Vice President Total Rewards

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

About The Position

The Vice President Total Rewards is responsible for leading the design and execution of comprehensive Total Rewards strategies that drive talent attraction, retention, performance, and equity across the organization. Key responsibilities include overseeing system-wide compensation programs, benefits strategy, and vendor management, while ensuring cost optimization and competitive positioning. The Vice President Total Rewards partners closely with HR leadership, Finance, and organizational executives to align rewards with business priorities and deliver an integrated HR strategy. Additional responsibilities include leading HR data and technology initiatives. The position also ensures effective communication of total rewards programs and stays current with industry best practices.

Requirements

Minimum of 10 years of leadership experience with a demonstrated history of successfully leading teams, driving results, and fostering a high-performance culture
Demonstrated expertise in Total Rewards strategy, including compensation, benefits, HR technology, and analytics, with strong financial acumen for cost management and optimization.
Proven ability to influence and collaborate with executive leaders and cross-functional partners to drive system-wide HR initiatives and align rewards with organizational priorities.
Exceptional ability to prioritize and manage multiple complex projects concurrently, with strong organizational, delegation, and change management skills in a dynamic environment.
Track record of implementing best practices and innovative solutions fostering a responsive and service-oriented culture.
Strong strategic planning, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to leverage data and technology for decision-making and process improvement.
Advanced presentation and written communication skills for executive-level reporting and stakeholder engagement.
Bachelor's degree in business, finance, healthcare administration or related healthcare field is required.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree or advanced degree in business or a healthcare field preferred.
Continually demonstrates excellence in all communications with high energy, enthusiasm, and a professional demeanor. Clearly conveys information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message.
A confident manager with business skills who knows how to achieve challenging performance goals in complex, evolving environments, including balancing his or her own strengths and weaknesses with complementary associates.
A mentor with strong coaching skills to nurture the development of team members.
An individual of the highest integrity with high levels of energy, maturity, and flexibility and a reputation for fairness and idealism.
An approachable and enthusiastic leader who is accessible and visible and who can engage the community for philanthropic support.
Identifies and understands issues, problems, and opportunities; compares data from various sources to draw conclusions; uses effective approaches for choosing a course of action or develops appropriate solutions; takes action that is consistent with available facts, constraints, and probable consequences.

Responsibilities

Develop and implement strategies for Total Rewards programs that support attraction, retention, high performance, and internal equity.
Partner closely with the VP of HR Business Partnering, Learning & Talent Management to deliver an integrated HR strategy.
Collaborate with executive and clinical leaders to align rewards and operational HR priorities with organizational needs.
Lead system-wide compensation function. Lead annual market review, and adjustment and merit processes.
Build Position Control system.
Supports physician compensation process.
Oversee benefits strategy, vendor management, cost management, and ongoing optimization.
Lead the vision for HR technology, data governance, analytics and core HR operations. Guide AI integration for HR processes.
Lead Workday optimization process.
Partner with Internal Communications on effective Total Rewards communication.
Stays ahead of best practices and benchmarking in all areas of Total Rewards.
Achieves benefits targets, competitive compensation, and superior Service Center experience.