Director, Compensation

RaceTrac; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

RaceTrac seeks a Director of Compensation to lead the company’s compensation strategy and programs across a complex, multi-business environment. You will design scalable base pay, incentives, and executive compensation frameworks to attract and retain talent while ensuring financial discipline.

You will partner with HR Leadership, Finance, and business leaders to translate business strategy into pay programs, govern cycles, and provide market insights to drive sound, defensible decisions that

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, or a related field is required.
• Master’s degree or CCP/GRP certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise compensation cycles including merit, bonus, incentive, executive compensation, and annual planning processes.
• Architect and govern base pay, short-term and long-term incentives, recognition, and executive programs across multiple business units.
• Set direction on job pricing, range management, compensation administration, and pay decision support.
• Partner with Legal, HR, Finance and business leaders to ensure compliant, defensible, and financially sound compensation decisions.
• Build trusted partnerships linking compensation strategy to business needs and talent priorities.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, or a related field

Master’s degree or relevant certification such as CCP or GRP preferred

Job description

RaceTrac Company Overview Job Description: The Director, Compensation will lead RaceTrac's compensation function forward by bringing the company's compensation philosophy to life across a complex, multi-business environment. This role is responsible for building market-competitive compensation frameworks, fostering a pay-for-performance culture, and ensuring compensation programs help attract, retain, and reward the talent needed to support RaceTrac's continued growth. Serving as the enterprise compensation leader, this role partners with HR Leadership, Finance, and business leaders to translate business strategy into scalable pay programs and clear compensation decisions. The Director will provide strong market perspective, disciplined governance, and practical recommendations that enable leaders to make thoughtful pay decisions aligned to business needs, talent priorities, and financial discipline.

What You'll Do

• Compensation Strategy, Philosophy & Program Architecture
  Own the enterprise compensation philosophy and translate it into clear, practical programs that support business growth, talent attraction, retention, and financial discipline
  Architect and govern base pay, short-term incentives, long-term incentives, recognition, and executive compensation programs across RaceTrac, Potbelly, Gulf, Energy Dispatch, and Shared Services
  Design scalable compensation frameworks that align individual, team, and enterprise performance with rewards
  Ensure programs are consistently applied across a complex, multi-business, multi-unit workforce environment
• Compensation Governance, Standards & Operational Execution
  Lead enterprise compensation cycles, including merit, bonus, incentive, executive compensation, and annual planning processes
  Establish compensation standards, guardrails, approval practices, and decision criteria that promote rigor, consistency, and defensibility
  Set direction across job pricing, range management, compensation administration, offer guidance, and pay decision support
  Improve operational discipline by simplifying workflows, clarifying ownership, strengthening documentation, and improving service delivery
• Market Intelligence, Analytics & Financial Stewardship
  Set the enterprise approach to benchmarking, survey participation, market pricing, and compensation positioning across business units
  Oversee job matching, pay range analysis, analytics, reporting, and modeling to support informed compensation decisions
  Translate market insights, pay trends, internal equity considerations, and financial impact into clear recommendations for senior leaders
  Monitor external trends and internal signals to identify competitive gaps, program risks, cost implications, and opportunities to improve effectiveness
• Executive Compensation & Senior Leader Advisory
  Serve as a trusted advisor to HR Leadership, Finance, and senior business leaders on executive pay, incentive design, and complex compensation decisions
  Lead STI and LTIP design, administration, and governance to align senior leadership behavior with enterprise performance and long-term value creation
  Bring executive-level presence, sound judgment, and practical recommendations to high-impact compensation discussions
  Partner with Legal, HR, and Finance to ensure compensation decisions are compliant, defensible, financially sound, and aligned to business needs
• Team Leadership, COE Partnership & Change Enablement
  Lead and develop a high-performing compensation team with clear priorities, strong technical capability, and defined ownership
  Define how compensation work is delivered across the COE, HRBPs, Finance, Legal, Payroll, HR Systems, and business leaders
  Lead cross-functional teams through complex compensation cycles, program changes, integrations, and enterprise initiativesBuild trusted partnerships that connect compensation strategy to business needs, talent priorities, associate experience, and financial discipline

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, or a related field
• 10+ years of progressive experience in compensation or total rewards, including enterprise compensation strategy and program design
• 5+ years of leadership experience spanning strategy, operations, team leadership, and senior stakeholder partnership
• Deep expertise in compensation program design, benchmarking, governance, incentives, and executive compensation
• Proven success leading compensation programs in multi-business, retail, or high-volume workforce environments
• Strong background in compensation systems, analytics, process optimization, and cross-functional change management
• Master’s degree or relevant certification such as CCP or GRP preferred

Fueled by Growth, Driven by You At RaceTrac, our people make the difference. Whether you’re working in a store, at our corporate office, or on the road, you’ll be part of a team that brings energy, innovation, and a passion for serving others every day. We support each other, celebrate wins big and small, and create opportunities for growth at every level. With four operating divisions RaceTrac, RaceWay, Energy Dispatch, and Gulf - there’s always a new challenge to take on and a new path to pursue. Join us and discover how far your career can go. To see what #LifeatRaceTrac is like, visit our LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram pages.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment with RaceTrac without regard to their race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.