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About the Company

Our client is on a mission to elevate lives—those of their residents, families, and dedicated teams. With over 6,500 employees across 11 states, they are among the fastest-growing senior living organizations in the U.S. This is a pivotal time as they scale and innovate, creating opportunities for leaders who are ready to make an impact.

Position Summary

Hunt For Careers is partnering to find a strategic, experienced Director of Total Rewards to lead and elevate compensation, benefits, and recognition programs enterprise-wide. Reporting directly to the SVP of Human Resources, this newly created leadership role will build infrastructure and strategy to scale people programs with compliance, consistency, and care.

This role requires a leader who has worked in large corporate environments supporting 5,000–10,000 employees and ideally has experience in Real Estate, Healthcare, or Hospitality industries.

Key Responsibilities

• Total Rewards Strategy: Develop and scale the total rewards philosophy focused on attraction, retention, and performance across all employee levels.
• Compensation Leadership: Design and implement compensation programs including job leveling, salary benchmarking, merit planning, and incentive strategies. Partner with leadership to educate managers on pay-for-performance philosophies.
• Benefits Management: Lead employee health, welfare, and wellness plan design and administration. Collaborate with brokers, carriers, and Finance on vendor management, billing, and compliance.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Finance and Accounting to ensure accurate benefits billing, reconciliation, and audit-readiness.
• Merit & Performance Cycles: Own annual compensation planning, merit increases, and bonus programs aligned with performance reviews.
• Compliance & Governance: Ensure all rewards programs comply with federal/state regulations (FLSA, ACA, ERISA, FMLA, ADA).
• Recognition Programs: Build and evolve employee recognition initiatives to strengthen culture and engagement.
• HR Systems & Reporting: Utilize HRIS and benefits platforms for data accuracy, reporting, and process automation.
• Team Leadership: Lead and mentor a team of two professionals, fostering collaboration and high performance.

Candidate Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field preferred (High school diploma required minimum).
• Minimum 8 years progressive experience in total rewards, covering both compensation and benefits.
• Proven success in developing or revamping compensation structures, bonus plans, and salary benchmarking in large organizations (5k-10k employees).
• Experience in Real Estate, Healthcare, or Hospitality industries strongly preferred.
• Strong business acumen, emotional intelligence, and executive presence.
• Skilled in HRIS, payroll, and benefits administration platforms.
• Ability to thrive in fast-growing, evolving organizations with a strategic and collaborative mindset.
• Must reside or be willing to relocate to the Phoenix Metro area (Scottsdale, AZ).
• Ability to work hybrid schedule (onsite in Scottsdale and remote flexibility).
• Minimal travel required.

What the Company Offers

• Competitive compensation range of $140,000 to $160,000 annually.
• Comprehensive health, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Paid vacation, holidays, and sick leave.
• Employee Assistance Program and generous referral bonuses.
• Supportive and mission-driven culture focused on employee wellbeing.

Work Setting

• Monday to Friday, hybrid model with some in-office presence in Scottsdale, AZ.
• Work-from-home flexibility with minimal travel.