Director of Total Rewards

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of Chainguard's comprehensive rewards strategy encompassing compensation and benefits.

• Lead and nurture the Total Rewards team.

• Direct the global compensation and benefits strategy as Chainguard ventures into international markets, including the UK, Canada, and Germany.

• Collaborate with the business to strike a balance between employee experience and cost-effectiveness.

• Identify outdated programs or underused benefits that could be restructured or phased out.

• Stay informed about trends in the compensation and benefits landscape.

• Supervise banding, market pricing, and merit cycles alongside the Compensation Manager.

• Provide strategic advice to leadership on compensation and benefits in relation to headcount growth and cost management.

• Develop scalable total rewards processes as both the team and the company expand.

⛳️ Requirements

• 8-10 years of progressive experience in compensation and benefits, including at least 3 years in a management role.

• Demonstrated experience in establishing total rewards strategy, with a solid foundation in either compensation or benefits, and familiarity with the other area.

• Experience in scaling total rewards programs within a high-growth SaaS or startup environment, ideally transitioning from approximately 1,000 to over 3,000 employees.

• Comprehensive experience managing compensation cycles, which includes job architecture, market pricing, merit/promotion planning, and bonus design.

• Proficiency in equity program design and administration, including familiarity with cap tables using tools like Carta, Shareworks, or similar platforms.

• Strong expertise in market pricing and benchmarking tools such as Radford, Pave, Mercer, or equivalent.

• International experience is essential, particularly within EMEA; experience in Japan, Singapore, or South America is considered a significant advantage.

• Experience collaborating with or overseeing an Employer of Record (EOR) for international employees.

• Working knowledge of pay equity and compliance regulations across multiple states and international jurisdictions.

• Proven success in managing and developing a team.

• Ability to operate comfortably in ambiguous situations and create processes where none currently exist.

• Relevant experience is prioritized over certifications.

• This is a people-manager role reporting to the VP overseeing People.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible & Remote-First Culture: Work remotely with opportunities for team meetups, bi-annual destination summits, and a monthly stipend for coworking spaces as well as phone and internet expenses.

• Stock options available upon hire and promotion.

• Eligibility for participation in secondary offerings.

• 10 years to exercise stock options.

• 100% coverage of health, vision, and dental insurance premiums for employees and their dependents.

• ∞ Flexible Time Off.

• 18 weeks of paid parental leave for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents.

• Option to take parental leave all at once or spread it out throughout the child's first year.