Vice President, Total Rewards
Reston, VA - USA
Job Summary
At Peraton we are powering missions of consequence and building a workplace where the most exceptional people choose to grow and thrive. As our company continues to scale and evolve we are seeking a strategic innovative and operationally excellent Vice President Total Rewards to lead and modernize our enterprise compensation and benefits strategies.
This senior HR leader will serve as a core member of the HR leadership teampartnering closely with HR COEs Finance leaders and Executive leadership. This leader will shape a forwardlooking total rewards philosophy oversee executive compensation and ensure our rewards programs attract motivate and retain the talent who deliver on our mission every day.
What Youll Do
Strategic Leadership & Program Design
- Set the strategic vision for Peratons total rewards philosophy ensuring alignment with business objectives workforce needs and longterm enterprise growth.
- Serve as a thought partner to the CHRO COO CEO Finance and senior executives regarding compensation trends market intelligence and talent investment strategies.
- Present strategy analytics and program recommendations to executive leadership and Peraton partners.
- Ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements across compensation benefits leave programs and accommodations.
Compensation & Executive Pay
- Design and govern enterprise compensation frameworks job families salary structures promotion criteria and short and longterm incentive plans.
- Oversee executive compensation programs equity administration and annual cyclespartnering with the CHRO on Board support.
- Lead market benchmarking competitive research and compensation trends analysis to ensure decisions are equitable datadriven and aligned with business outcomes.
- Partner closely with Finance on compensation design and cost governance.
Benefits & Wellbeing
- Lead design and evolution of health welfare retirement and voluntary benefits programs that are competitive costeffective and tailored to Peratons missiondriven workforce.
- Manage vendor relationships and evaluate partnerships to ensure highquality offerings and service delivery.
- Build a holistic enterprise wellbeing strategy across mental physical financial and social dimensions.
- Track adoption ROI and engagement to improve program effectiveness.
Recognition Leaves & Workplace Accommodations
- Lead enterprise employee recognition programs that celebrate contributions aligned with our values and culture.
- Oversee leave of absence paid time off Workers Compensation military leave and associated compliance programs.
- Advance workplace accommodations strategies to ensure accessibility productivity and regulatory alignment (ADA related requirements).
Leadership & Operational Excellence
- Lead mentor and grow the Total Rewards team building scalable capabilities that support a fastpaced evolving business.
- Drive process improvements system enhancements and enterprise consistency across Total Rewards delivery.
- Establish bestinclass service models and governance across the Total Rewards function.
What Youll Have
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in business Finance or related field (or equivalent experience).
- 15 years progressive Total Rewards leadership experience including at least 5 years in senior roles.
- Deep experience in compensation strategy incentive design executive compensation and regulatory compliance.
- Experience presenting to and advising CHROs and Executive Leadership Teams.
- Strong analytical capability and comfort with data modeling insights and trend analysis.
- Experience leading Total Rewards teams in complex largescale organizations; government contracting experience preferred.
- US Person/Citizenship.
Preferred Qualifications
- Masters degree in Human Resources Organizational Leadership Business or related field.
- CCP or equivalent compensation certification.
- Experience in publicly traded or investorfacing organizations with Board exposure.
Skills & Competencies
- Executive presence with exceptional written verbal and presentation skills.
- High emotional intelligence with the ability to handle sensitive matters with discretion and diplomacy.
- Strong business acumen and ability to influence across HR Finance and senior leadership.
- Proven ability to lead and inspire highperforming teams.
- Comfortable managing competing priorities in a fastpaced and evolving environment.
Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the worlds leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider we deliver trusted highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land sea space air and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day our employees do the cant be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit to learn how were keeping people around the world safe and secure.
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About Company
Peraton provides innovative solutions for the most sensitive and critical programs in government today, developed and executed by scientists, engineers, and other experts.