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Senior Director, Executive Compensation & Total Rewards

Alpharetta, GA, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-21 → 2026-09-26

Core

Leads enterprise total rewards strategy with a strong emphasis on executive compensation, public company governance, and board-ready materials for a large optical retail chain.

Role type

Senior Director, Executive Compensation & Total Rewards

Builds

Scalable, compliant, and competitive compensation, benefits, and equity programs for Associates and Doctors.

Domain

Retail / Human Resources / Executive Compensation

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work -> dashboards & analysis | client delivery

Required skills

Executive compensation strategy, public company governance, board-level material preparation, equity program design, market benchmarking, pay equity analysis, benefits strategy, regulatory compliance, team leadership, financial modeling

Preferred skills

Retail industry experience, CECP/CCP/CEBS/SPHR certifications, UKG/Fidelity systems knowledge

Technologies

UKG, Fidelity, equity administration platforms, survey platforms

Responsibilities

Lead enterprise Total Rewards strategy including executive and broad-based compensation; Serve as executive compensation leader providing analysis and governance support; Prepare and present materials for the Board of Directors and Compensation Committee; Partner with HR, Finance, Legal, and senior leadership to align programs with public company requirements; Lead design and administration of equity compensation programs; Oversee broad-based compensation programs including market pricing and job architecture; Direct incentive compensation programs; Provide strategic leadership for benefits and retirement programs; Ensure compliance with employment regulations; Build analytics and dashboards to evaluate program effectiveness; Lead and develop the Total Rewards team; Drive continuous improvement of total rewards processes; Support strategic business initiatives like M&A and workforce transformations.

Seniority

Senior Director, hands-on IC with team leadership

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