Overview

Job Location:
AUSTIN, TX

Job Posting Title:

Director of Total Rewards

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Hiring Department:

Office of the Vice President of People and Talent

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

To Be Determined at Offer

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Earliest Start Date:

Ongoing

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

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Location:

AUSTIN, TX

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Job Details:

General Notes

The Director of Total Rewards at the University of Texas at Austin, plays a vital role in ensuring that our staff are recognized, supported, and motivated to contribute to the success of our institution. A successful candidate in this role requires: 

  • Proven experience in total rewards management or a related field with deep knowledge of compensation and classification structures, and benefits design and administration.
  • Strong analytical and financial skills and the ability to translate data into actionable insights.
  • Excellent communication skills in creating clear messages around complex topics, and the ability to build relationships across academic and administrative departments.
  • Strategic mindset with a passion for fostering a positive workplace culture and the ability to align total reward initiatives with overall university strategic plan.

Your Skills Will Make a Difference

You’ll be working for a university that is internationally recognized for our academic programs and research. UT Austin provides an outstanding benefits package including but not limited to:

  • Competitive health benefits (employee premiums covered at 100%, family premiums at 50%)
  • Voluntary Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability insurance options
  • Generous paid vacation, sick time, and holidays
  • Teachers Retirement System of Texas, a defined benefit retirement plan, with employer matching funds
  • Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs: Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation program 457(b)
  • Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses
  • Robust free training access through LinkedIn Learning plus professional conference opportunities
  • Tuition assistance
  • Expansive employee discount program including athletic tickets
  • Free access to UT Austin's libraries and museums with staff ID card
  • Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Austin CapMetro buses with staff ID card
  • For more details, please see: https://hr.utexas.edu/prospective/benefits and https://hr.utexas.edu/current/services/my-total-rewards

Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis for any employer without sponsorship.

Purpose

Reporting to the University's Vice President of People and Talent, the Director of Total Rewards is an essential member of the people and talent leadership team and oversees the design and administration of total rewards programs, which includes benefits, leave management and compensation.

Responsibilities

  • Manages the total rewards functions and assigned staff responsible for compensation, benefits and compliance. Responsible for overseeing all company leave of absence programs.
  • Oversees total rewards' design and administration, through full utilization of our technology systems’ capabilities, UT System benefits programs to ensure employee satisfaction; manages UT Austin plans costs; negotiates with vendors as needed, to obtain cost-effective rates and quality service.
  • Develops and supports a culture of employee outreach and service, with development of proactive communication and education programs, to promote the various features of UT Austin’s competitive total rewards program. Establishes and maintains dashboards to measure key compensation, benefits, and engagement data and identify trends and prepare reports as necessary for leadership.
  • Develops and maintains compensation and benefits policies and procedures; recommends new policies and/or policy changes; accountable for compliance related testing, reporting and deliverables, including preparation of internal and external required analysis and submissions. Advises leadership on applicable federal, state, and local employment regulations that impact benefits, leave, compensation policies, and ensures all plans remain compliant.
  • Participates in continuous improvement initiatives and optimization of Workday and Service Now, including recommendations for process improvements to meet business needs. Interacts with external and internal technology experts to monitor systems effectiveness and implement upgrades as required. Benchmarks and assesses our competitiveness through salary and benefits survey participation, job evaluation, and salary structure development.
  • Provides leadership and guidance on all company compensation programs including annual salary planning, merit increases, salary structures, variable pay and other incentive-type programs to ensure alignment to university and college/school/unit goals and budget.
  • Effectively partners with other members of the human resources team who are front facing to internal leaders for attracting, promoting, and retaining talent.
  • Partners with other members of the human resources team to develop a skills-based job architecture, and ensure correlation between compensation and performance management to ensure talent is competitively compensated in line with compensation strategy and philosophy.
  • Other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in human resources or a business-related discipline.
  • Experience leading a team of compensation and benefits professionals
  • 5 – 7 years of progressive compensation and benefits experience.
  • Knowledge of State and Federal wage and hour laws including FLSA, COBRA, FMLA, ADA, Workers Compensation, Medicare, HIPAA, and social security and DOL requirements.
  • Proficient user of Microsoft products, e.g., Excel, Outlook, Teams, and Word
  • Experience working with ERP/HRIS systems and developing process flows.
  • Ability to communicate effectively to key stakeholders, both internally and externally, always protecting and maintaining sensitive and confidential information.
  • Ability to present analysis succinctly to HR team members, managers and executives.
  • Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, implement and close multiple projects
  • Experience managing budgets and vendor contracts.
  • Strong people management and leadership skills with a demonstrated ability to lead, mentor and develop employees; and ability to work successfully as part of a team.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications

  • More than 7 years of progressive compensation and benefits experience.
  • Professional certification from a compensation, benefits, or HR organization in addition to degree.
  • Experience with Workday and Service Now is highly preferred.

Salary Range

$130,000 + depending on qualifications.

Working Conditions

  • Standard office conditions.
  • Manual dexterity
  • Daily use of a keyboard and desktop computer

Required Materials

  • Resume/CV
  • 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
  • Letter of interest

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.  Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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Employment Eligibility:

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

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Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. This position has the option to elect the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) instead of TRS, subject to the position being 40 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

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Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form.  You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States.  Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment.  Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

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E-Verify:

The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:

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Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.