Total Rewards Director

Scion Staffing; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 137,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Strategic leadership

Retirement benefits

Work-life balance

Professional growth & impact

Job summary

Scion Staffing, Inc. is seeking a Total Rewards Director based in Houston, TX, to lead compensation, benefits, and retirement programs across the U.S. and Canada.

This onsite, direct-hire role reports to the Chief People Officer and offers a strategic leadership opportunity to build a scalable total rewards function. The role focuses on architecture, governance, benchmarking, and analytics to attract and retain talent in a growing multi-site organization, with collaboration across HR, Finance,

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing compensation structures and pay philosophies.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead compensation strategy across U.S. and Canada.
• Develop incentive and rewards plans for field and sales teams with benchmarking.
• Oversee benefits renewals, vendor relationships, and retirement plan administration.
• Ensure compliance with U.S. and Canadian regulations, including pay transparency and wage-and-hour rules.
• Support mergers, acquisitions, and workforce integration initiatives.
• Provide analytics, communicate with executives, and manage vendor partnerships.

Skills

Compensation architecture

Total rewards leadership

Sales incentive programs

Market benchmarking

Pay equity analyses

Governance & compliance

Vendor management

Strategic partnership

Education

CCP certification

CEBS certification

CBP certification

Tools

UKG HRIS

Microsoft Excel

Compensation modeling

Job description

Scion Staffing has been engaged to conduct a search for a Total Rewards Director on behalf of a growing, multi-location organization in the essential services industry with operations across the United States and Canada. This is an exciting direct-hire, onsite opportunity based in Houston, TX, offering the chance to build and lead a comprehensive total rewards function within an expanding organization.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Total Rewards Director will lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of compensation, benefits, and retirement programs across a geographically diverse workforce in the United States and Canada. This highly visible leadership opportunity will focus on building compensation structures and incentive programs from the ground up while ensuring competitive, compliant, and sustainable total rewards strategies. Reporting directly to the Chief People Officer, this individual will serve as a strategic partner to executive leadership, helping shape programs that attract, engage, and retain exceptional talent while supporting continued organizational growth.

PERKS

• Competitive Compensation: Base salary of approximately $152,000 annually, commensurate with experience and qualifications.
• Strategic Leadership Opportunity: Take ownership of a newly created director-level position with the opportunity to establish compensation architecture, influence organizational strategy, and build scalable total rewards programs.
• Retirement Benefits: Access to retirement plan options with a company match, supporting long-term financial well-being.
• Work-Life Balance: Enjoy vacation, personal days, and sick leave offerings designed to support physical and emotional well-being.
• Professional Growth & Impact: Collaborate directly with executive leadership, support organizational expansion and acquisitions, and make a meaningful impact within a values-driven, people-focused organization.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Build and Lead Compensation Strategy: Design and implement comprehensive compensation frameworks, including job architecture, salary structures, pay grades, compensation philosophies, and governance processes across U.S. and Canadian operations.
• Develop Incentive and Rewards Programs: Create competitive commission, bonus, and incentive compensation plans for field and sales teams while conducting market benchmarking, pay equity analyses, and compensation modeling to support business objectives.
• Oversee Benefits and Retirement Programs: Lead benefits renewals, open enrollment, vendor relationships, retirement plan administration, and benefits optimization initiatives while ensuring programs remain competitive, cost-effective, and compliant.
• Ensure Regulatory Compliance: Maintain compliance with applicable U.S. and Canadian employment, compensation, benefits, and retirement regulations, including pay transparency, wage-and-hour requirements, leave administration, and required reporting.
• Support Organizational Growth and Acquisitions: Partner with HR, Finance, Legal, and operational leadership on mergers and acquisitions, workforce integration, compensation harmonization, and strategic workforce planning.
• Drive Total Rewards Innovation and Leadership: Develop meaningful compensation and benefits analytics, improve employee communications, provide guidance to HR and operational leaders, manage vendor partnerships, and oversee assigned team members to strengthen organizational effectiveness.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Compensation Architecture & Program Development: Demonstrated success designing and implementing compensation structures, salary frameworks, pay philosophies, and governance processes from the ground up, including hands-on experience developing sales, field, commission, and incentive compensation programs.
• U.S. and Canadian Total Rewards Expertise: Strong understanding of compensation, employee benefits, retirement programs, and employment regulations across both the United States and Canada, with experience supporting geographically dispersed or multi-site organizations.
• Strategic Leadership & Business Acumen: Proven ability to lead total rewards initiatives, advise executive stakeholders, analyze workforce costs, manage vendor relationships, and translate compensation and benefits data into actionable business recommendations.
• HR Technology & Analytical Capabilities: Strong HRIS experience, preferably with UKG, along with advanced Microsoft Excel capabilities, compensation modeling, market pricing methodologies, HR reporting, and data analytics.
• Organizational Growth & Collaboration: Experience supporting growing or evolving organizations, preferably involving mergers and acquisitions, workforce integration, or the development of new total rewards functions. Backgrounds in service-oriented, healthcare, hospitality, retail, or similarly complex industries are especially valued; CCP, CEBS, or CBP certifications are a plus.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

This position offers a competitive annual base salary of approximately $152,000, commensurate with experience and qualifications.

The organization offers retirement plan options with a company match, vacation, personal days, sick leave, and employee discount programs. Additional benefits and eligibility details will be discussed during the interview process.

• Employment Type: Permanent, Direct Hire
• Location: Houston, TX
• Work Arrangement: Onsite
• Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
• Travel: Occasional travel, including overnight travel, may be required to support benefits enrollment, vendor meetings, and organizational integration initiatives.
• Reporting Structure: Reports directly to the Chief People Officer.