Director of Total Rewards, Payroll and Benefits
TALENThire LLC.
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Denver • Colorado, Illinois, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas • 🇺🇸 United States
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Lead
About the role
- Lead payroll operations across 7 countries, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and process consistency.
- Manage benefits programs across 8 countries, including brokers, carriers, and statutory requirements.
- Partner closely with HR, Finance, Legal, and regional leadership to support alignment and compliance.
- Oversee benefit renewals, audits, enrollment cycles, and global employee communications.
- Support compensation processes including merit cycles, bonus administration, and benchmarking (light focus).
- Build scalable, efficient processes and drive improvements, automation, and system optimization.
- Strengthen data integrity, reporting, and policy transparency across all regions.
Requirements
- 8+ years in Total Rewards, Payroll, or Benefits leadership roles.
- Proven experience handling international payroll and global benefit structures.
- Strong understanding of statutory benefits, tax regulations, and compliance in multiple countries.
- High comfort level with HRIS, payroll platforms, and data management.
- Ability to operate with urgency, precision, and accountability in a scaling organization.
- Strong relationship-builder who can influence across multiple functions and regions.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
payroll operationsbenefits managementdata managementcomplianceprocess optimizationreportingauditsenrollment cyclesbenchmarking
Soft skills
relationship-buildinginfluenceurgencyprecisionaccountability