Sr. Director, Total Rewards

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Job Description:

The Sr. Director of Total Rewards is a key member of the People leadership team responsible for developing and leading comprehensive compensation, benefits, and rewards strategies that attract, retain, and motivate top talent. This position oversees global total rewards programs, including base salary, bonus structures, long-term incentives, health and wellness benefits, and retirement plans, while ensuring alignment with organizational goals and financial performance.

Who you’re committed to being:

• You enjoy learning and are open to new ways of doing things.

• You are not afraid to be yourself, experiment, make mistakes and learn from them, ask questions, or voice your concerns.

• When communicating you are self-aware, insightful, and proactive.

What you’ll do:

• Strategy Development: Design and implement global total rewards strategies, including compensation, benefits, equity, and recognition programs that align with the company’s mission and business objectives.

• Compensation Management: Develop competitive compensation structures, including base salary, variable pay (bonuses, commissions), and executive compensation plans, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and market benchmarks.

• Benefits Administration: Oversee the company’s benefits programs, including health insurance, wellness programs, retirement plans (e.g., 401(k)), paid time off, and other employee perks, ensuring that offerings are attractive and cost-effective.

• Equity and Long-Term Incentive Plans: Design and manage equity compensation programs and long-term incentive plans to drive performance and retain top talent.

• Market Analysis: Conduct regular competitive market analyses to ensure the organization’s compensation and benefits are competitive within the industry and region, providing insights to the executive team for salary and benefits adjustments.

• Compliance and Legal Oversight: Ensure total rewards programs comply with local, state, and federal regulations in each country in which we operate.

• Employee Communication: Lead efforts to communicate total rewards programs to employees and leaders, ensuring understanding and value recognition of the organization’s compensation and benefits packages.

• Vendor Management: Manage relationships with external compensation and benefits vendors, brokers, and consultants.

• Team Leadership: Lead the team responsible for administering the company’s total rewards programs, providing mentorship, and fostering a culture of excellence and accountability.

Experience you’ll bring:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field. A Master’s degree or MBA is preferred.

• Experience: 10+ years of experience in HR, with a focus on total rewards, compensation, and benefits. Proven experience at the leadership level, including managing global total rewards programs.

• Expertise in Total Rewards Programs: Strong knowledge of compensation structures, salary survey systems, executive compensation, equity programs, and employee benefits administration.

• Analytical and Strategic Thinking: Expertise in data analysis and financial modeling for compensation, bonus, and benefits plans. Ability to translate business objectives into rewards strategies that drive employee engagement.

• Leadership:

• Demonstrated experience in leading and managing HR teams, including coaching, mentoring, and talent development.

• Communication and Stakeholder Management:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels and communicate complex information effectively.

Travel Requirements:

While Pluralsight operates under a remote and hybrid work model, we believe that in-person connection and collaboration are important. Recurring travel to our HQ in Utah may be required depending on the role and team member location.

Why you’ll love working here:

• We’re remote- and hybrid-friendly

• We’re mission driven and guided by our culture pillars

• We have a strong commitment to diversity and belonging

• We cultivate a culture of trust, autonomy, and collaboration

• We’re lifelong learners and champion team member growth and advancement

• We’ve got you covered - team member benefits include competitive compensation packages, medical coverage, unlimited PTO and Summer Fridays, wellness reimbursements, Pluralsight subscription, professional development funds and more.

About us:

We’re Pluralsight, the technology workforce development company that helps teams build better by knowing more and working better together. Using our Skills, Flow, and Cloud products, teams can develop critical skills, improve processes and gain data-driven insights.

Learning and development are at the core of who we are. We’re out to help every technologist build better, and we’re looking for curious, talented people to help us inspire and empower the tech workforce to achieve their goals. Our culture of autonomy, continuous learning, and collaboration creates an environment for growth and empowers us to drive impact through innovation.

Physical and Mental Requirements:

Work is performed in an office (or home office) environment and requires the ability to operate office equipment and keyboards. Sedentary work. Repetitive work. Ability to perform tasks related to documentation, data analysis, transcription and extensive content analysis. Learn new tasks, remember processes, complete tasks independently, and make timely decisions in the context of a workflow.

EEOC Statement

Bring yourself. Pluralsight is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age or protected veteran status. Pluralsight will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please visit the bottom of our website to learn how to request an accommodation.

For more information on Pluralsight’s commitment to building a more diverse and inclusive workforce, please review our most recent Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging report here.

The annual US base salary range for this role is $165,800 - $204,700 USD. Pluralsight's pay ranges vary based on work location. Talent Acquisition can share more detail during the hiring process when applicable. Each candidate’s compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, geography, experience, skills, job duties, and business need, among other things. In addition to the base salary, this role may also be eligible for benefits and bonuses.

Applications must be submitted within 90 days after the initial posting date to be considered.

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