Job Description

Summary

The Senior Director of Total Rewards defines and executes comprehensive compensation and benefits strategies and programs and leads the global Total Rewards team. This position works with all employees and levels of management, including Executive Management, to analyze and establish compensation and benefits plans that are internally equitable and externally competitive.

Responsibilities

Build and drive the strategic design and execution of the company’s global compensation, equity, and benefits programs in line with business objectives, financial goals, and cultural norms.

Define, communicate, and educate the business at large on pay philosophy, policy, and practice, ensuring all compensation programs are administered equitably and consistently.
Establish and measure key compensation and benefit program metrics. Regularly benchmark company programs and monitor external trends in order to proactively adjust company plans and programs to ensure market competitiveness.
Oversee the company’s global benefits programs including health, welfare and retirement programs, ensuring compliance and market competitiveness. Partners closely with brokers and providers to deliver desired outcomes.
Build trusted advisory relationships with senior leaders and people managers across the organization.
Regularly consults with leaders on organizational design, the application of rewards, evaluation of pay equity, and as-needed consults with leaders on the interaction of legal or compliance matters related to total rewards.
Actively contributes to strengthening communication between the business and employees related to compensation and rewards.
Provide strategic and day-to-day leadership to the Total Rewards team, including defining clear team roles and processes and providing direction, coaching and opportunities for development.
Collaborates across the broader HR team to implement talent solutions that enable the company’s rapid growth.

What You'll Need

Education:

Undergraduate Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in a related field.

Additional Education:

PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, or SHRM-SCP certification strongly preferred

Experience:

12+ years of compensation and benefits experience with 5+ years of experience in a senior leadership position in a large organization.
Preferred experience in publicly traded SaaS technology company.
Global total rewards experience including North America, EMEA and APAC strongly preferred
Experience with Workday is a plus
Demonstrated track record developing a total rewards strategy and leading a team to execute

Skills:

Demonstrated ability to think strategically, but also very willing and able to be "hands-on"
Excellent self-awareness, leadership, and communication skills
Self-motivated with strong propensity for action, results and continuous improvement. Ability to instill that same level of motivation in the team.
Able to work in a high-energy, fast paced, rapidly changing environment
Able to direct multiple priorities simultaneously while working under pressure to meet deadlines.
Ability to partner with the HR leadership team to influence and drive HR best practices across the organization
Strong understanding of the HR body of knowledge including total rewards employment laws, policies, compliance requirements

Travel

Up to 10% travel

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements

Reliable internet access for any period of time working remotely, not in a Workiva office.

How You'll Be Rewarded

Base Pay Range in Colorado: $175,000 - $200,000

A discretionary bonus typically paid annually

Restricted Stock Units granted at time of hire

 The base pay range represents the low and high end of the hiring range for this job. Actual pay will vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to relevant skills, experience, and capabilities.

Where You’ll Work

Our values drive how we work and who we hire. You will see these values ingrained in how we support our customers, work with team members, build our products and in the work environment we’ve created.

Customer Success:  Always delight our customers.
Trust: Rely on each other. 
Integrity: Do the right thing, every time. 
Collaboration: Share resources and work together. 
Innovation: Keep creating solutions and finding better ways. 
Inclusion: Support a diverse community where we all belong. 
Accountability: Be responsible for your success and failure.

We believe our people are our greatest asset, and our unique culture gives employees the opportunity to make an impact everyday. We give our employees the freedom and resources they need—backed by our culture of collaboration and diverse thought—to continue innovating and breaking new ground. We hire talented people with a wide range of skills and experiences who are eager to tackle some of today’s most challenging problems.

At Workiva, you’ll enjoy: 

Fantastic Benefits: With coverage starting day one, choose from competitive health, dental, and vision plans on the largest physician networks available.
Casual Dress: Workiva has a casual work environment, most people wear jeans to the office.
Involvement: Ability to participate in Employee Resource Groups, (Women in Tech, Women in Sales, Ethnic Diversity, Veterans, Rainbow (LGBTQ), Remote Employees, Caregiving) Volunteering, Company wide celebrations, and more
Work-life Balance: We have competitive PTO, VTO and Parental Leave. We encourage employees to spend time enjoying life outside of work.