Director, Rewards

Position Summary

The Director, Total Rewards leads compensation, benefits, and payroll for TERREPOWER’s full workforce — corporate, salaried, and hourly employees across every business unit. This role owns the pay structures, incentive programs, health and welfare plans, retirement benefits, and payroll operations that keep TERREPOWER competitive and compliant in every market where we operate.

This is a hands-on senior role. You’ll shape strategy and drive execution — running merit and incentive cycles, leading US open enrollment, setting payroll strategy and compliance direction, and negotiating with brokers  should be equally comfortable presenting a pay philosophy to the CPO and building the data model behind it.

• Compensation Strategy & Structure: Architect and own TERREPOWER’s job architecture, salary structures, and pay bands across corporate, salaried, and hourly populations; ensure structures remain market-competitive, internally equitable, and aligned to business strategy.

• Job Evaluation & Leveling: Evaluate new and existing roles for appropriate leveling and FLSA classification; partner with HR Business Partners and hiring managers on offer construction and internal equity reviews.

• Market Benchmarking & Pay Analysis: Lead compensation survey participation and rigorous market analysis; develop pay positioning recommendations, geographic differentials, and targeted adjustments that close pay equity gaps and keep TERREPOWER competitive for talent.

• Merit & Incentive Programs: Design, budget, and personally administer the annual merit increase cycle and all short-term incentive, bonus, and plant-level incentive plans; partner with Finance on cost modeling and scenario planning to maximize investment impact.

• Budget & Financial Stewardship: Own the total rewards budget, including benefits program spend and merit and incentive funding; develop annual cost projections, model plan changes, and present financial performance and recommendations to the CPO and Finance.

• Benefits Strategy & Administration: Own TERREPOWER’s full benefits portfolio — medical, dental, vision, 401(k), leave, wellness, and relocation — from strategic plan design and renewal through day-to-day administration; balance program quality, employee value, and cost sustainability.

• Open Enrollment: Lead annual US open enrollment end to end — plan updates, employee communications, education sessions across corporate and plant locations, and system configuration.

• Vendor & Broker Management: Lead broker and vendor strategy — managing relationships with benefits brokers, carriers, and third-party administrators; driving RFPs and renewals; negotiating rates and plan terms; and personally resolving escalated employee issues to protect both experience and cost.

• Payroll Leadership & Strategy: Set strategic direction for payroll operations across US and Canada, working through the Sr. Manager, Total Rewards who leads the Payroll team directly; own payroll policy, compliance standards, and systems priorities, and handle escalated decisions as needed.

• Compliance: Ensure compensation and benefits programs comply with ERISA, ACA, COBRA, HIPAA, FLSA, and applicable state pay transparency and equal pay laws; own required filings in partnership with Legal and Finance.

• HRIS & Total Rewards Systems: Own compensation, benefits, and payroll configuration within the HRIS; maintain data integrity and build analytics and reporting that drive executive-level decisions on pay, workforce costs, and program performance.

• Total Rewards Communication: Develop compelling total rewards statements, manager toolkits, and employee communications that translate the full value of TERREPOWER’s compensation, benefits, and payroll programs into a clear…