Director of Total Rewards

Baker Tilly•Seattle, WA

10d

About The Position

The Total Rewards Director provides strategic leadership for Baker Tilly's enterprise total rewards programs, including compensation, benefits, well-being, leave programs, recognition, and related initiatives that support the firm's ability to attract, engage, reward, and retain talent. This role translates firm and People Solutions priorities into integrated total rewards strategies that balance employee experience, market competitiveness, financial stewardship, operational effectiveness, and regulatory requirements. The Director serves as a trusted advisor to senior leaders and People Solutions partners on complex compensation and benefits matters, market trends, program design, and emerging total rewards practices. The role leads the evaluation, development, implementation, and ongoing optimization of enterprise programs and ensures that total rewards offerings remain competitive, scalable, and aligned with the needs of a growing professional services organization. This position also provides leadership to the Total Rewards team, building subject-matter expertise, establishing clear priorities and operating standards, and fostering collaboration across People Solutions, Finance, Legal, Payroll, HR Operations, Benefits Administration and other enterprise functions.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field required.
Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in compensation, benefits, total rewards, human resources, or a related discipline.
No professional certification or license required.
Relevant Total Rewards, compensation, benefits, or human resources certifications are preferred and may include credentials such as Certified Compensation Professional (CCP), Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (CEBS), or comparable professional certifications.
Experience should include progressively responsible leadership of complex compensation and/or benefits programs, development of enterprise-level strategies, executive consultation, data-driven decision-making, vendor management, and leadership of professionals or teams.
Experience within a large, complex, multi-state, professional services, accounting, consulting, financial services, or similarly distributed organization is preferred.
Experience working with Workday HCM and the Workday Advanced Compensation Module is preferred.
The successful candidate will bring deep Total Rewards expertise combined with strong enterprise leadership, analytical judgment, and the ability to translate business and workforce priorities into practical compensation and benefits strategies.
The role requires the ability to operate effectively in a complex, matrixed organization and influence decisions across multiple functions and leadership groups.

Nice To Haves

Relevant Total Rewards, compensation, benefits, or human resources certifications are preferred and may include credentials such as Certified Compensation Professional (CCP), Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (CEBS), or comparable professional certifications.
Experience within a large, complex, multi-state, professional services, accounting, consulting, financial services, or similarly distributed organization is preferred.
Experience working with Workday HCM and the Workday Advanced Compensation Module is preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop and lead the firm's enterprise total rewards strategy, ensuring compensation, benefits, well-being, leave, and recognition programs support business priorities, workforce needs, employee experience, and talent attraction and retention.
Lead the design, governance, administration, communication and ongoing evaluation of compensation programs, including base pay structures, annual compensation processes, market pricing, incentive programs, salary structures, and other reward programs (through Workday HCM and Workday Advanced Compensation Module).
Provide strategic leadership for employee benefit and well-being programs, evaluating program design, competitiveness, utilization, cost effectiveness, employee value, and opportunities for improvement, as well as communication supporting these various programs.
Partner with senior People Solutions, Finance, Legal, and business leaders to evaluate total rewards priorities, develop recommendations, assess financial and workforce implications, and obtain alignment on significant program changes.
Advise leaders on complex and sensitive compensation and benefits matters, applying sound judgment, market data, program principles, and enterprise policies to support consistent and equitable decision-making.
Monitor external market practices, regulatory developments, workforce trends, and professional services benchmarks to identify emerging opportunities and risks affecting the firm's total rewards programs.
Lead compensation benchmarking and market intelligence activities, including the selection and interpretation of market surveys, competitive analyses, and workforce data used to support compensation strategy and decision-making.
Own the Job Architecture supporting the firm categorization of jobs to maintain clarity and consistency around firm roles and career progression opportunities.
Oversee vendor and external partner relationships across benefits, compensation, well-being, and related programs; establish performance expectations, evaluate service quality and value, manage escalated issues, and support contract and renewal decisions.
Establish effective governance, controls, processes, documentation, and operating standards that support accurate, consistent, compliant, and scalable administration of Total Rewards programs.
Partner with HRIS, HR Operations, Payroll, Finance, and other teams to improve the integration of total rewards processes, data, systems, and employee experiences.
Use workforce, compensation, benefits, and financial data to evaluate program effectiveness, identify trends, model alternatives, develop recommendations, and support executive decision-making.
Lead significant Total Rewards initiatives and transformation efforts, including new program design, process improvement, technology enablement, policy changes, communications, and implementation planning.
Develop clear communication strategies and materials that help employees and leaders understand the purpose, value, and operation of compensation, benefits, and related Total Rewards programs.
Represent the firm, as appropriate, in external professional forums, surveys, networks, and benchmarking activities related to compensation, benefits, and total rewards practices.
Lead, develop, coach, and retain Total Rewards professionals; establish priorities and performance expectations, strengthen subject-matter expertise, encourage collaboration, and build organizational capability.
Promote continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to simplify processes, improve employee and leader experiences, strengthen controls, increase operational efficiency, and improve scalability.
Handle sensitive employee, compensation, benefits, and business information with a high degree of judgment, discretion, and confidentiality.
Perform other duties as assigned.