Vice President, Total Rewards

Job Description

Vice President, Total Rewards | MorganFranklin Consulting

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at MorganFranklin Consulting. The company provides consulting services, specializing in areas that benefit from robust total rewards strategies. This role is crucial for designing and implementing global total rewards programs that attract and retain top talent, reinforce a high-performance culture, and ensure compliance, directly supporting the company’s growth and strategic objectives.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Not specified in job description
• Pay: $250000–$280000 yearly
• Team: Leads the Total Rewards team
• Mission: Design, implement, and oversee the organization’s global total rewards strategy.
• Tech Stack: UKG, CompAnalyst, HRIS systems, compensation analytics tools

What You’ll Actually Do
• Strategy Development: Develop and execute an integrated Total Rewards strategy aligned with the company’s business goals, talent strategy, employee experience, and growth objectives.
• Program Design & Oversight: Design and oversee broad-based, executive compensation, recognition, and benefits programs that are competitive, equitable, compliant, and financially sustainable.
• Compensation Planning: Lead the annual compensation planning cycle, including salary structures, merit increases, bonus programs, incentive plans, and pay-for-performance processes.
• Benefits Management: Oversee benefits strategy and administration, including health and welfare, retirement, wellness, and leave programs, as well as vendor partnerships and employee communications.
• Market & Compliance: Conduct market analysis, benchmarking, job evaluation, job architecture, leveling, and salary banding to ensure competitive and consistent rewards programs and compliance with applicable federal, state, and international laws.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, human resources, or a related field required, with 10+ years of progressive compensation experience, including at least 5 years in a leadership role.
• Experience: Demonstrated experience with global benefits strategy, administration, vendor management, compliance, and employee communications, with extensive focus on US and Canadian health and welfare plan design. Expertise in global compensation structures and strategies, executive compensation, incentive programs, and equity-based compensation, with a proven ability to lead and influence senior executives in decision-making.
• Skills: Strong knowledge of compensation regulations, including FLSA, SEC, Equal Pay Act, pay transparency, and global pay compliance laws, coupled with strong analytical skills and proficiency in compensation analytics tools and HRIS systems, as well as excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Bonus: Master’s degree preferred or equivalent work experience, experience in the consulting industry or financial services industry, and Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) or similar certification.