Total Rewards Strategy Director

Unitek Learning; Tempe (AZ); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision coverage

401K with company match

Company paid life insurance

Tuition assistance

Leadership development & training

Job summary

Unitek Learning seeks a Director, Total Rewards to lead compensation and benefits for a diverse workforce across corporate, salaried, and hourly populations. The role shapes pay structures, incentive programs, health plans, and retirement benefits, ensuring market competitiveness and internal equity.

You will drive merit cycles, open enrollment, and broker negotiations, while presenting a clear pay philosophy to senior leadership and building robust data models to support decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, Finance, or related field; or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years leading compensation and benefits with enterprise scope.
• Experience designing base pay structures, incentive plans, and leveling frameworks.
• Strong knowledge of benefits design, ERISA, ACA, COBRA, HIPAA, FLSA.
• Experience managing broker relationships and leading RFP/renewals.
• Advanced Excel and HRIS analytics; experience with Dayforce/UKG/ADP.

Responsibilities

• Architect and own job architecture, salary structures, and pay bands across populations.
• Evaluate roles for leveling and FLSA classification; collaborate on offers and equity reviews.
• Lead market benchmarking, pay analysis, and differential adjustments to stay competitive.
• Design, budget, and administer merit increases and incentive plans; work with Finance on cost modeling.
• Own total rewards budget, forecast costs, and present recommendations to CPO/Finance.
• Oversee full benefits portfolio from plan design to day-to-day administration.
• Lead annual open enrollment and employee communications across locations.
• Manage broker/vendor strategy, RFPs, renewals, and term negotiations.
• Ensure compliance with ERISA, ACA, COBRA, HIPAA, FLSA; file where required.
• Develop total rewards analytics and reporting for executive decisions.
• Support M&A Total Rewards integration and harmonization.

Skills

Total rewards strategy

Merit & incentive programs

Budget & financial stewardship

Benefits design & administration

HRIS analytics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR/Business

Tools

Dayforce

UKG

ADP

Job description

Unitek Learning seeks a Director, Total Rewards to lead compensation and benefits for a diverse workforce across corporate, salaried, and hourly populations. The role shapes pay structures, incentive programs, health plans, and retirement benefits, ensuring market competitiveness and internal equity.

You will drive merit cycles, open enrollment, and broker negotiations, while presenting a clear pay philosophy to senior leadership and building robust data models to support decisions.