Colibri Group

Director of Total Rewards

Colibri Group

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Lead

About the role

  • The Director of Total Rewards is responsible for designing and leading a comprehensive total rewards strategy that drives business performance, supports organizational growth, and ensures a competitive and equitable employee experience across compensation, benefits, and payroll.
  • This role operates as a strategic partner to executive leadership, shaping programs that align with company goals while balancing market competitiveness, internal equity, cost management, and regulatory compliance.
  • You will lead the design, implementation, and continuous evolution of compensation, benefits, and payroll programs across a complex, multi-division organization.
  • This is a highly visible role with enterprise impact, including ownership of annual compensation cycles, benefits strategy, vendor partnerships, M&A due diligence, and long-term rewards planning.

Requirements

  • 7-10 years of experience in total rewards, including compensation, benefits, and payroll
  • 5–7 years of leadership experience, ideally within complex or multi-division organizations
  • Deep expertise in compensation strategy, including salary structures, incentive design, and executive compensation
  • Strong experience designing and managing health and welfare benefit programs
  • Knowledge of payroll operations, compliance, and process optimization
  • Strong understanding of regulatory requirements (FLSA, ERISA, COBRA, HIPAA, FMLA, PPACA, etc.)
  • Experience working in private equity-backed or high-growth environments preferred
  • Demonstrated ability to drive process improvement and operational excellence
  • Strong business acumen and ability to align rewards strategy with organizational performance
  • Experience supporting M&A or business transformation initiatives
Benefits
  • Develop and evolve a comprehensive total rewards strategy aligned to business objectives, growth plans, and talent priorities
  • Ensure programs are competitive, equitable, and scalable across a multi-division organization
  • Serve as a strategic advisor to executive leadership on compensation, benefits, and workforce planning decisions
  • Lead the design, implementation, and communication of all compensation programs, including base salary structures, annual merit cycles, variable pay, commissions, and executive compensation
  • Ensure alignment between compensation strategy and company performance, financial goals, and talent strategy
  • Oversee salary planning processes and ensure consistent, data-driven decision-making
  • Develop and manage health and welfare benefit strategies, balancing employee experience with cost effectiveness
  • Oversee plan design, vendor partnerships, implementation, and ongoing optimization
  • Ensure programs remain competitive and aligned with employee needs and market trends
  • Establish and oversee payroll processes, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and efficiency in routine processing and reporting
  • Identify opportunities to improve payroll operations, systems, and delivery through process optimization and automation
  • Ensure alignment with internal financial requirements and regulatory standards
  • Evaluate and continuously improve compensation and benefits programs to ensure market competitiveness, compliance, and alignment with business goals
  • Maintain compliance with all applicable regulations (e.g., FLSA, ERISA, COBRA, HIPAA, FMLA, PPACA)
  • Implement governance structures to ensure consistency and risk mitigation
  • Partner with external consultants and vendors to benchmark programs, stay current on market trends, and optimize offerings
  • Manage vendor relationships to ensure quality, cost-effectiveness, and alignment with company strategy
  • Lead total rewards due diligence for mergers, acquisitions, and new ventures
  • Develop and execute a comprehensive communication strategy for compensation and benefits programs
  • Enhance transparency, understanding, and engagement across the organization
  • Ensure messaging supports broader company strategy and growth
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
total rewards strategycompensationbenefitspayrollcompensation strategysalary structuresincentive designhealth and welfare benefit programspayroll operationsregulatory compliance
Soft Skills
leadershipbusiness acumenprocess improvementoperational excellencestrategic partnershiporganizational alignmentcommunicationcollaborationproblem-solvingchange management