is demonstrated through our offering of facilitated courses and certificate programs and our investment in resources that enable self‑paced learning.

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.

• 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

• 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

• 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…