Director, Total Rewards & Compensation

RaceTrac

Atlanta (GA)

On-site

USD 180,000 - 230,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

RaceTrac is seeking a Director, Compensation to lead its compensation function across a multi-business retail environment. You will translate our compensation philosophy into scalable programs that attract, retain, and reward talent while supporting growth and financial discipline.

Partnering with HR Leadership, Finance, and business leaders, you will govern base pay, incentives, executive compensation, and program architecture.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in HR, Finance, or a related field.
10+ years in compensation or total rewards; enterprise strategy experience.
5+ years of leadership spanning strategy, operations and stakeholders.
Expertise in compensation program design, benchmarking, governance, incentives, and executive pay.
Experience leading compensation programs in multi-business, retail, or high-volume environments.
Strong background in analytics, systems, process optimization, and change management.
Master’s degree or CCP/GRP certification preferred.

Responsibilities

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.
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.
Set benchmarking and market pricing across units; oversee analytics, reporting, and modeling to support informed decisions.
Advise HR Leadership, Finance, and senior leaders on executive pay, STI/LTIP design, and governance.