Vice President, Rewards & HR Operations

The Vice President of Total Rewards & Operations provides enterprise-wide leadership for total rewards and centralized HR operations across Maine Health, supporting corporate, clinical, and frontline care team members. Reporting to the Chief People Officer (CPO), this executive sets the strategic direction and oversees execution for compensation (including executive compensation), benefits and well‑being, retirement, HRIS, people analytics, the HR Support Center, and Employee Health.

The VP partners closely with senior leadership and cross‑functional stakeholders to attract, motivate, and retain top talent while modernizing HR processes, advancing automation, ensuring compliance, and delivering a seamless care team member experience.

Innovate and lead an integrated Total Rewards strategy that is market‑competitive, equitable, inclusive, affordable, and aligned with Maine Health’s mission and business goals.

• Benefits leadership:
  Oversee high‑quality, compliant, and cost‑effective health, welfare, retirement, wellness, and leave programs, responsive to a diverse workforce; build strong relationships with plan administrators to maximize value and support.
• Compensation leadership:
  Direct broad‑based compensation design, benchmarking, and pay equity practices; oversee executive compensation in partnership with the Senior Director of Total Rewards and according to governance standards.
• Market intelligence:
  Monitor external trends and healthcare labor dynamics. Proactively evolve offerings to remain competitive and contemporary.
• Vendor/partner management:
  Optimize external partnerships in line with contractual terms, performance metrics, and service/value expectations.
• Operational excellence:
  Ensure compliance, efficiency, and continuous improvement across all Total Rewards programs with clear governance and transparent decision‑making.

• HR technology & data:
  Lead HRIS strategy and system optimization; elevate enterprise reporting and analytics to produce scalable, timely insights for leaders and HR practitioners.
• Automation & process improvement:
  Digitize and automate appropriate HR activities to enhance consistency, speed, and the overall care team experience.
• HR Support Center:
  Strengthen the Center as a high‑performing, customer‑centric function for care team members and leaders; build it as the foundational pipeline for HR Generalist careers at Maine Health.
• Employee Health:
  Continually optimize workflows and service delivery to support care team member health, safety, and timely onboarding/clearance.

• Executive advisor:
  Serve as a strategic advisor to the CPO and senior leadership on plan design, market dynamics, internal equity, and workforce implications.
• Board/committee support:
  Prepare high‑quality materials to support Board governance and leadership engagement; lead the health plan fiduciary committee and guide retirement committee activities in partnership with Finance.
• Cross‑functional integration:
  Partner with Finance, Legal, Pharmacy, Care Transformation, and operational leaders to align strategies, ensure transparent governance, and integrate total rewards with business priorities.
• Regulatory compliance:
  Ensure enterprise compliance with federal, state, and local laws and evolving requirements (e.g., HIPAA, ERISA, COBRA, FMLA, MPFML, ACA, pay transparency laws).
• Policy stewardship:
  Maintain current policies, controls, and documentation; lead audits and risk mitigation.

• Team leadership:
  Lead, coach, and develop a high‑performing team across Benefits, Compensation, HRIS, People Analytics, Operations, HR Support Center, and Employee Health.
• Culture & capability‑building:
  Foster innovation, accountability, collaboration, and customer centricity; build strong succession benches and develop future leaders.
• Recognition & well‑being:
  Champion employee recognition and care team well‑being initiatives to reinforce engagement and performance.

• Thinks Strategically:
  Navigates complex and varied initiatives using a system…