WakeMed · 5 days ago
Executive Director, Total Rewards & HRIS
Raleigh, NC
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
7+ years expWakeMed is the region's premier health system, committed to world-class care and world-class employee experience. They are seeking a strategic, data-savvy leader to modernize how they reward, support, and recognize their employees through effective compensation, benefits, HR technology, and talent strategy.
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Responsibilities
Oversee a $1B payroll and $16M merit budget, ensuring competitive, equitable, and financially responsible pay practices
Own all pay architecture: job evaluation, job descriptions, market pricing software, compensation programs, and salary administration
Lead performance management for executives, leaders, and staff, improving clarity, fairness, and accountability across the organization
Deliver accessible, practical training to help leaders confidently navigate performance and pay decisions
Provide the analytics executives depend on from pay trends to performance insights to drive better, faster business decisions
Drive upgrades and enhancements to Infor and other HR systems, expanding self-service, automation, and employee/leader adoption
Elevate the organization's people analytics maturity, turning data into actionable insights on turnover, vacancy trends, talent pipelines, and pay/benefit analytics
Partner across HR to improve processes, simplify experiences, and strengthen workforce decision-making
Lead the strategy and management of $120M in health/welfare plans and $1B+ in retirement/pension assets
Oversee benefits operations for 11,000+ eligible employees, ensuring an exceptional, service-focused experience
Manage vendor performance, plan audits, compliance, and delivery standards
Continuously assess plan competitiveness, cost, and employee value leading annual planning and long-term benefit design
Partner with marketing/communications to create clear, compelling Total Rewards messaging that employees understand and value
Strengthen leaders ability to discuss pay, benefits, recognition, and work/life programs with confidence
Champion and evolve WakeMed's Total Rewards philosophy to support attraction, engagement, and retention
Lead strategic planning, RFP processes, vendor evaluations, and long-term program design
Qualification
Required
Master's Degree Business Administration Or Human Resources Or Accounting
7+ Years Human Resources
Preferred
Certified Benefits Professional
Professional or Senior Professional in Human Resources
Certified Compensation Professional
10+ Years
Benefits
$120M in health/welfare plans
$1B+ in retirement/pension assets
Company
WakeMed
WakeMed Health & Hospitals is a private, not-for-profit health care organization based in Raleigh, N.C.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Christine Craig
VP, Government Affairs
Thomas G. Cavender
VP Facilities and Construction
Recent News
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