Sr. Director, Total Rewards

One Workplace•Seattle, WA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

At One Workplace, we believe the employee experience matters and that thoughtful, scalable people programs are foundational to building a high-performing, people-centered organization. We’re looking for a Senior Director, Total Rewards to lead and evolve our compensation and benefits strategy across the enterprise. This leader will play a critical role in modernizing and scaling our Total Rewards function while partnering closely with leaders across the business to ensure our programs are equitable, competitive, operationally sound, and aligned to our evolving business strategy. This is a highly visible leadership role reporting to the Chief People Officer. The ideal candidate is equal parts strategist, builder, operator, and trusted advisor. We want someone who’s comfortable designing long-term frameworks while also rolling up their sleeves to build processes, analyze data, solve problems, and drive execution. As One Workplace continues to grow and evolve, this leader will help transform Total Rewards from a primarily reactive function into a proactive, data-informed, business-aligned capability that supports our people, managers, and long-term enterprise goals.

Requirements

10+ years of progressive Total Rewards leadership experience, including deep expertise in compensation and benefits
Experience supporting complex, multi-state organizations with diverse employee populations and compensation structures
Proven experience building or transforming Total Rewards programs, processes, and infrastructure in growing or evolving organizations
Strong analytical and financial acumen with the ability to translate data into insights and recommendations
Experience developing compensation philosophies, salary structures, leveling frameworks, and incentive programs
Strong partnership and influencing skills with the ability to build trust and credibility across all levels of the organization
Comfortable operating both strategically and tactically in a fast-moving environment
Experience partnering closely with HR, Finance, and business leaders to drive thoughtful workforce and compensation decisions
Familiarity with HRIS, payroll, benchmarking, and people analytics tools and systems; ADP experience is a plus
Exceptional judgment, communication skills, and business partnership capabilities

Nice To Haves

ADP experience is a plus

Responsibilities

Lead the design, implementation, and evolution of enterprise-wide compensation programs and practices across all employee populations, including salaried, hourly, commissioned, field, warehouse, installer, and leadership teams
Develop scalable compensation structures, salary bands, leveling frameworks, and compensation philosophies aligned to market competitiveness, internal equity, and business strategy
Partner closely with business leaders and People Business Partners to support organizational design, workforce planning, promotions, pay decisions, and talent strategies
Lead annual compensation planning cycles, including merit, bonus, and promotion processes
Support executive compensation analysis and recommendations in partnership with senior leadership
Evaluate and refine incentive compensation programs in partnership with business stakeholders
Oversee enterprise benefits strategy and administration, ensuring programs are competitive, scalable, compliant, and aligned to employee needs
Partner with brokers and external vendors to optimize plan design, cost management, and employee experience
Continuously assess opportunities to modernize and improve wellbeing and recognition offerings
Build stronger governance, analytics, and operational rigor across Total Rewards programs and processes
Develop reporting, dashboards, and insights that support strategic decision-making and workforce planning
Partner cross-functionally with Finance, HR Operations, Legal, and business leaders to ensure alignment and scalability
Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations related to compensation and benefits
Help evaluate and optimize systems, tools, and workflows that support Total Rewards operations and decision-making
Help build and scale the future Total Rewards function, including team structure, capabilities, and operating model
Drive change management and manager enablement related to compensation and benefits practices
Bring a thoughtful, practical, and business-minded approach to balancing employee experience, operational realities, and organizational goals
Serve as a trusted advisor to leaders across the enterprise