Director of Rewards

Signature HealthCARE is a family-based healthcare company offering integrated services across multiple states. Our continuum of care includes skilled nursing, rehabilitation, assisted and memory care, and home-based services supported by innovative technologies like telehealth and Care.ai-enabled solutions.

We are committed to advancing person-directed care and quality outcomes. Many of our facilities continue to receive high performance ratings and accreditations. As an award-winning organization recognized over the years by national outlets such as U.S. News & World Report, we take pride in fostering compassionate care environments and being an employer of choice in the healthcare industry.

Signature HealthCARE is looking for a Director of Total Rewards working onsite at our Corporate Office in Louisville, KY

As a member of a small leadership team, this role requires a working executive who can seamlessly balance strategic vision with day‑to‑day execution. This is not a purely advisory position; the ideal candidate thrives in a hands‑on environment and leads by example.

• Provides leadership and drives the strategic implementation, planning, design, regulatory compliance, and risk mitigation of all compensation and benefits programs.
• Develops and maintains a comprehensive Total Rewards philosophy aligned with organizational values, workforce needs, and best practices.
• Establishes Total Rewards goals and implements specific programs to accomplish the organization’s compensation and benefits objectives while ensuring cost-effective implementation.
• Partners with Executive Leadership and Human Resources leaders to develop workforce strategies that support attraction, retention, engagement, succession planning, and long-term organizational growth.
• Advises executive leadership on Total Rewards strategy, workforce trends, labor market pressures, and financial impact in a skilled nursing and healthcare labor environment.

• Oversees the design and administration of base pay structures, incentive programs, shift differentials, premium pay, and retention programs.
• Ensures internal equity, pay transparency, and external competitiveness through job architecture, market benchmarking, and pay equity analysis.
• Partners with Finance to manage Total Rewards budgets, forecasting, and labor cost controls critical to SNF operations.

• Provides executive leadership and strategic oversight for all health and welfare benefits, retirement programs, leave administration, and employee well‑being initiatives, with a strong focus on affordability, cost containment, and long‑term sustainability.
• Leads the development and execution of benefits strategies designed to manage trend, mitigate premium increases, and balance competitive offerings with fiscal responsibility in a highly regulated healthcare environment.
• Oversees relationships with health and welfare and retirement brokers, consultants, and third‑party administrators, holding partners accountable for cost management strategies, market intelligence, plan performance, and regulatory compliance.
• Directs the governance and performance management of benefits vendors, including benefits administration platforms and call center partners, ensuring service excellence, efficient operations, strong data integrity, and cost‑effective delivery models.
• Provides executive oversight of open enrollment and year‑end benefits processes, ensuring accurate cost modeling, effective employee communications, operational readiness, and risk mitigation.
• Serves as executive sponsor for the evaluation, selection, and implementation of new benefits vendors and…