Director, Total Rewards
Mountlake Terrace, WA - USA
Job Summary
Workforce Classification:
HybridJoin Our Team: Do Meaningful Work and Improve Peoples Lives
Our purpose to improve customers lives by making healthcare work better is far from ordinary. And so are our employees. Working at Premera means you have the opportunity to drive real change by transforming healthcare.
Premera is committed tobeinga workplace where people feel empowered to grow innovate and lead with purpose. By investing in our employees and fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous developmentwereable to better serve our commitment that has earned us recognition as one of the best companies to work for.Learn more about our recent awards and recognitions as a greatest workplace.
Learn how Premera supports our members customers and the communities that we serve through our Healthsource blog: the Director Total Rewards you will play a critical role in shaping how Premera attracts rewards and retains this leadership role you will define and lead a forwardlooking Total Rewards strategy that is customized to meet the unique needs of a not-for-profit that ensures we are able to attract and retain talent in a highly competitive marketplace. This strategy will also need to align with Premeras mission support longterm business objectives and ensure we are effective stewards of our compensation and benefits investments. You will serve as a trusted strategic advisor to senior leaders while leading and developing a high-performing Total Rewards team.
As a vital member of the HR leadership team you will partner closely with executives and leaders across the organization to design innovative marketcompetitive compensation and benefits programs that support Premeras transformation and growth. This is a unique opportunity to build evolve and modernize Total Rewards at Premerabringing creativity analytics and a holistic perspective to how we reward and engage our workforce over the next 510 years.
What You Will Do:
Set the Strategy and Shape the Future of Total Rewards
- Define and lead Premeras enterprise Total Rewards strategy establishing a forwardlooking multiyear roadmap that aligns compensation benefits and wellness programs with business priorities workforce needs and a payforperformance philosophy.
- Bring a creative holistic and marketinformed perspective to Total Rewardsmodernizing programs to remain competitive sustainable and aligned with Premeras mission in a rapidly evolving environment.
- Leverage the unique information available to you as part of a healthcare payer to develop build and implement innovative value-add benefits offerings.
Act as a Trusted Advisor and Executive Thought Partner
- Serve as a strategic advisor to senior leaders executives and the HR leadership team translating business strategy into thoughtful Total Rewards solutions and guiding critical compensation and benefits decisions.
- Provide governance oversight and financial stewardship through partnership with the Benefits Plan Committee leveraging analytics and reporting to optimize rewards investments and deliver executive insight on engagement performance and retention.
Build Lead and Evolve the Total Rewards Function
- Lead develop and inspire a highperforming Total Rewards team building capability providing direction and guidance and fostering a collaborative resultsdriven culture.
- Provide oversight of vendors compliance internal controls and thirdparty risk across compensation and benefits programs ensuring consistent execution strong governance and regulatory alignment.
What You Will Bring:
- Bachelors degree in Business Administration Human Resources or a related field of study or four years of equivalent professional work experience.
- Ten years of progressively responsible professional experience including five years managing teams.
- Demonstrated experience leading enterprisewide compensation and/or benefits programs with strong financial analytical and governance expertise preferably leading a corporate HR compensation or benefits team.
- Proven ability to operate as a strategic advisor to senior leaders and executives with strong executive presence and communication skills.
- An ability to translate complex qualitative and quantitative information for diverse audiences and operate effectively in ambiguous fastpaced environments with a resultsoriented actiondriven mindset.
Additional preferred certifications include:
- Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) or Certified Employment Benefits Specialist
- PHR SPHR or Lean certification or equivalent
Premera total rewards
Our comprehensive total rewards package provides support resources and opportunities to help employees thrive and grow. Our total rewards are more than a collection of perks theyre a reflection of our commitment to your health and well-being. We offer a broad array of rewards including physical financial emotional and community benefits including:
Medical vision and dental coverage with low employee premiums.
Voluntary benefit offerings including pet insurance for paw parents.
Life and disability insurance.
Retirement programs including a 401K employer match and believe it or not a pension plan that is vested after 3 years of service.
Wellness incentives with a wide range of mental well-being resources for you and your dependents including counseling services stress management programs and mindfulness programs just to name a few.
Generous paid time off to reenergize.
Looking for continuing education We have tuition assistance for both undergraduate and graduate degrees.
Employee recognition program to celebrate anniversaries team accomplishments and more.
For our hybrid employees our on-campus model provides flexibility to create your own routine with access to on-site resources networking opportunities and team engagement.
Commuter perks make your trip to work less impactful on the environment and your wallet.
Free convenient on-site parking.
Subsidized on-campus cafes make lunchtime connections with colleagues fun and affordable.
Participate in engaging on-site activities such as health and wellness events coffee connects disaster preparedness fairs and more.
Our complementary fitness & well-being center offers both in-person and virtual workouts and nutritional counseling.
Need a brain break Challenge someone to a game of shuffleboard or ping pong while on campus.
Equal employment opportunity/affirmative action:
Premera is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Premera seeks to attract and retain the most qualified individuals without regard to race color religion sex national origin age disability marital status veteran status gender or gender identity sexual orientation genetic information or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
If you need an accommodation to apply online for positions at Premera please contact Premera Human Resources via email at or via phone at .
The pay for this role will vary based on a range of factors including but not limited to a candidates geographic location market conditions and specific skills and experience.
The salary range for this role is posted below; we generally target up to and around the midpoint of the range.
Salary Range:
$157900.00 - $315900.00Were happy to discuss compensation further during the interview because we believe that open communication leads to better outcomes for all. Were committed to creating an environment where all employees are celebrated for their unique skills and contributions.
Required Experience:
Director
About Company
Premera Blue Cross is a leading health plan in the Pacific Northwest, providing comprehensive health benefits and tailored services to approximately 1.9 million people, from individuals to Fortune 100 companies. The company offers innovative health and wellness solutions focused on qu ... View more