Director Total Rewards

Lu Guasco & Co.; Texas; On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Lu Guasco & Co. in Texas seeks a Head of Total Rewards & HR Systems to build and scale a unified compensation, benefits, payroll, HRIS, and analytics function aligned with rapid growth.

Reporting to the CHRO, this leader will shape strategy, programs, technology, processes, and the team while partnering with senior leaders to meet organizational needs. Compensation design, HRIS implementations, and analytics will be core priorities.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive Total Rewards experience with leadership responsibility.
• Deep expertise in Compensation design: job architecture, salary structures, incentive plans, market pricing, and compensation planning.
• Demonstrated experience building or significantly scaling a Compensation/Total Rewards function.
• Hands-on experience leading or playing a significant role in HRIS implementations and integrations.
• Experience building scalable HR systems, processes, reporting, and analytics.
• Experience overseeing benefits and multi-state payroll operations.
• Strong analytical and financial modeling capabilities.
• Strong executive presence and the ability to partner with C-suite and senior leaders.
• Experience leading and developing teams.

Responsibilities

• Build and execute an enterprise-wide Total Rewards strategy aligned with growth plans.
• Scale the Compensation function including job architecture, leveling, salary structures, and market pricing.
• Own the HRIS and broader HR technology ecosystem with selection, implementation, integration, and optimization.
• Develop scalable reporting, dashboards, and analytics for leadership.
• Lead benefits, retirement, and payroll strategy and operations.
• Partner with senior leadership on executive compensation and long-term incentives.
• Drive automation and process standardization to improve experiences through technology.
• Build and develop a High-Performing Total Rewards, Payroll, and HR Systems team.
• Collaborate with Finance on headcount, labor cost forecasting, budgeting, and workforce planning.
• Lead Total Rewards and HRIS integration through M&A and new markets.
• Act as strategic advisor to CHRO on compensation, rewards, workforce analytics, and market trends.

Skills

Total Rewards leadership

Executive partnership

People analytics

Team leadership

Financial modeling

Tools

HRIS implementations

Payroll systems

HR technology ecosystem

Job description

Do you have deep Compensation and HR Systems experience and want the opportunity to build and scale a Total Rewards and HR Systems function during a period of significant growth? This could be the job for you!

Our client, a fast-growing national organization, is searching for a Head of Total Rewards & HR Systems to build an integrated compensation, benefits, payroll, HR systems, and people analytics function that can scale with the business.

Reporting directly to a dynamic CHRO, this is a highly visible leadership role for someone who knows how to build while executing, creating the strategy, programs, technology, processes, reporting, and team while continuing to meet the needs of a rapidly growing organization.

Compensation and HRIS implementation experience are critical for this role. This leader will have the opportunity to build a more sophisticated compensation framework while also owning the HR technology ecosystem and leading the implementation and optimization of HR systems.

What You'll Do

• Build and execute an enterprise-wide Total Rewards strategy and philosophy aligned with the company's growth plans
• Build and scale the Compensation function, including job architecture, leveling, salary structures, market pricing, incentive programs, and annual compensation planning
• Own the HRIS and broader HR technology ecosystem, including the selection, implementation, integration, and optimization of HR systems
• Build scalable processes, reporting, dashboards, and analytics to provide leadership with accurate workforce and cost data
• Lead benefits, retirement, and payroll strategy and operations
• Partner with senior leadership on executive compensation and long-term incentive programs
• Drive automation, process standardization, and improved employee and manager experiences through technology
• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing Total Rewards, Payroll, and HR Systems team
• Partner closely with Finance on headcount, labor cost forecasting, budgeting, and workforce planning
• Lead Total Rewards and HRIS integration through M&A, new market expansion, and continued organizational growth
• Serve as a strategic advisor to the CHRO and senior leadership on compensation, rewards, workforce analytics, and market trends

What We’re Looking For

• 10+ years of progressive Total Rewards experience, including leadership responsibility
• Deep expertise in Compensation design: job architecture, salary structures, incentive plans, market pricing, and compensation planning
• Demonstrated experience building or significantly scaling a Compensation/Total Rewards function
• Hands-on experience leading or playing a significant role in HRIS implementations and integrations
• Experience building scalable HR systems, processes, reporting, and analytics
• Experience overseeing benefits and multi-state payroll operations
• Strong analytical and financial modeling capabilities
• Strong executive presence and the ability to partner with C-suite and senior business leaders
• Experience leading and developing teams

Highly Preferred

Experience supporting a high-growth, multi-site or geographically dispersed organization, along with M&A/integration experience, is highly valued. Experience in a private equity-backed or investor-owned organization is also a plus.

This is an exceptional opportunity for a Total Rewards/HR Systems leader who wants to build something — not simply inherit and maintain an existing function.